Remember When The CAW Was A Militant Union?
Ah, it's nice to reminisce about the good old days sometimes, isn't it? Since we're on the verge of Labour Day Weekend, let's hop into the Way Back Machine for…
Left versus Right
The result of an unfortunate seating arrangement. In October 1789 the Paris mob,led by women walked to Versailles,stormed the palace and dragged the king back to town with them.The assembly…
Traffic Flow: August 29 – September 2, 2011
Robots in dead heat (poll goosing) NL ratepayers to carry full load for Muskrat falls plus more The Politics of Cynicism, NDP style Uniting the Left: a reminder Nalcor royalties: …
The unworthy are poor company for the worthy
CBC reports: Former premier Gordon Campbell is among 14 people soon to be awarded the honour of the Order of British Columbia. The office of B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point announced…
Ford Nation is now a little clam. And, Tim Hudak is as out of touch as ever
Toronto News: Hudak plunges into dangerous liaison with Rob Ford - thestar.com According to the Toronto Star, Rob Ford's popularity has been steadily since the election in Oct. 2010. Ford’s…
Golfy is at the car doctor and she’ll be fine
So will I. I rear-ended someone on Highway 410 on my way to my dad's place. There were no injuries but I'm pretty shaken up about it. And because I…
4010…Friends Of Emmet
OMG. Never heard of them until yesterday. Amazing. Listen to them, they have five tracks on their website. Amazing. http://www.friendsofemmet.com/ Amazing. They are coming to Centrepointe in Ottawa Saturday September…
4009…Ottawa Woman To Be Made An Honest Girl
Her name is Shannon Tweed and she has been living in sin with KISS bassist Gene Simmons for 28 years. The Los Angeles Times tells all that "Simmons is 62…
4008…This Is Why I Miss The Ottawa Ex
Which, btw, ran for over a century before the zealots in your capital forced it to close. Food on a stick. Mmmmmmmmmmm. From the Minny-St. Paul StarTribune: Question of the…
4007…Minneapolis Is Just Like Ottawa
Bad hockey team. Colllllllddddddd in the winter. Lousy urban planning. Especially when it comes to transit. Ottawa has paid about 300 million for a train that was never built. The…
Richard’s GPS Trail Maps Website Adds South March Highlands Maps
I have added the following maps of the South March Highlands (SMH) trails to my Richard's GPS Trail Maps website. South March Highlands Trails South March Highlands Conservation Forest Intermediate…
Musical interlude
Haley v. Deadmau5 - Falling In Love With Brazil (Kaskade Mashup)
Will the CRTC become a pro-Internet regulator?
The news of the day at the CRTC is that nothing has changed—a decision was made to keep Internet billing practices as-is in all Canadian markets. Billing transparency rules will…
4006…Regina Be A Happy Place
Andy Fantuz, their super star reciever out of Western, was released by the Chicago Bears today. That doesn't mean he will necessarily be in Green coz he could get picked…
4005…What Do You Want From Life?
In Ontario anyhow. Look, voting Liberal for certain, have a sign up and everything in Ottawa Centre for Yasir Naqvi but, but and but. Tim Hudak's platform er Change Book,…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito, chemo, cheer
Chavecito’s now on his third round of chemo, but his cheer is unimpaired. And his hair looks like it’s starting to grow back, too.
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Georges Bernanos
Use of prior criminal record
R. v. Farrell, 2011 ONCA 572 deals with the proper use of a past criminal record. Except for use as similar act evidence a prior criminal record is only for use to test…
Zen Artist – title:2 September, 2011 4:43:32 PM
Just downloaded yet another iPad painting app. Filed under: art, digital Tagged: art, Cat, digital, painting
Arctic Canada: A Telecommunications Backwater
From The Windsor Star A group of public safety officials have released a study indicating that the Canadian Arctic is the most underdeveloped region in terms of communications infrastructure and…