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3989…Downfall You
Moomar has dipped out of Tripoli and the Libyan capital's political axis has shifted away from the Kernel. Soooooooo of course gas prices in Fort Mac go up 8 cents…
The Power of Provinces and the Importance of the 2011 Ontario Election
When Stephen Harper won a majority in the federal election he did this first and foremost by attracting a large body of voters who had not voted for him in…
NDPs National Council Could Decide Next Leader
The NDP does not have a leader, and to make things worse, the next one might be chosen even before there's a vote. How the New Democratic Party holds their…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats on the bright side.
Cohen Commission: Was Kristi Miller’s Virus Research Obstructed by DFO Colleagues?
A new twist in the case Dr. Kristi Miller - the DFO scientist infamously muzzled by the Harper Government from discussing her groundbreaking salmon research publicly - came forth yesterday…
Library privatization
Via Hullabaloo today, one of the bloggers there is doing a bit of a shout out to a Democratic Assemblyman in California, Das Williams of Santa Barbara, in an effort…
Deep thought
The Conservatives might stand a better chance being taken seriously in talking about health-care accountability if they hadn't been the ones to end it.
Has His Spidey Sense Started Tingling Again?
OhWhatATangledWebWeWeaveWhenFirstWePracticeToDeceiveVille After all, for almost two full days the only reports of Eric Bornman(n)'s legal resurrection were on blogs and in one, single truncated 24Hrs (at least compared to his…
Payola: Not just for $ and P anymore!
A while back, I posted about how a certain ratings agency takes payola. Now, it looks like another one also does: A former senior analyst at Moody’s has gone public…
Hudak on downloading to municipalities
Perhaps it is a bit churlish to remember but ... Mr Hudak was there when everything was downloaded to the municipalities the first time: http://bit.ly/oDgOXf LONDON, ONT.—Ontario mayors fear…
Brian Topp as NDP Leader?
What?One of Jack Layton's closest advisers is emerging as a surprise front-runner to pick up the torch from the fallen NDP leader.Party president Brian Topp is receiving a lot of…
Possible Hate Crime in Vancouver Being Investigated
The story on the CBC website also contains stills from the video of the attack. 'Extraordinarily violent' attack dubbed hate crime By Niamh Scallan, The Province August 21, 2011 Vancouver…
DSK walks
In probably his most humiliating moment since becoming Manhattan's DA, Cyrus Vance Jr has dropped all seven charges against Dominique Strauss Kahn in the allegation that he raped a hotel…
Dave Naylor Forgiven
Mr. Naylor, whose tweet re Jack Layton's death probably marks the lowest point of the last 24 hours, will not be losing his job. From Bourque (who I assume has…
A Response to Ms Christie Blatchford
A Response to Ms. Christie Blatchford « Joshua Hind: No Humble OpinionsJoshua responds to Christie's attack on Jack Layton on the day of his death with a version of Marc…
The Canadian Gamers Organization: A net neutrality complaint
Below is a copy of the complaint I sent in on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business services, along with the CRTC's Telecom Complaints…
Pond scum
Meet your equals. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
God’s a-Comin’!
Just for fun, here’s an absolutely hilarious reaction from a local resident of Washington, D.C. to the modest earthquake that rocked the city and parts of the eastern seaboard this…