Dear Canadian Taxpayer Federation:
I have an idea for your next target research focus. Attawapiskat must pay Ottawa appointee $1,300 a day While the known costs for the auditor are $1,300 daily, that sum…
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Derek Boogaard article in the New York Times
This is a very well-written, well-researched article that describes the life and death of Derek Boogaard. For those that don’t recognize the name, Boogaard was a feared and respected enforcer…
The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog
The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog is an online database for scientists, educators, and the general public focused on habitable exoplanets discoveries. The catalog uses various habitability indices and classifications to identify,…
Deconstructing dog-whistles feeding off Attawatapiskat
âpihtawikosisân A great deconstruction of the racist shit spewing all over the blogosphere and the House of Commons regarding Attawatapiskat. With numbers! For a link to Attawatapiskat’s budget, go here…
I heard a rumour
A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend told me that the entire Federal Conservative caucus was going to step down before the next election in order…
Jackboots in Toronto
From the civil suit Jason Wall filed against Toronto Police Services Huffington Post link: The final final report said that an unnamed officer with the Toronto Police Service wrote: “…we…
A CEO, a unionist, and a tea partier…
Repeating a joke (or is it?) that I’ve seen on a few blogs: A CEO, a Tea Partier and a union organizer sit down at a table, on which there…
To Grunfeld
I’m proposing a new word for the internet lexicon: To Grunfeld: To carefully omit a portion of a person’s statement so that your version of the statement is the polar…
On shared-use paths
I love them, for the most part. They are much safer for cyclists. However, the city of Halifax Regional Municimouthful does not do them properly. Shared-use paths have people going…
An Internet Explorer Tip
For all the people out there using Internet Explorer, here’s a tip on how to block specific websites that could harm your computer, or, in this case, hurt your brain…
Goodbye, Jack
Sad news today. Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. Rest in peace, Jack. Toronto Star article
Wherein the Globe and Mail yearns for the days of yore, when workers were serfs
My eyed popped out a bit when I read this article: The prime minister’s facing pressure to improve monitoring on the treatment of workers owned by Canadian investors there. Owned…
My theme for this week
After reading many ill-informed posts and comments about the postal strike (and nary a whisper about the Air Canada strike), I’ve decided that this will be my theme for the…
Harper is entitled to his entitlements
Harper showed up to TD Garden with a significant security detail of eight to 10 people. Wearing suit jacket and collared shirt, he sat 12 rows back of the ice…
Cool new site – SkySurvey.org
Check this out: Sky Survey The Photopic Sky Survey is a 5,000 megapixel photograph of the entire night sky stitched together from 37,440 exposures. Large in size and scope, it…
Market calm as uncertainty ends
^NOT^ The Conservatives won the election, right? With a majority? So what the fuck is happening to the market? I thought all of the business papers said that such an…
Convicted fraudster endorses Harper Government (as do most newspapers in the country)
Conrad Black: Exeunt the poltroons of separatism Tee-hee. I’m sure Stephen appreciates your support, Conrad. You are a stark reminder of exactly what type of people owns these rags and…
Sam Pazzano: Whore! Future senator?
Wow. The Conservatives are scared, and have no shame. Warning: If you click this, you might throw up a little in your mouth. I did. On the bright side, maybe…
Prediction time!
Hey all, I’ve been playing with my spreadsheet. It’s silly, fun, and a waste of time. That aside, I’ve taken the shift between polling numbers in 2011 (allowing for the…
Gerald Keddy: never change
Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s) is getting a bit of bad press for attaching one of his campaign signs to a Government of Canada Economic Action Plan sign in his…