Psst! Blogger Scaramouche = Mindy Alter
Surf over to Richard Warman’s site and you find this: Note to Mindy Alter (aka blogger Scaramouche) of North York. Launching anonymous harangues against people is bad karma. I don’t…
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Sun TV Ratings: The Shorter Story
The only way anyone will watch is if they put a Liberal on.
The Calgary Herald Editorial Writers Tell Lies
…when they write: That said, environmental organizations only have themselves to blame for the crackdown on their activities, as spelled out in last week’s federal budget. By organizing interveners from…
Dennis Gruending On The Sale Of The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Farmers fought long and hard to create the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in 1924, but 88 years later the company, now known as Viterra, is being sold to a Swiss-based multinational…
Coming Soon To Sun TV
…this: Menzoid Mornings. And soon to be leaving the air shortly thereafter, I imagine. If you’ve never heard of him, and I’m sure you haven’t, David Menzies appears to have…
Tides Canada Responds To Attempted Federal Kneecapping
“Tides Canada welcomes the provisions in the 2012 federal budget concerning transparency and accountability in the charitable sector. Tides Canada operates well within the Income Tax Act threshold for allowable…
GM Defunds Heartland Institute
General Motors, the world’s largest carmaker, has confirmed that it is pulling funding from the Heartland Institute, an ultra-conservative thinktank known for its scepticism about climate change. This is a…
What Will Replace Section 13 Of The Canadian Human Rights Act
Rob Nicholson responds to my email. Comments below: Correspondence from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Thank you for your correspondence concerning the Government’s proposed amendments to…
War Has Begun
B.C. First Nations are reacting with anger to the government’s decision to retroactively shorten the regulatory review for the Northern Gateway pipeline project in British Columbia. “This incredibly stupid move…
The Budget And The Environment: The Deniers Liked It
A statement from the ICSC: Canadian federal Budget a step forward on climate change Ottawa, Canada, March 29, 2012: “The International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) congratulates the Government of Canada…
Stéphane Gendron In Dutch With CBSC
While trolling the The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for other reasons I noticed this special announcement: A Note Concerning the March 22, 2012 broadcast of Face à Face The CBSC…
Rob Anders Does More Than Just Sleep
He thinks deep deep thoughts. From FreeD: I got a letter from my MP Rob Anders and he mentioned that it would be nice to eliminate the GST before the…
Ezra Levant And The "Actual Facts"
From a CBSC (Canadian Broadcast Standards Council) complaint I hadn’t even heard about: The CBSC has traditionally recognized that hosts of public affairs programs are entitled to hold and express…
T.O. Sun Sacks Another
Connie Woodcock says she has been axed after 18 years as an op-ed Toronto Sun columnist. Posted at Toronto Sun Family Blog, who are usually pretty reliable.
Sounds Yummy
The Barrie Examiner has a real weeper about the fate of the Ontario horse-racing industry if the McGuinty Gov. eliminates the slots-at-tracks agreement. It ends with: “It is a grim…
Daniel Everett And The Pirahã
A bit too pooped to write anything serious this morning, so here’s a nice interview with linguist Daniel Everett re The Pirahã tribe of the Amazon Basin: All languages have…
OK, I’m Out
Attending NDP conventions isn’t supposed to be my full time job. Rumour has it they’re handing out sleeping bags and we’re all supposed to sleep on the floor. Not happening.…
Third Ballot; Bottom Line
Fuck me, I think we’re off to a 4th ballot unless Topp backs down.
Its Descended Into CHAOS!
The computers have crashed and the vote was going to be delayed! Then the announcement announcing the delay was delayed! Now they have successfully announced the delayed announcement! The delay…
2nd Round; Bottom Line
— Total vote count went down. The rumoured B.C. surge (are waking B.C. voters casting on-line ballots). LPoC should take note; on-line attendance will disappoint you.–Peggy Nash drops out. Where…