Original Song #29: No Healing
Messing aroundDigging up tarpitsAnd we’ll burn it all away Mining that goldExporting asbestosTrade the future for today We don’t know whyBut I’ve got a feelingIt could be a long timeBefore…
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Ontario Liberals must be a little nervous seeing the words “slush fund” in today’s headlines, or please move on newscycle
While the McGuinty Liberals may have survived Collegate during the last election campaign, they must, nevertheless, still get a little nervous every time they see “slush fund” in the headlines.…
Ontario Liberals insinuate ONDP hates babies, or when will Ontarians tire of cynical, disingenuous, and negative politics???
As a constituent of what must be one of Ontario’s most progressive ridings, Parkdale-High Park, I was dismayed and disappointed by the first piece of Liberal campaign literature that showed…
News Roundup: Patent Circus; Android’s Security Flaw
In a demonstration of the ridiculousness of our current patent law, Apple is using patent to stifle competition and innovation. In Apple’s claim against one of Android tablet maker Motorola,…
Coren pulls a Starkey
Apparently Michael Coren and SunTV are jealous of all the attention David Starkey has been getting. Via Dr. Dawg. Dawg suggests the Broadcast Standards Council and CRTC should be sent…
Repost: Destiny and Choice, and Battlestar Galactica
Ok, excuse me for a moment while I get something geeky off my chest. Battlestar Galactica recently wrapped up after a tumultuous four-year run. Much to my surprise, the finale,…
A curse for Doug Ford
… with apologies to all of my Christian friends, and Laurence Stern. Yes, I know I recently offered this on Facebook with Stephen Harper’s name inserted, but I’m beginning to…
Some Housekeeping
In addition to a new database this blog also features an entirely new design that was cobbled together like Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein. I want to take this time…
Official Relaunch
Consider this the official relaunch of my blog, and in a half-hearted way my re-engagement with politics. That may seem like a fairly empty gesture… but that’s largely because it…
The Wandering Jew
This may seem like an odd name for a blog, or at the very least a dire one so I figure it is probably a good idea to offer some…
When will Ontarians tire of cynical, sophomoric, and disingenuous politics?
Perhaps, I’m an anomaly. Perhaps I’m just too naive and insist on clinging to fundamental ideals of democracy (e.g. the electorate should be as well and truly informed in its…
Dang when does the nonsense stop…
University of Waterloo study “finds”… Teenage boys are more likely to light up if their schools are located near a variety store that sells cigarettes, according to a new study.…
Prog Blog meeting set.
We now have a firm date: Oct 15 in Toronto from 2-5 pm. If you’re a Progressive Blogger affiliate who is on Facebook, but is not a member of the…
Remember London
Just a thought about London prompted by Doug Saunders and this blog post (which appeared in a Naomi Klein tweet that was, I think ironically, RTd by Andrew Potter). We…
Bottles For Obama
New Media And Politics is sponsoring a bottle drive to help the US with their debt problem. Address your empty two litres(no glass please) too the White House Washington DC…
Her Majesty’s Loyal Leader of the Opposition
Rex Murphy, His Majesty’s Loyal Conservative lapdog, commented about interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel’s status as oppositon leader. If some Canadians are upset about her status as Her Majesty’s Loyal…
Bring back the Duel…
Many people would agree that one’s right to freedom of expression also implies responsibility. That is one must also accept the fact that there are possible consequences ,e.g one’s words…
SlutWalk is so June 2011
While some heralded SlutWalk as the future of feminism, the lack of hype around Calgary’s second attempt at SlutWalk reveals that it was little more than a trend that has…