This And That
The start of a new week inspires me to look back on the one past; thanks to an array of editorial cartoonists, it was a week not kind to our…
2015
Pirate Party Platform Spotlight (Part 4):Supporting Local Representation
A common complaint that the electorate has year-after-year is that MPs do not represent them. As party discipline hastightened into a stranglehold it has, in effect, made it impossible for…
Germs Are Everywhere, Don’t Worry About it
Recently, a study by Weill Cornell Medical College found that the New York City subway is filled to the brim with germs. They are plentiful and easily get on you,…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of August 24, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: CBC sued for using YouTube video without permission Class action lawsuit alleges abuse at Ontario schools for deaf Nevada…
Under His Thumb?
http://www.banklawyersblog.com/. Given evidence which emerged last week at the Duffy trial, the NDP’s Charlie Angus has written to RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, asking why Nigel Wright was not charged with…
KCCCC Day 22: Election 42, as seen from Maine
So, we got hitched down by the ocean. Nothing fancy, lots of family and friends, Hot Nasties reunion, lobster, weather was great. And I got to marry my best friend.…
In the heat of an August by-election.
The wife is usually the reasoning member of this household. She is the peacemaker but not when it comes to Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown. She is no fan…
Police Expert: Re-Open the Duffy Case and Question Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper did something yesterday that he hasn't done before. He actually mentioned the name of Ray Novak.But even though Novak has now been shown to be at the heart…
The 2015 Ballot Box Question: Who Can I Trust To Do The Right Thing?
The first couple of weeks of the Canadian 2015 General Election are mercifully over and the ballot box question has emerged, largely due to what has happened in the courtroom…
The 2015 Ballot Box Question: Who Can I Trust To Do The Right Thing?
The first couple of weeks of the Canadian 2015 General Election are mercifully over and the ballot box question has emerged, largely due to what has happened in the courtroom…
Hey Canada, Make Climate Change Part of the Election
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Elect Harper = Kill Medicare for Good
#HeaveSteve THIS is how much the Harper Conservatives resent, hate and want to kill Medicare with a slow, painful death …leading to for-profit healthcare where the rich are OK, the…
Honouring Newfoundland Writers #nlpoli
Most of you have probably never heard of a fellow named Alonzo John Gallishaw. John Gallishaw is best remembered in his native land for his brief service in the Newfoundland…
Michael Harris: Have the Mounties Become Harper’s Private Police?
A few days ago I wrote a post where I wondered why the RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has so far failed to explain the reason his investigators decided not to…
Jack Layton would be proud of Canadians’ growing hunger for change
Canadians’ ever-increasing hunger for changer from the dictatorial Stephen Harper regime would make the late NDP leader Jack Layton proud. The post Jack Layton would be proud of Canadians’ growing…
Photo of the Day: Smoky skies over beautiful Jasper National Park
Smoke from forest fires in the Rocky Mountains covers the mountain skyline of Jasper National Park.
Wiz Arrested At Airport for Hoverboard Use
Meanwhile, on Thursday night, a guy showed me his “hoverboard” as we waited for the hotel shuttle at San Francisco airport.
What Nigel Wright (PMO) Could Learn From Andrew Fastow (Enron)
“It’s like inviting Kim Kardashian to talk to your daughters about chastity.”—Andrew Fastow, former CFO of Enron in a speech on ethics You know it’s bad when Nigel Wright could…
Real Life First Person Shooter (Chatroulette version)
This is great improv acting and a great concept for a video.