Star Front Page?
The story’s not on-line yet. Source of image is their editor: #robford #mayorford says he knew where the video was hidden, Star is told. Front page Thursday. yfrog.com/gy51fipnj— Michael Cooke…
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You Can Now Sue A Pseud
Former Canuck’s GM Brian Burke has been cleared to serve the people who allegedly defamed him over the Internet, over the Internet. The defamation was spread through a number of…
Hudak Caught: PCPO Made Ilegal Robocalls
OTTAWA – The CRTC will soon announce it is fining both Alberta’s Wildrose Party and the Ontario Progressive Conservatives for automated polling calls that failed to identify the pollster. The…
Developments In On-Line Defamation Law
From Colby Cosh, the hirsute one himself: Early commentary on Burke’s lawsuit over claims he had an affair with a broadcaster was focused on the difficulty of tracking down internet…
There is Another Copy Of The Rob Ford Tape
So says Star Reporter Robyn Doolittle. Maybe more than one. And the copy (or one of them) is on a device located somewhere away from the city. And its going…
Today In T.O. Turmoil
A senior member of Rob Ford’s office was interviewed by police last week about a tip linking a video allegedly showing the mayor smoking illicit drugs to a recent Toronto…
T.O Star Reporter Still In Contact With Folks Close To Rob Ford Video
The most important bits are from 1:20 minutes and forward; I can’t embed it on BCLSB, I don’t think, but you can find it here. Short version: not everyone associated…
Canada In The News! Canada Long Form Census Makes New York Times
Canada recently replaced its mandatory long-form census with a voluntary survey — and now lives with the sorry results. To try to get an adequate level of response, the voluntary…
Freelance Filmmaker Christoper Di Armani Wins The Internet
You can no more outlaw “hate” than you can outlaw murder, rape, theft or lying politicians. Pride of the speechys, this guy.
Who Funds Ontario Anti-Wind Groups?
An interesting ad from the Scarborough Mirror: I’ve sent them the stuff I did a couple years ago about possible connections between the group Wind Concerns Ontario and the Power…
Looking For Rob Ford Imposter
An ad that appeared on Canadalisted in January, 2012: Do you look like Mayor Rob Ford? I need someone who looks like Rob Ford to play the mayor in my…
Justin Gives West/East Pipeline Yellow Light
After the B.C. election there was some speculation that Adrian Dix’s sudden thumbs-down to the Trans Mountain Pipeline after a year or so of fence-sitting cost him votes. I think…
New Tory Turmoil–The Beginning Of Something?
Two days ago anti-abortion activists began distributing graphic postcards in Harper’s Calgary riding; today they targeted Calgary Centre-North MP Michelle Rempel: Rempel is the second of five politicians at the…
Rob Ford: 300 Lbs of Funeral
— Katie Simpson (@KatieSimpson24) May 22, 2013 You gotta be shittin’ me, right? PS. Worthing, if you don’t know, refers to Peter Worthington.
Oil Spilling, Redux
From Jansen, Sask.: The oil industry suggests they will move their product by train if their pipelines don’t get approved. They should really be made to use safe rail cars.
Jacques Demers Won’t Quit CPC Senate Caucus
Yeah, he was thinking of it: Ex-Habs coach-turned-Conservative Senator Jacques Demers is hinting he may quit the Senate, telling reporters that he’s disgusted with the events of the past week,…
Ethical Oil: Its Purpose Served?
The site has been inactive (other than intermittent messages to twitter) since October of last year. Now the its gone down entirely. For good?
Officer Bubbles Now Working For Rob Ford!
David is one of the notorious lawyerin’ Shiller brothers (the one that looks like Eugene Levy) . Officer Bubbles is Const. Adam Joseph, one of the reasons the Toronto 2010…
CPC Back-Benchers Say The Darnedest Things
Our govt has the highest ethical standards demonstrated by 3 resignations: 2 from Senate caucus & the PM chief of staff.@patbolland #cpc— Joan Crockatt MP (@Crockatteer) May 20, 2013