Company Behind Leslie Spit Turbine Project Pretty Low Profile
Of the company behind this, The Star writes: A little-known renewable energy company claims to be working on a wind project at the base of the spit. Sunwincor has little…
Wynne whistles for by-election wins.
Wishing for it might not do the trick for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. She desperately needs to win at least three of the five by-elections in Ontario this Thursday. That…
Standing Up To Police Abuse Of Authority
I remember a story my son told me of being in a coffee shop in Toronto during the notorious 2010 G20 Summit, about which I have written extensively on this…
Email, he fails: Team Hudak digital fizzle
Yesterday, Hudak’s Tea Party – fronted by the repellant Lisa MacLeod – announced they had uncovered the Mother if All Scandals and released some emails. I carefully analyze them here.…
It’s About Quality, Not Just Numbers
As each month comes to an end, we wait with baited breath to discover how many new jobs were created in the last thirty days. But Yogendra Shakya and Axelle…
Daisy, Daisy, Call on the Cthulu
At first, everyone was really excited when Daisy Stagbys joined the Brighton Cycling Society. She was young, hot, and had a four-seater. And then, when she suggested that she had…
Why Justin Trudeau is right on pot
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has recently confirmed his support for the legalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana. This approach is fairly bold, and it is exactly the kind of leadership…
Voids and Spatter #nlpoli
Watch too many crime shows and after a while a few of the ideas start to sing into your skull. Take blood spatter for example. In some kinds of violent…
Sammy Yatim and the Fatal Legacy of Stephen Harper
When I went by Dundas Square this evening after work, a march had already departed heading for the place where Sammy Yatim was killed. All that was left was a…
Gone Fishin’
No posts today from me. Time for some long overdue moto-photo therapy. The moto part is my now 8-year old BMW R1200GS, “The Beast”: It is widely considered the best…
The long course of civilization
“With the collapse of totalitarian empires, we believed that living together, peace, pluralism, and human rights would gain the ascendancy and the world would leave behind holocausts, genocides, invasions, and…
Right Wing ‘News/Talk’ Radio In Major Decline – Large US Radio Distributor Drops Rush Limbaugh And Others ….
The demise of a toxic, aggressive Right Wing radio talk show format appears to be on the decline in both the US and Canada … good news for the vast…
Toronto Cops Killed 18 Year Old Bus Passenger For Not Dropping His Swiss Army Knife
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Our police are out of control right across the country. The latest fatality 18 year old Sammy Yatim was the sole passenger on a Toronto bus.…
6292…Dya Use Your Smart Phone During Sex?
As an aside, what is this sex thing everyone seems to be going on about?Rock 103, Memphis, drops the knowledge from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio…
The Ontario Conservative Party’s Hail Mary #pcpo #onpoli
Yesterday, the Conservative Party of Ontario released copies of emails it obtained that showed that Ontario Liberal staffers wanted to pressure the Speaker of the legislature into reversing his decision…
6291…End Of The World Is Nigh
I am not sure what nigh means but it sounds scary. Kia Mennie, a real world and Facebook friend, saw this at The Garden Market in Smith’s Falls, Ontario. Yum…
Lisa Ross “After Night”
Having previously photographed ritual objects and burial sites of the Uyghur people of Western China in the series, Living Shrines, she has created a new series that documents the surprising…
Harper government should stop wooing Verizon Communications: Union
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada opposes the Harper government efforts to woo US telecom giant Verizon Communications “to take over Canada’s telecommunications.” The post Harper government should…