This Should Be the GOP’s New AD
Truly. Applicable for both the Tea-baggers and non-tea-baggers alike. Enjoy, boys ‘n’ girls! Happy Thursday!
Montreal police dragging its feet no more. ‘David Mabus’ arrested.
"believe me, the only reason the photo is available is because I WANTED IT OUT THERE.... actually it is quite a flattering photo of me: With finger cocked and pointing,…
Kelowna MP Ron Cannan Wants You to Know He is a Cheap, Miserly, Nearly Useless Politician
Occasionally I like to draw attention to a Government of Canada press release which pops up in my RSS feed and which strikes me as particularly stupid or pointless. This…
The love that dare not speak its name
“Oh Sergei, do you think we’ll ever escape this festering plain, this landscape of ennui and emptiness, so that we can share our love as it was meant to be…
20 Tips for first-year students: #9- Find a Quiet Place to Study at Mount Allison University
In the 9th video in our 20-part tip series, fourth-year honours psychology student and Orientation Chair Aleka Maclellan discusses where she goes to find a quiet place to study. Personally,…
Super Commitee best of the worst!
The debt deal that passed the U.S congress was seen as a compromise that no base of either side was happy about. I think that the first part was okay…
Petition: Stop LGBT Discrimination in Cameroon!
The good folks at Care2.com are sponsoring a petition urging Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, and his government to stop violating international human rights laws and to repeal Section 347a of…
A Quick Note On E-Voting
I see that Election Canada is considering a few experiments in that direction, so here's an old piece of mine on the topic from a couple of years ago. It…
E-voting
Who will benefit? The people who vote now tend be older and more conservative. E-voting will increase the voting rate of youth and more progressive voters.
Abercrombie offers cash for “Jersey Shore” to stop wearing brand
How valuable is a brand? Well, apparently their brand is so valuable that Abercrombie & Fitch is willing to pay the cast of “Jersey Shore” sizeable amounts of cash in…
Separated at birth: missing cat edition
Bond arch-villain Ernst Blofeld Tory Auditor General cum candidate John Noseworthy - srbp -
It’s that time again
So it's that time of year again, Operation Nanook is beginning in the North (see how they have that Royal thing going already in the press releases). Harper is heading…
A basic math problem
It seems that NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel has an issue with representation by population. Speaking about the upcoming legislation to give more seats to BC, Alberta and Ontario, Turmel…
Freddie Mercury and the Youngest Fan
I see that Freddie Mercury and Queen are to be honoured this year's BMI awards.Almost twenty years after Freddie's death.And I can only wonder why it took so long.Was it…
Pining for the fjords
Backward, turn backward, O time in thy flight...I like Steve's comments about re-introducing the "Royal" terminology for our armed forces:. . . in noting the rationalization for the latest regressive…
And now, Saskatoon
The Paris of the Prairies. If I'm lucky there'll be enough time post training and pre-flight to walk along the river. Today went pretty well. The folks in the Winnipeg…
NDP Doesn’t Have Leadership Selection Process
The NDP has an interim leader but doesn't have a process to elect a real one. Hopefully the New Democratic Party doesn't have to worry about this for a long…
I’ve been listening to early David Bowie music non-stop lately
Rebel Rebel: great Bowie song? Or THE GREATEST Bowie song? But then… Cracked Actor… Suffragette City… Aladin Sane… Diamond Dogs… Ziggy Stardust… Jean Genie… The Man Who Sold The World……