Question Of The Day
A question which, incidentally, has no good answer. And, by the way, defunding abortion is not a decades old position, as Hudak staffer Jacob Bloom has suggested (in a tweet…
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Not Again
Connie and Ed have launched an appeal of the decision which ended their last appeal, and which ordered them to turn over to Richard Warman documents related to the anonymous…
Things Which May Be Connected
Kate's Butt.Sun Media's decision to pull out of the Ontario Press Council:The Toronto Sun must be getting too many complaints about its decision to publish that embarrassing Kate Middleton photo.…
Sun Old-Timers Respond To Sun Media Decision To Pull Out Of Ontario Press Council
Makes sense. Why would a newspaper chain with ethics that are often questioned by readers volunteer to be challenged by a body that investigates reader complaints?Forget the "political correctness" canard.…
Lindsay Blackett Out As Alberta Tory Leadership Candidate
Apparently, his decision was made last month, but done in so low key a fashion that nobody in the MSM noticed. Meanwhile, Mr. Blackett has issued a ringing defense of…
Have You Seen These Trees?
If you have, you're looking at Gatineau Hills, by Group of Seven painter Frederick J. Varley, which was stolen from the Canadian Fine Arts Store. Please wrestle it from the…
New Ontario Liberal Ad
I actually like this one. For one thing, it accentuates Tim Hudak's propensity to dorky expressions. Secondly, the reviews really have been that bad. The ad doesn't even get to…
NDP Moves To Stiff Ex-Gay Org
Delegates with Canada’s newly-minted official Opposition, the New Democrat Party (NDP), passed a resolution calling on the government to revoke the charitable status of groups that support those seeking to…
The Future Of Ford Nation
"The fluoridation of drinking water could be eliminated, with impacts on dental health," says the multi-million $ KPMG that report Rob Ford ordered up to help him cut T.O. services.Actually,…
Venues Cancel On Lord Monckton
No longer a big draw in the U.K, Climate Change Denier Chris Monckton (3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley) has spend the last couple of summers touring the former colonies. This…
How Minister For The Environment Peter Kent Got Hacked: He Clicked On The Ass!
An explanation of the Peter Kent Facebook hack:Actually, that's thanks to a well-known weakness in the FB apps API. It ends up allowing people to post a link to an…
Peter Kent’s Facebook Page Hacked!
...link posted to porn site:At least I am assuming it was hacked. But not by me, I would hasten to add.Source.
I Want One
...because one of these:
Pop Genius Alert: tUnE-yArDsl
A bit like a Latin inflected MIA, but MIA raps while even on this live recording you can tell Merrill Garbus has a kick-ass set of pipes. If she doesn't…
Alas!
Canadian Jews lose their sanest, most progressive voice:Effective July 1st, the Canadian Jewish Congress is discontinuing its activities. Canadian Jewish advocacy will be handled by the Canadian Council for Israel…
The Royals In Calgary: Notes On Body Language
Note the male royalty guy (Charles? Wally?) in both pics. His pose in the .jpg below is saying: Surely you jest? The one below can be interpreted as: No... fucking...way!The…
Canada Possesses One Of The World’s Tallest Midgets!
Same difference. On, and don't talk to the Aussies's about small armies.Meanwhile, Kelly McParland says we should be proud of our failure.
Census Info Already Degraded
Stats Can will take any piece of crap you're willing to send them:OTTAWA - Census officials are settling for incomplete long questionnaires in the final push of the 2011 collection…
For Those Keeping Track
From David Gollob, Director of Communications, Canadian Human Rights Commission: The Commission did not accept any complaints under section 13 in 2010.
Tory Anti-Tobacco Law Proves Useless
I wrote surprisingly alot about Bill C-32, which banned the sale of flavoured tobacco products targeted at children. Cigarillos, basically. It turns out to be a fairly meaningless stab at…