Remembering All Of The Victims
Yesterday, to mark both Holocaust Remembrance Day and International Roma Day, Bernie Farber and Gina Csanyi-Robah of the Toronto Roma Community Center penned this story about the Porajmos (Devouring), the…
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The Guy Who Said Of Child Pornography
…it’s just pictures, is back in The Globe. And Margaret Wente remains there. Globe is all but invisible behind its firewall these days. I’m not sure its worth boycotting.
The New Angus Reid Premier Numbers
Dan Arnold (Calgary Grit) says the most important thing about the Ontario Premier`s number (36% approval) is: 3. A lot of Ontarians still haven’t made up their minds about Kathleen…
Tommy Douglas…Commie?
Probably not, but according to Dennis Gruending the RCMP spied on the guy for decades without coming to any firm conclusion. Didn’t they have some kind of test? Like tie…
Murray, Trudeau, And Showcase Wrap-Up
My computer’s battery died before I could finish this yesterday. But onward! Joyce Murray gave a strong, substantive speech. You can watch it here. And it went over fairly well,…
Bob Rae And First Notes
So, a quick technical note: the convention centre had wifi but no power for bloggers; Hoops (the pub I went to) had power but no wifi network. This was scratched…
Travels In LiberalLand
I have been granted the honor of blogging the LPoC showcase downtown today. I take these things seriously, so I will probably try to write a quick post about each…
Justin Trudeau Comes Out In In Favor Of Trans Mountain Pipeline
Justin Trudeau today told the Toronto Star’s editorial board he’s pro-Keystone and a West Coast pipeline is “a priority”. #cdnpoli— Kai Nagata (@kainagata) April 5, 2013 At least I think…
Thomas Nagel, Darwin, God, And Other Boring Shit
Dr. Dawg has a post up where he discusses Thomas Nagel’s new book, Mind And Cosmos, and the alleged persecution of Nagel over his “heretical” views re Science, Darwin, God,…
Bomb Girls
Wife made me watch this the other night. It is a show that is quintessentially Canadian, in that only Canuck screenwriters can pen dialogue this wooden. That is all.
Order Of Speeches At LPoC Showcase
#lpcldr showcase this weekend presentation order: Coyne, McCrimmon, Murray, Trudeau, Hall Findlay, Cauchon (party chose order)— David Akin (@davidakin) April 3, 2013 Useful if you are one of us registered…
CIBC: Keystone XL Not Enough
“…it’s increasingly important that Canada move on one or more of the alternative pipelines to get our product headed Asia’s way. Canada’s own central and eastern oil markets are another…
Enbridge Springs Another Leak
I mentioned this a week or so ago; it was the fourth leak since February, and it looks like there will finally be some consequences: The National Energy Board has…
Ethical Oil–Still Dead?
Back in December 2012, former Executive Director of the Ethical Oil Institute Jamie Ellerton wrote:I remain with Ethical Oil as the part-time spokesperson. Stay tuned for what’s to come in…
A Few Days To Spill, Part II
More on that Canadian oil wrecking what looks to be a pretty little residential street in the Arkansas Town of Mayflower. Don’t worry, American friends, there’s plenty more where that…
Its Ethical…
…its from Canada, and its come to town with a few days to spill.
Having Trouble Using Google With Chrome?
Getting err socket not connected error in Chrome? Delete browsing history, close and then reopen browser, and that seems to work. That is all.
We Are The 130,744
That’s how many souls registered to vote for the new LPoC leader, according to an email today from party president Mike Crawley. Being under 1/2 the 294,000 number touted several…
He Called Us Bums
Ralph Klein has died. That is all.
Hudak Tories In Wind Waffle
Lisa Thompson, Tory MPP for Huron-Bruce, introduced the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Its a private member’s bill, but everything Thompson has said about it,…