from the front lines, day 12
While Ribfest took over Celebration Square, CUPE 1989 members had another satisfying day in our communities. The managers that the City has assigned to "monitor" us (their word) and the…
July 2016
from the front lines, day 12
While Ribfest took over Celebration Square, CUPE 1989 members had another satisfying day in our communities. The managers that the City has assigned to "monitor" us (their word) and the…
Another Screw-Up for the Big Orange Bloat
Okay, Donald Trump has chosen his running mate, Koch Bros. shill, Mike Pence.Every campaign team needs a logo and Trump, naturally, has his. It raised a few eyebrows, including a…
There’s Somethin’ Happening Here…
I’ve been holding back on commenting….reality has been so overwhelming and I feel as if, for the first time since possibly the War of 1812, that the West is slowly,…
More black people were killed by US police in 2015 than were lynched in the worst year of Jim Crow (repost)
After the disturbing deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of law enforcement officers this week, racial bias and police brutality have once again become heated subjects…
Jalil Muntaqim Denied Parole, Jalil’s Official Statement on Being Denied Parole (repost)
As many of you have learned, I was interviewed on June 21, 2016 by the parole board for the ninth time. On June 27, 2016, I received their decision (attached)…
Stephen Harper and the Missing RCMP Documents
Who can ever forget Stephen Harper's Great Tour of India back in November of 2012?The trip was an absolute disaster, he managed to alienate his Indian hosts, there was no…
Musical interlude
Radical Face - Ghost Towns
Important News From Turkey!
I just googled it and turkeys don’t actually come from Turkey. So no matter what happens, the 1st World should be OK for thanksgiving. — Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) July 15, 2016
Important News From Turkey!
I just googled it and turkeys don't actually come from Turkey. So no matter what happens, the 1st World should be OK for thanksgiving.— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) July 15, 2016
Important News From Turkey!
I just googled it and turkeys don't actually come from Turkey. So no matter what happens, the 1st World should be OK for thanksgiving.— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) July 15, 2016
Turkey, Coup. Army Tosses Erdogan.
At long last the Turkish generals have turned on strongman Recep Erdogan.Traffic has been stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul.There are reports of…
July 15: More me than news.
The good news is that there will be no blog this weekend. I feel the call of sand and salt water.The bad news is that I am now about to…
Those 28 Pages Are Finally Out.
Congress has released the 28 pages redacted from the 9/11 Commission Report. The 28-page document is a wide-ranging catalog of alleged links between Saudi officials and Qaeda operatives, from contacts…
Human
Human. Choose which to feed: hate or love. Starve the other.
A little musical Canadiana
Among my collection of many (many!) vintage song books and song sheets, I have a bundle of patriotic music from WWI. I was browsing through them again this week and…
Arbutus Corridor rail removal completing ahead of schedule
City of VancouverInformation BulletinJuly 15, 2016Temporary pathway installation gets under way next weekThe removal of train rails and ties from the Arbutus Corridor was substantially completed this week, ahead of…
Inadvertent disclosure seldom amounts to waiver of privilege
R. v. Ward, 2016 ONCA 568: Communications between a lawyer and his or her client are privileged where they involve the giving or seeking of legal advice and where the…
Inadvertent disclosure seldom amounts to waiver of privilege
R. v. Ward, 2016 ONCA 568: Communications between a lawyer and his or her client are privileged where they involve the giving or seeking of legal advice and where the…
Arbutus Corridor rail removal completing ahead of schedule
City of VancouverInformation BulletinJuly 15, 2016Temporary pathway installation gets under way next weekThe removal of train rails and ties from the Arbutus Corridor was substantially completed this week, ahead of…