King and Queen of the Road – Friday Film Pick: You Never Bike Alone
Get naked. And bike on the road where the cars dare to roll.
Juxtaposition
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman:Some of us have long complained about the cult of “balance,” the insistence on portraying both parties as equally wrong and equally at fault on any issue,…
Memo To Jeff Davies: You Don’t Dance With The One…
IWantMyIWantMyIWantMyCBC(Back)Ville...That Brung 'Ya If They Try To Get You Drunk And Take Advantage Of You (Or Worse) Out In The Parking Lot. Of course, I am referring to Mr. Davies…
Cost of ignoring Charter of Rights: BC judges throws out all evidence in drug bust
Luckily this was just an Ecstasy bust and not a crime with actual victims.METRO VANCOUVER — A B.C. judge has tossed out all evidence seized in a massive ecstasy-production investigation…
T(bag)-minus 3 days til Debtmageddon
I knew this day would come, and finally, it’s arrived… but incredibly, it’s much worse than I ever anticipated. I refer to the furious fracas going on south of the…
Debt Ceiling Debate is Moot: USG Owes More Dollars than in Existence
Image by Images_of_Money The current debate in Washington as to whether or not and under what conditions to raise the debt-ceiling has for the past week dominated global news coverage…
On small parties.
Short one today, as I'm trying to work through dissertation revisions. But I thought it was worth noting how few of Ontario's registered political parties have bothered to put together…
On failed political jokes, inappropriate discourse, the Kabul embassy drinking tab, and other issues
3958…At Least It Wasn’t A Justin Bieber Poster
Yves-François Blanchet has his panties in a knot. Postmedia reports that the culture critic for the separatist Parti Quebecois is vexed coz two paintings by Quebec artist Alfred Pellan have…
Cape Breton Post cartoon compares Muslim terrorists to right wing extremists
The Cape Breton Post of Sydney, N.S. has come out with a tasteless cartoon depicting two Muslims sitting atop a stack of skulls commenting favourably on the Oslo massacre. Postmedia…
3957…Sheila Copps For President
Sure, why not.Our current Martin Bormann has taken the Liberal Party from the Natural Governing Party to the brink of extinction.At least least Sheila Copps has a profile.WFDS
3956,,,Look Out Toronto
Caribana this weekend and the crew from Ottawa will be there.The bland leading the bland.No, really, such fun.Say a big hello to Rob Ford for me.WFDS
The next Alberta economic boom will be funded by faith
Good day to you Albertans. I haven’t written on this blog for quite awhile, in fact I wasn’t even sure if I was ever going to blog again. Things are…
The Many Problems With Tar Sands Pipelines
Section of pipe from Kalamazoo spill c National Transportation Safety Board.jpg Note: This post is part of an ongoing series about North American pipelines. For an introduction and links to…
On clear choices
The fact that Nova Scotia's NDP government has managed to drag the province's budget into a substantial surplus even in the midst of difficult economic times has received some well-deserved…
Update on Inquest into Death of Jeff Hughes
Coroner told Hughes died of blood loss By Jenn McGarrigle - Nanaimo News BulletinPublished: July 29, 2011 9:00 AMUpdated: July 29, 2011 10:51 AM Massive blood loss from gunshot wounds…
Artist Franke James has Harper quaking in fear
Franke James.jpg If Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is this frightened, then we can only assume that the visual artist from Toronto, Franke James, is THAT scary! As reported most…
Can you balance the budget (for Toronto)?
Meat or gravy: Can you balance the budget? - thestar.comThe Toronto Star has put together this interactive budget calculator. Although it seems they put this together with good intentions, they…
An accidental opportunity
This morning, I theorized that the political fortunes of the NDP and the Libs will make for an interesting test case on the relative importance of leadership politics and party…