End of the World Curriculum: Armageddon Vs. Global Warming
With tongue firmly in cheek, here’s a recent clip from the satirical news site The Onion: If you’d like to watch more from The Onion on global warming, click…
Putting a Myth To Bed
A particularly potent myth has been circulating for about a decade. It is that the world's economic problems began with the fall of the World Trade Center. But, as Jennifer…
Hamilton Libraries: Something To Answer For
The other day I wrote a post called Hamilton's Vindication, with a link to a story detailing Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina's invitation to author Margaret Atwood to tour the Central…
When in Doubt, Blame the Poor
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has responded to the rioting in London over his budget, by blaming parents and kids who live in social housing. He promises to evict, and…
Dog people versus non-dog people…
… I fall into the latter group. Disclaimer – the following should not be considered to be blanket statements about all dogs and dog people. I address this specifically to…
Conference Board of Canada Warns Tax Cuts Don’t Pay For Themselves
I regard the Conference Board of Canada with deep suspicion. It plagiarizes reports and opposes universal healthcare. Which is why I was so impressed to see an op-ed by its…
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
Rob Ford is giving election promises a very bad name right about now: When he was running for mayor last year, Rob Ford made two explicit promises to the voters…
NDP MPs refuse to answer questions about separatism
http://bit.ly/r8zUQc Hmm, sounds like a direction from the Centre to me -- and the allegations of witch hunt is rather like a careful misdirection... . The NDP is learning from…
Tales From The Project – #2
Ain’t that a pretty view? And it’s mine, all mine! I’m still adjusting to life in the projects…the neighbourhood is sweet . I’ve gotten most of the bus routes downpat…
Gruending On The Breivik Killings And "The Right"
Dennis Gruending weighs in elegantly here.My view: if right-wing pundits like Steyn, and Tarrek Fatah, and Pam Geller aren't nuts, then Brevik's actions are sane. If dark-skinned Islamo-fascists really have…
Perry’a Fake Miracle!
Governor Rick Perry which by all accounts in the presidential campaign for the White House has been seen as the person to match Romney has been claimed to be the…
The traffic that shook the world
Plenty of people shit bricks this week, from the leaders of two of the province’s political parties to the people who thought they had a lock on leading the third…
Summer and the Bug’s Life
(click pic to enlarge) It's still warm and sunny during the day, but in the evening down by the lake, when you're wearing just a t-shirt, the coolness in the…
Finally
I've been waiting for this for more than a year. Finally, a real judge has had the chance to rule on a typical G20 arrest. And, unsurprisingly, the judge has…
Toronto and Ottawa
From Church St. looking northish. View from our hotel room. We paid a little extra over the Hotwire price to get this room, but it was worth it. Security blanket…
1-6
There is no joy in Mudville.
Musical interlude
George Acosta feat. Fisher - Beautiful
If God needs millions of North Americans to die, Patricia King “craves the judgements”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. You could admire someone who respects the judgements of the Lord. But being eager to see about 100 or 150 million…
Sleepover
Mallory's friend C. Is over for my daughter's first sleepover. Earlier we were worried that Mallory wouldn't have the courage to sleep with a non-parent. She has only ever slept…