RIP Rick Rypien
Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his Coleman, Alberta, home Monday afternoon, and reports say that it was a suicide. He was 27-years-old and the second NHL…
The Chair That Sat Back
Mephistopheles relaxed after a good (evil) day’s work. He’d chalked up three witches, a magus, a handful of brick-makers who’d had too much to drink, and Michael Bay. (Boob, explosions…
Lawful access looms closer
Conservative plans for lawful access online surveillance legislation get some welcome attention in a Lawrence Martin column today: On the question of surveillance and reduced civil liberties, the latest Ottawa…
The Scary Republican
In the Debate Last week the Republicans were asked some questions. Some I found slightly interesting, but one question just made me scared! The Question was that if their was…
A Facility Named Ezra
I'm pretty sure that this is a hoax, because this--well, this, more precisely--is the original source. But perhaps, though not literally true, it speaks to a deeper truth--you know, with…
Three parties, two leaders, one policy, no sense
Remember that thing about hardly being able to slide a sheet of paper between the three political parties in the current general election? Well, newly minted Liberal boss Kevin Aylward…
Original Song #29: No Healing
Messing aroundDigging up tarpitsAnd we’ll burn it all away Mining that goldExporting asbestosTrade the future for today We don’t know whyBut I’ve got a feelingIt could be a long timeBefore…
Original Song #29: No Healing
Messing aroundDigging up tarpitsAnd we'll burn it all awayMining that goldExporting asbestosTrade the future for todayWe don't know whyBut I've got a feelingIt could be a long timeBefore we start…
Original Song #29: No Healing
Messing aroundDigging up tarpitsAnd we’ll burn it all away Mining that goldExporting asbestosTrade the future for today We don’t know whyBut I’ve got a feelingIt could be a long timeBefore…
Talking economy without economists
The Commons finance committee met briefly yesterday at the behest of Liberal Scott Brison, and eventually the NDP’s committee members, in order to establish the parameters of a study on…
Michele Bachmann can’t help but lie. It’s in her genes.
Whenever I read some journo reprimanding progs to take Bachmann seriously, I sit back and wait for a new lie from her lips. It only takes days. Here's the latest…
Late night
Memories of TPaw. Heck of a video though, wonder how much it cost to make. Perhaps a lesson in having your video presentations match the quality and stature of your…
Gloria Steinem’s great advice
“If I had one piece of advice to give to young girls under 25, I would say do not listen to my advice, listen to the voice inside you and…
Rick Perry threatens Ben Bernanke with captial punishment?
Threat or simply another stupid Texan pet trick?Perry said, “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would do to him in Iowa…
The Case of Tony Clement and the Muskoka Millions
Golly Sherlock. I see the strange case of Tony Clement and the Muskoka Millions has taken another sensational and porky turn.Inspector Angus may finally have solved the baffling mystery of…
New National Post Climate Change Denialist Says: Don’t Worry, God Will Fix It
The latest gambit in the National Post‘s campaign against science education in Canada (specifically, against an informed understanding of climate change in Canada) is the printing of a piece by…
Royally Screwed.
The Government that has slashed millions of dollars for the protection of the environment, the regulation of air transportation, women’s programming, scientific research, food security, water monitoring, parks management, arts…
BC Libs, IPPs Can’t Distance Themselves from Hydro’s Woes
The response of the private power industry (IPPs) to the recently released study on BC Hydro is goofy even against other barmy statements they make. The defence against the charge…
Out of scope
Following up on this morning's post, there's actually another notable bit of misdirection involved in Tony Clement's G8 pork-barrelling which helps to explain why the Auditor General was led astray…
The Prairie tour begins tomorrow
So I'm heading out west for a three day Drupal training tour starting tomorrow evening. Winnipeg tomorrow, then Saskatoon, then Calgary. Back home on Friday. When we arranged this tour…