Women Equality and Pornification
There is an interesting story in the HuffPost on this. Is this the equality that US wants to spread in the world and more specifically in Afghanistan and Iraq? No…
heroic white people, "i am not a racist," and other thoughts on some old news
I recently read a few unrelated items that dealt with racism, equality and civil rights in the US, which raised some thoughts I want to share. This time I'm purposely…
Our successful democracy abroad
“There have been charges that it is morally wrong for the U.S. to aid undemocratic regimes to strengthen their security systems, thereby serving to entrench them in power.” But “the…
Bloc NDP MP backs Tory Premier Dunderdale #nlpoli
Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary wants voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to return Conservative Premier Kathy Dunderdale to power in this fall’s general election. VOCM reports that…
Feedback on videos for first-year students
As we are rolling out the 20 video tips we'd like to know what you think of them. In order to find out what kind of videos you find most…
Virtual Town Hall – What we learned
Well that was a bit of fun, wasn't it? Later this week I will post some more information and feedback I've received from Saturday's Virtual Town Hall. Some is purely…
Good Bikes on the Streets of Toronto
The Good Bike project is bringing colour to the streets of Toronto. Bright neon bicycles are celebrating aspects of Toronto, they really are eye-catching. Over the past few weeks, more…
‘The Murdoch Primary’
Josh Marshall has an interesting take on the GOP frontrunners, wondering how Fox News, WSJ and Murdoch's other news outlets will cover the race between Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and…
How Top Conservative Cabinet Minister Tony Clement Created A $50 Million Slush Fund And Spent It In His Riding Under Guise Of G8 Conference
Tony, Tony, Tony!"An auditor general’s report in June has already painted a disturbing picture of how $45.7 million in legacy fund cash was dished out with no bureaucratic oversight or…
Aylward Chosen as New NL Liberal Leader
Former minister Kevin Aylward will lead the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals into the next election (coming up this October) after he was chosen among 7 candidates to replace Yvonne Jones,…
Tip of the iceberg
Needless to say, we'll figure to hear plenty more about the revelation that Tony Clement administered G8 Muskoka pork-barrelling out of his constituency office to avoid the accountability that comes…
Rogers Cup Tennis Champions Sexism
“Come for ladies, stay for the legends”? Leave it to Rogers Sportsnet/cellphone/baseball/stadia to set feminism back another decade with their recent Rogers Cup. Are bikinis next? The Rogers Cup tennis…
Hope for McGuinty and Horwath?
(Sorry if anyone missed my wonderful revelations over the past few days, but a workin' man has things to do)The common assumption these days is that current Ontario Liberal Premier…
ALP Leadership Candidate Profiles: The Doctor is in
The Alberta Liberals will be selecting a new leader on September 10th, from among 5 candidates: Laurie Blakeman, Hugh MacDonald, Raj Sherman, Bruce Payne, and Bill Harvey. To vote, simply…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - The Halifax Chronicle Herald pushes back against the Cons' and Libs' anti-Bloc witch-hunt: For partisan reasons, involvement with the Bloc has become a…
American Taliban truths – "Tough love" teen homes in Missouri (pronounced ‘Misery’)
She was monitored day and night by two "buddies," girls who'd been there awhile and knew the drill. They accompanied her to the shower and toilet, and introduced her to…
What’s this I hear about Tony Clement? Surely it can’t be true?
"Funneling requests for taxpayer-funded projects in his riding directly through his political office in Huntsville"? Can't be. Must be that commie Toronto Star doing the digging and reporting facts again.…
Enter stage right — WAY right — Rick Perry
Just as former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty -- probably the only guy who's close enough to the centre that he could actually beat Barack Obama in next year's presidential race…
350 or bust 2011-08-15 09:52:06
I can hear the Ministry of Natural Resources helicopter already up in the sky on this hazy Red Lake morning. The smoke from nearby forest fires continues to drift into…