Ford Threatens to Boycott First Ministers Meeting.
I guess he forgot to pack his long pants. Ontario’s glorious premier, Doug Ford, has threatened to boycott tomorrow’s first minister’s meeting. A Ford aide said, “No one should assume…
December 2018
If Lemmings Could Drive…
If lemmings could drive they would be a lot like us. They would still go over the cliff only in a little more style. A report in The New York…
The PunkOttawa Flea Market Redux – Dec 9 @ MSN
the biannual punkottawa flea market Sunday December 9 Makerspace North 250 City Centre Ave. – Unit 216 11am-5pm facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/900533973464075/ records – new/vintage clothing – art – pins/patches – vegan…
A Killer Dies, a Teacher Lives: George H.W. Bush v. Noam Chomsky
Photo by SSGT. Perry Heimer A Humble Man Who Liked to Wear Socks The obsequious praise of the life and legacy of the now deceased mad-dog killer George H. W.…
An Emergency Women and Children’s Shelter Finally Gains Political Support In Cowichan
It was on another cold night with below zero temperatures when the continuing efforts of the Cowichan Women Against Violence (CWAV), the Duncan United Church, Cowichan Coalition to Address Homelessness…
The Day Andrew Scheer Exposed His Far Right Face
A long time ago I started warning people that Andrew Scheer was not what he appeared to be. He was an alt-right sympathizer and a threat to this country and…
Washington State Says "No Deal" with Ford’s Ontario
A merger was in the works between Ontario’s Hydro One and Spokane, Washington based Avista Corp. That is until the state regulator caught a whiff of Doug Ford. Now the…
Almost 30 years since the Montréal massacre — time for a new national feminist organization
That’s basically two more generations of girls who’ve grown up fearing for their safety on dates, walking home at night, going to pubs or class or for that matter coming…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact for Thursday December 6, 2018. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office…
Ruled By Thugs
Yesterday, Bonnie Lysyk — Ontario’s Auditor General — released a two volume report, detailing where she believes Ontarians aren’t getting value for their money. She handed the Ford government an…
Refusing To Go Along To Get Along
The stench of corruption and cronyism that permeates the Ford government here in Ontario is hard to ignore. (See Martin Regg Cohn’s column on the latest example, the appointment of…
The woe of women in politics.
Last weekend there was a trifecta in political opinions in the Toronto Star that were equally wrong. The paper must be desperate for more knowledgeable opinions other than their usual…
Talented, Smart People Want to Take Transit
The amount of people who want to drive to work is dropping while the people wanting to take transit is increasing. This is happening despite of 100 years of car-focused…
Fourteen reasons
…why we still need effective gun safety laws. 29 years ago. Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical…
Prab Gill is back in the news, rumoured eyeing Freedom Conservatives, so stand by for another attack on Tzeporah Berman!
Prab Gill is back in the news, offering up the potential for more embarrassment for Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party. Stand by for Mr. Kenney to attack ……
2018 short story Advent calendar tops Audreys Books Edmonton fiction bestsellers
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Dec. 2, 2018. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
the vancouver island report: two more days of training and on to campbell river
I’ve completed another two days of training and orientation. It’s been pretty awesome. In the past three days, I’ve had a tour of the Nanaimo Harbourfront branch, which is something…
guest post: allan and diego’s first week in port hardy
Allan wrote some really nice things about our new life, both in emails to me and on one of his non-baseball blog. With his permission, I’ve collected some of them…