If Corrections Were Nickels
…MediaCulpa would be a very rich lady. The Globe and Mail’s Neil Reynolds is the latest to get his facts severely checked.
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Richard Epstein Off The Heartland Expert List
As regular readers may know, I spent a good part of May 2012 trying to convince that subset of the Heartland Institute expert list who were also legitimate scientists to…
In Ottawa This Weekend
My wife and I will be taking our annual mini-vacation to the nation’s capital this coming weekend. Usually I try and put aside one afternoon (usually Sunday) to meet-up with…
Hydroelectric Vs. Tar Sands
We get the following from Prston Manning over the weekend: Preston Manning is calling out “hypocritical” federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair for “preaching” to Alberta while turning a blind eye…
What Would Happen If…
A GP/LPoC merger actually makes sense and is doable, relatively speaking. And if E. May ran for leader of either a merged entity or the LPoC itself I would be…
The Yes Men Strike Back
Clever lads. Hope they don’t get sued. Here are some of the people they faked into thinking the vid was real. Here’s the “making of” story
Ethical Oil
,,,pollutes just like the other stuff. Folks at Red Deer, Snakes Head, and Butcher Creek should toughen up and strain it through their teeth when they drink. Remember, putting up…
A "Gaffe", Eh? Part Nope
The whole Nanos poll is here. I think I like it better when Alberta is polled separately and not as part of “The Prairies”. Split it off and I bet…
May Another Man Win
The Libs have decided to let Bob Rae run for the LPoC leadership. Which is OK by me because I basically think he’s served the party well, is not some…
Section 13 (Hate Speech Provision) Of Canadian Human Rights Act Is Repealed
That’s not surprising. Interesting, though, in how Storseth chose to frame the repeal (in part at least) as a “tough on crime” measure: Acts of hate speech are serious crimes…
Gleick Unchained!!!
Peter Gleick, who instigated the series of events that has seen the Heartland Institute–a far right U.S. “think” tank that has shilled for both big-tobacco and big-oil–brought to its knees…
RIP Ray Bradbury
I have no words. Fortunately, this enterprising young lady does.
Thumbs Up To Dalton McGuinty
…for bill-13, the provincial gov’s anti-bullying legislation, has passed 3rd reading. Thumbs down to the Hudak Tories for once again seeming in thrall to the same wingnuts, goobers, and mouth-breathing…
Sun TV Pot Pourri
David Moretta, husband of Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith, has stepped down from his position as a senior executive at Sun TV because there was…wait for it...a risk that reporters…
A Typo Or Par For The Course?
Of course, if it wasn’t Sun Media you wouldn’t need to ask. In any case, I would suggest it detracts from the serious of the editorial message.
Arthur Topham Update
From Doug Christie’s newsletter. Updated from here. 319(2) is, of course, one of the Criminal Code hate speech provisions.
Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, And I Must be Lorne Gunter
The latest tranche of census information, like the material released back in February, is from the still mandatory short form. It is the long form that was compromised by the…
Is Ezra Levant Getting Fat?
Compare that with this. He’s definitely getting puffy about the cheeks. Weird, too, in that this is the least make-up I’ve ever seen him wear. Cuts to the lipstick budget?
Jan Veizer Didn’t Even Know He Was On Heartland List–Also, He Deplores My Actions
This morning I recieved an email from Jan Veizer, a geologist at the University of Ottawa. He too is on the Heartland Institute expert list:From: REDACTEDTo: bigcitylib@hotmail.comSubject: RE: Jan Veizer…
St. Catherine’s Standard Sacks A Dozen
So say the rumors. Die Sun Media Die.