Sad
Pretty hard to watch the normally vibrant Jack Layton at today's press conference. Having seen this look before, this appears an extremely serious and sad situation. Like everyone, I wish…
"If I have tried to bring anything to federal politics, it is the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart"
Very sad news today, with Jack Layton announcing he is now battling a new form of cancer. He will be taking a leave of absence as party leader to focus…
Jack Layton stunner. Taking time off to treat ‘new cancer’. Nycole Turmel to be interim leader.
Good luck, Jack. Hope you return healthy and cancer free. We need you. God, we need fighters.Turmel's profile.Prediction: Blogging Tories will claim Layton is just doing it for attention. UPDATE:…
New Democrat Leader Jack Layton Announces That He Has New Cancer – Taking Leave Of Absence
New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. He also underwent hip surgery just before the recent federal election campaign. Today he announced that he…
Mayor Ford: User Fees For Everyone…But Him
You probably don't need me to tell you that Rob Ford is a hyprocrite and a liar in addition to being a mean-spirited prick. All that is apparent every time…
Our ugly government
My friend and sparring partner deBeauxOs has a post up that everyone should read. And be sure to follow the link. Just a few weeks in office with their majority,…
IIlicit money flows
Not really into re-blogging articles but this essay effectively puts money laundering and corruption into context. It is useful for explaining key processes in the ‘the web of secrecy, collusions…
CNN’s Erick Erickson: “Secular leftists and Islamists are both of this world. Christians may be traveling through, but we are most definitely not of the world.”
Yep, he said that. And I must say, I agree. At least about the ‘leftists’ part. We are definitely of this earth. As for those non-leftists floating around…
Dispatches from a pool shark on the frontlines of Suburbia – Part 1
suburbia_diver_web.jpg Not that type of pool. I’m a lifeguard. I work at private swimming pools all around the island of Montreal as a substitute or stand-in. When you’re sick or…
Bike Sharing at a Women’s Shelter
Despite the local mayors attempts to stop cycling in Toronto, Torontonians are all about bicycling into the future. Now a local women’s shelter has stepped up to help women of…
If you get a tweet saying "someone said this really bad thing about you" DON’T FOLLOW THE LINK!!!
It is a bogus phishing program. Trust me, if people say bad things they do it openly… .
Sentence appeals
R. v. Preddy, 2011 BCCA 324 is a helpful source for the law regarding the limited scope of sentence appeals: Sentence appeals are limited in scope. The approach to be…
Morons and lunatics
The prescient Umberto Eco, in Foucault’s Pendulum: A lunatic is easily recognized. He is a moron who doesn’t know the ropes. The moron proves his thesis; he has a logic,…
Rob Ford refused to pay election fines
City officials waived fines related to Ford’s election campaign - The Globe and MailRob Ford was fined $13,362.25 for 483 infractions of the bylaw governing the placement of election signs.…
Norway: Terrible Side-Effect of Islamophobia
The horror, tragedy and seeming madness of the killing spree in Norway are almost impossible to imagine. There is a temptation to focus on the mourning and solidarity with people…
Forget Tornadoes. Lets Talk–Unendingly–About Heat Waves and Global Warming
us-heat-wave.png Earlier this year, I grew uncomfortable with attempts to link the massive tornado destruction that we saw in the U.S. to climate change. As I explained then—based on an…
Mark Steyn Sees The Truth
And then starts tap dancing as fast as he can. Sorry Mark, you are not being "fitted up", but called out. No need to fit you up, your writing speaks…
Puppets in Revolt: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and the United States
Introduction Empires are built through the promotion and backing of local collaborators who act at the behest of imperial rulers. They are rewarded with the outward symbols of authority and…
First things first
Meanwhile, for those wondering what the NDP has been up to in its first summer as Official Opposition, the Hill Times has part of the answer:(W)ith so many new and…
Response to Norway Horror: Faced With Inhumanity, We Must Be More Human
The contrast between Norway’s response to the brutal terror attacks last Friday and that of the United States after 9/11 couldn’t be starker. Imagine if President Bush had instead said,…