6059…Rob Ford For Mayor 2014
In my view no matter what happens regarding the video, the hash vending by his brother, showing up pinned at public events, if Rob Ford runs for reelection in 2014,…
Gawker less than $5K from goal in Rob Ford Crackstarter campaign
…and Ford’s two most-senior comms aides resign. All he has left are the young men who pass out fridge magnets at funerals, apparently.
Another Harper/Enbridge Lie Sent Straight to the Bottom
It seems there’s nothing that Enbridge and its government underlings won’t do or say to mislead the public into believing that shipping bitumen via tankers through B.C.’s treacherous coastal waters…
6058…Question Period Today Is
Pick on Justin Trudeau day. The stuff he said about the west, specifically Alberta, where the Libs have zero seats, is not playing well to James Moore and his posse.…
Depression grips Conservative caucus
“Caucus is horrifically depressed. They are more depressed than angry,” said one Conservative insider, who did not want to be identified. “It’s hurting the government, it’s a distraction. It’s hurting…
Mourir pour l’Anglais, La Première Université Anglophone de Corée
Une contribution au débat sur la loi #Fioraso et l’enseignement en anglais dans les universités de France: Un docteur en génie sur cinq au pays de LG et Hyundai a…
Privacy commissioner: Federal government should change privacy legislation to protect against breaches of private data
This is appalling: “Currently, officials can request data, including Internet Service Provider details, telephone numbers and email addresses, from nearly any Canadian company without a warrant…” We need privacy safeguards…
ConCalls: Defending Election Fraud #RoboCon
With the Federal Court recently confirming in law that the Conservatives’ access controlled CIMS database was utilized by conspirators to commit election fraud, there are still some Conservative bloggers willing…
cantabria to gernika and bilbao, part 1
I almost forgot to mention, we had some interesting news from home. Everything is fine now, but Essie had her hands full for a while! I warned Essie about the…
Oh Come on, Not That Equality Party Business Again!
It seems that a few unhappy Anglophones are trying to whip things up again by starting a new Equality party, version 2.0. A rally was held on the weekend in…
Welcoming back a past affiliate
Please welcome back to Progressive Bloggers: Let Freedom Rain II (obviously a re-incarnation of the original)
Weird Tree
I could not find the name of this tree other than “Weird Tree”. I don’t know where it is located. Another oddity of nature.
On Senate Reform
Your latest poll from Forum Research on what should be done with the Senate: “More than one third want to abolish the Senate. An additional 37% called for the Senate…
6057…Duffy And Wallin To Resign
That is the headline that Forum Research says most Canadians want to see. This info was shared with me and readers of The National Post this day. About half of…
Democracy under attack
This morning’s Star Phoenix editorial Democracy under attack provides a stinging indictment of the gleeful Con response to last week’s court ruling on the election phone call scandal: No sooner…
Judicial cut and paste
Cojocaru v B.C 2013 SCC 30 deals with judicial “cut and paste” and, broadly put, approves it: In summary, courts in Canada and elsewhere have held that copying in reasons…
Oh Boo Hoo! … ‘Conservative Caucus Horrifically Depressed " – Hill Times
I had a good belly laugh at the headline on today’s Hill Times article: “PM’s Conservative caucus ‘horrifically depressed’ about Senate expenses scandal, brand takes big hit, say Tories” “The…
On the Limits of Scandalmongering, or Why I Don’t Care About Rob Ford’s Alleged Crack Use
For all my political ideals and self-conceptualizations, I cannot for the life of me seem to get myself more than superficially interested in the scandals that plague the holders of…
6056…Cat News
From Metro Halifax comes the news that a new record for crazy cat lady has been set. A senior citizen, female, of course, was taking care of/hoarding more than fifty,…
May 27: poisoned words
Journalists can seem to be very sloppy in their use of words. Sometimes, it’s because there are lots of words they think they understand – but don’t. But it can…