Austria, 1912
Though they outsold the proto-fascist jazz stylings of The Pillage People four-to-one, the Über-Musik Boys never quite managed to make the big time. Even though they started the whole Lederhosen…
Google+ Paul Krugman is fake. Unemployed conservative kid "Campaign Fix" makes a mockery of US right wing.
Thank you to an anonymous grad student idiot from the right with a blog called Campaign Fix for making the rightosphere look like the idiots they are. This unemployed anonymous…
Jack’s Dream
This song comes from Jacks words in his letter to Canadians.
The worst idea I’ve heard all year
Graeme Hamilton: Quebec seeks special status for select journalists Quebec's Culture Minister, Christine St-Pierre, announced this week that she is pushing forward with a plan to create "a new model…
A musical tribute to Jack Layton
“Jack’s Dream”, by Ontario NDP candidate James Gordon (Guelph). Jack’s famous last letter gets a country sound.
NEW WEBSITE!
I’ve been MIA for several weeks while working on my new website! I am so excited about it because I’ve wanted to have something like this for ages–more interactive and…
State Broadcaster my A**. . . .
I have never watched SunTV except for a few moments as I was channel flipping. I was recently in Toronto and SunTV was in the lower channels at the hotel…
"Dishonest acts" does not include negligence
Dagago v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, 2011 ONSC 4951 deals with a solicitor’s negligence matter. The lawyer was refused coverage by the Insurer. They did so on the basis of…
I Owe Jack Layton $20,000
I've been a bit swamped with work in recent days and in my own world, so I was shocked to hear about the passing of Jack Layton. I must admit…
Brazil: Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas
In Brazil a recent energy auction has shown that wind power is cheaper than natural gas in the country, and also a better investment opportunity. The competitiveness of sustainable energy…
Putting the Blatchfords of the world in the proper context
Activist Communique: An open letter to Christie Blatchford by Alice Moran | rabble.caNOW Magazine // Daily // News // A vainglorious, partisan spectacleSad part is, Blatchford and her enablers probably…
Pitiful: Canada can’t even afford to attend Expo 2012 in South Korea
Under the guise of ‘belt tightening’, Canada has turned down an invitation to attend Expo 2012 in South Korea. Or, is it a case we simply can’t we afford it…
Snapshots of Nursing History
Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada. Filed under: Our Proud History, Public Images of Nurses and Nursing Tagged: Hospital for Sick Children, Nurse uniform, Nurses, Nursing, Toronto
A Future Obituary For Christie Blatchford
Christie Blatchford died, alone and unloved, surrounded by her cats.
A monstrous abuse continues #nlpoli
While there will be a general election in Newfoundland and Labrador this fall, there isn’t one at the moment. And yet, the province’s chief electoral office is proudly encouraging people…
A Response to Christie Blatchford
Layton’s death turns into a thoroughly public spectacle Yes, the sexist tweetstream against Blatchford is "horrid," as Don Gardner, purveyor of all things empirically true, tweeted last night, and, yes,…
Keith Olbermann’s worst person in the world
The usual suspects are Glenn Beck and Allen West. Both of these sure have crossed the line of sanity into the la la land a while ago.
Parents and Teachers Should Not Be Misled: Autism, For Now, Includes Those With Intellectual Disability
Stephanie of Autism and Oughtisms has posted a guest comment on the site Teaching the Teachers, Educating an Autistic Child is an Opportunity, in which, like many other parents and…
Whale Stew
Since we’re taking an interesting domestic turn this week, let me contribute my salute to the successful Bowhead Whale hunters in Iqaluit, who harvested the community’s first Bowhead in over…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Lee Berthiaume and David McGrane both discuss the team and the strategy that helped the NDP to build to its current level of…