The Final Humiliation of the Con Clown Dean Del Mastro
The news hit me like a blast from the past. A very dark past. A past I sometimes wish I could forget. But there was Dean Del Mastro, who once…
2017
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday September 14, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. If a deceased person owed support to a spouse…
How to beat those Liberals and Conservatives? My prediction in the NDP leadership race.
Ever since the horrible Donald Trump conned his way into the White House by winning working class support in the American Rustbelt, I’ve been consumed by the question: What mistakes…
Helping Addicted Loved Ones
The opioid crisis in North America damages countless lives every year, and we may be making it worse in the way we talk about addiction. FiveThirtyEight decided to look into…
Montaigne and The Block
I do love reading Michel de Montaigne. And writing about him. In 2014 alone, I wrote ten separate posts about him and his famous book, Essays. But since then, my…
Mr Positive?
When Andrew Scheer was elected leader of the Conservative Party, he promised that he would promote a “positive message.” Andrew Coyne writes that, so far, he hasn’t been very positive:…
“In fact,” CP24, you’ve got your “facts” wrong
Check this out: Wynne’s lawyers served legal notice to the PC leader, demanding an apology for suggesting Wynne is “standing trial.” In fact, it is the alleged actions of Liberal…
Frum, from hunger!
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news used to have balanced panels to help Canadians understand issues. That idea seems to be gone along with Peter Mansbridge. Instead we can now get…
Kersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb 2017-09-14 07:05:25
Dear Friends, We are asking people to write letters to Anthony Annucci, Commissioner of New York Dept. of Corrections, making the following demands (a sample letter follows that we would…
Unionization campaign at the National Post is steeped in irony, and not just because hell has frozen over
PHOTOS: A couple of strikers picket the Calgary Herald Building, proudly bearing its National Post sign, in 1999 or 2000. You’ll probably recognize one of them. The other is my…
Part I: Northern Guard Feel Press Misrepresented Them…. So Let’s Get To Know Them Better
I have to admit that keeping up with all the new ultra-nationalist groups that, while small in membership are springing up like weeds, has been challenging. In part this is…
Graffiti In Cote Saint Paul
Industrial section.
New Poll Suggests Ontario Is Heading For A Change Of Government
A new poll conducted by Ipsos found that 76% of Ontarians want a new party in the Ontario Legislature in 2018. The Ontario Liberals have long ignored calls from people…
Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Being Drugged By the Deep State!
Ever since Donald Trump gave Mitch McConnell the cold shoulder and made a deal with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Republicans have been in a state of total shock.And to…
Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens’ modern heritage | Cities | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/12/athens-modern-heritage-austerity-neoclassical-architecture-acropolis-greece Filed under: Uncategorized
Promoting Bigotry, Racism and Misogyny in Greater Sudbury, Part 2: Time to Talk About Taxpayer-Subsidized Discrimination
Promoting Bigotry, Racism and Misogyny in Greater Sudbury, Part 1: The Ever-Changing Public Realm Is there a place for the expression of bigotry, racism and misogyny in Greater Sudbury? No.…
Promoting Bigotry, Racism and Misogyny in Greater Sudbury, Part 1: The Ever-Changing Public Realm
Is there a place for the expression of bigotry, racism and misogyny in Greater Sudbury? The answer, of course, is clearly, “Yes” – there is plenty of space, on the…
Say What? The Skull and Crossbones?
Enquiring minds are asking why the nuclear attack submarine, USS Jimmy Carter, returned to base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington state flying the Skull and Crossbones beside the Stars and Stripes. The…
Can Emissions Actually Shrink While the Economy Grows?
What does climate change have to do with economic growth? Canada’s prime minister and premiers signed a deal in December to “grow our economy, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and…
Forty years of geekitude
It was forty years ago this fall, in 1977, that I bought my first computer. I had little experience with computers prior to that – a few weeks working after…