Oh, Dear Hudak.
It should have been easy to run McGuinty out of town. Why, he raised taxes! Horrors! There’s unemployment and everyone blames unemployment on the current government. Gas prices are high.…
CRTC to limit ear bleed volume of commercials
It took long enough. Canadian TV is an annoying business. Mostly due to commercials. I rarely watch anything that has commercials. I'm pretty much stuck with them because I watch…
I was directed to this doc by one of the denizens of okc…
The Pipe thepipethefilm.com In a remote corner of the West of Ireland sits Broadhaven Bay. It is the perfect picture postcard, where the high cliffs of Erris Head and the…
Amnesty International: Rebels also carried out torture and killings
“Rebels as well as pro-Gaddafi forces have perpetrated killings, torture and other abuses during the uprising against the Libyan regime, say human rights investigators.” The GuardianSo when Harper and other…
Presenting Mount Allison’s Year of Science and Discovery President’s Speakers Series
Every year, Mount Allison decides on a theme for its speaker's series. This year's speakers are among the most renowned scholars in their fields. This year's list is below along…
Globe: China’s Xinhua a trap for unwary Western politicians
No Globe & Mail, your headline is wrong. It should read: "China's Xinhua a trap for unwary 'Harper Government' officials". Let's be honest here, OK?
Tim Hudak’s Kamikaze Run
Hand's up those who think it is politically smart to go into a city with 9.1% unemployment and tell the voters he is going to cut 200 more jobs? Also,…
epic rap: dr. seuss vs shakespeare
Filed under: Fun, Literary
Teaparty Republicans Cheer The Concept Of Letting Someone Without Health Insurance …. DIE
(Republican Leadership televised debate - September 12, 2011)If you are not completely disgusted by the value system of Right wing extremists, then there is something wrong with your sense of…
My own thoughts on the Livent appeal
There will be howls that the sentences are too short. I disagree. The two convicts are not young men and a sentence of several years is a long sentence for…
Inside the wire
Taliban gun attack, explosions rock Kabul Afghan security forces were battling with Taliban gunmen near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Tuesday after insurgents launched an unprecedented, multi-pronged attack on…
McGuinty’s Graph Misleads on Corporate Taxes
Further to Jim’s excellent critique of the Ontario Conservative platform’s graphs, I am similarly struck by the Liberal platform’s lone graph. “Cutting Ontario’s Taxes on New Business Investment in Half”…
Police state follies: G20 cops get sensitive
Criticize cops involved in the G20 debacle? We can now expect to be arrested and face criminal prosecution. Forget a civil defamation suit—two members of the Ontario Provincial Police, aided…
Scam deserving of longer sentence for fraud
R. v. Drabinsky, 2011 ONCA 582, released a few moments ago, focuses on questions of fact. The Court, dismissing the conviction appeals, notes that “this court has jurisdiction to review…
Grope & Flail blames Chinese news agency for Tory zipper problems
Ahem. A little mood music, maestro David: And now, the sordid story: In his short political career, Bob Dechert has risen through the ranks of the Harper government to assume…
GOP debate: the ugly face of conservatism. Also, never fly on 9/11 if your skin is brown.
The horror continues. Here are two items that bring the American psyche post-9/11 into instant, ugly focus. At the GOP debate tonight, the crowd loudly cheered a suggestion that society…
Livent appeals dismissed, sentences reduced slightly
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2011/2011ONCA0582.htm
On Top
Yes, we all had a good snicker at last week's Decima poll which showed the Liberals 11 points up in Ontario. But lo and behold, a double dose of polls…
Brian Topp "Forgets" NDP’s Policy On Quebec Seat Increase
Yesterday, Brian Topp was asked for his views on the Harper Government's plan to increase the number House seats for Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, while the number of seats…
How to Participate in the MOOC
This short post is intended to help you participate in the Massive Open Online Course, of MOOC. It won't cover everything, but it should be enough to get you started.…