Does the Toronto Star plagiarize?
Why, yes, it does. I plan to write further about this, after Friday morning’s demos to fee Pussy Riot. Try and be there, wherever you live.
Warren
Is a member of Pussy Riot a Canadian?
In the surprising video, below, you will clearly see that Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has a Canadian permanent resident card. The Russian police – when not focussing the camera…
Blast off
Marc Garneau is a very impressive guy. Glad to hear he’s thinking about running, and I hope he does. Justin, meanwhile, remains elusive. I don’t expect Liberals will hear from…
Canada Live, Aug. 15: poking through the polling entrails
Wherein, I opine that Harper become more popular after dissing Miley Cyrus’ new haircut.
Phony Tony: little lost PC candidate
So, Tony Genco: was a federal Liberal, lost. Became a provincial Conservative, lost. Now he’s running again, although not for the NDP. He’s still a Conservative, although he’s a bit…
Arm the Syrian rebels now
Important column by Tim Harper. Read it.
Everyone should hate Marineland
Amazing investigative reporting by Linda Diebel. A must read. It is also long, long overdue. Those of us who work for animal protection/welfare – my firm has worked for years…
Big reporting by Don Martin
…and a big disgrace for the Reformatories. They have now fully become what they pledged to destroy.
Harper and God
Told you so. From one of the best reporters in this country, David Akin: “You may have read elsewhere that Harper is secretly guided by Canadian Christian evangelicals and that…
You can’t pin this one on Mazza
McKerlie, however, you can.
On open letter to Toronto police
Dear Toronto Police Service: Warren here. Now that you have changed the law to protect the mayor of Toronto, I figured I’d drop you a line. This story, you see,…
Ford follies: episode ad infinitum
Look at the bright side: at least when the world’s worst mayor was caught, this time, he didn’t lie. Like he’s done plenty of times in the past (here and…
I’m coming home
“Yes, I want to tell everybody that I love everybody. Keep your heads up. We are all family, people of God Almighty. We’re all good. I’m ready. Are they already…
In today’s Sun: the death of Big Media
A while back, I gave a talk at the University of Toronto. My topic was how big institutions — governments, unions, corporations, associations and (particularly) big media — are completely…
Mystery furniture
This is a picture of The Mystery Furniture, received from Lala to mark the weeks-long Festival of Joy. It’s up at the cabin, now, and she bought it in Brighton.…
The Festival of Joy: A debate about the Id, the Ego and the Superego
So, it’s the Festival of Joy. What better use of it could there be than debating the Id, the Ego and the Superego on the 401 with Lala? Here is…
Romney and Ryan
…like most conservatives, say they believe in “the dignity of human life.” Unless, as someone observed this morning, you are a human who is poor or sick.
In Sunday’s Sun: Putin’s afraid of grrrls
Pussy Riot? Admittedly, it’s a bit of a controversial name. But in the global punk scene — which has produced countless bands with unseemly handles like the Sex Pistols, Dead…