The Enchanted April: A Review
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim tells the story of four women in the early 1920′s who share a small, remote Italian castle for a month, and in doing…
All the "easy" oil and gas may be gone, but still …
While most regions of Canada have imposed moratoriums on "fracking," using jackhammers and / or high pressure water injections to get out natural gas, one province -- British Columbia --…
CBC: Many Bell customers have no idea they’re being erroneously charged
From CBC News One Bell Mobility cell phone customer in B.C.'s Okanagan is warning others to double-check their phone bills after she was charged upwards of $30 a month for…
Friday miscellany – Liz, cowboys, Arsenal and a cottage
1. Elizabeth May’s sudden crusade against Wi-Fi has disappointed me. I had thought she would latch on to an environmental issue that was beyond reproach. The tar sands. GHGs. Volatile…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 29, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Conrad Black's son in court - http://goo.gl/94nlYMan arrested near G20 fence had rights violated - CBC.ca -http://goo.gl/iqduv Companies with ties…
Exciting Race Brewing for LPC Presidency
Given the challenges facing the Liberal Party, January's national executive elections could very well be the most important in the party's history. And the way it’s going, it looks like…
Dobby Lives, and he’s Harry Potter’s friend!
You know, I always thought that Dobby was an annoyingly needy elf-turd, but he certainly didn’t deserve to die for it. Alltop thinks this is vaguely familiar. Originally published in…
The Vultures Are Circling
John Boehner is in the same spot he was in a week ago, when he walked out of budget negotiations with President Obama. He doesn't have the votes. The difference…
More Than 400 Boxes: Going to Disconnect in Order to Reconnect
There is not likely to be much here over the next few days. The boxes arrived yesterday--something like 450 of them containing about 5,000 books and the various collections of…
Advice from Paul Krugman That Nycole Turmel and the NDP Should Find Useful
As usual, Paul Krugman today is right on the money. "Republicans have, in effect, taken America hostage," he says. Part of the problem is "the cult of “balance,” the insistence…
Biggest Buffoon In Canadian Politics?
I remember the first time I heard of Tony Genco, when his name was floated to take on Julian Fantino in Vaughan. I immediately did some research, wasn't particularly impressed…
Is this what normally happens? Prisoner abuse in Ottawa
If this was Damascas we'd expect as much but Ottawa is not the capital of Syria. http://bit.ly/mUcMVi
Mary Trapani Hynes AKA Next Mayor of Toronto?
Mary Trapani Hynes, a senior, was among the deputants who came to let Mayor Boss Hogg, his brother Donut Dougy and the rest of the clan know how they felt…
Seriously … It’s Time For Stephen Harper To Defend Canadian Interests And Condemn Teaparty Ideology And Tactics … Show Some Real International Leadership For Once!
... but perhaps he and his Conservative Party of Canada agree with the Teaparty?An Observation:Once again Harper is sitting on his hands because when it comes down to the wire,…
Watch: Baltimore Orioles "It Gets Better" video
Major League Baseball just keeps getting better as the Baltimore Orioles became the fourth team (after the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox) to produce a video…
Pits Of Hell Not Deep Enough For Murdoch’s Crew
You could almost be forgiven for thinking that the scumbag hacks & corporate puppetmasters couldn't possibly sink any lower than what had already been revealed. I mean, Murdoch's crew of…
Politicians and illness
A day or so after Jack Layton told the country about his latest health crisis, CBC Radio’s noon-time show opened their phone lines so people could call in to talk…
Headline Of The Day
Error or no, this header "sings" to me.
Begin the infighting
Well, that didn’t take long – anonymous New Democrats are going to the media, slagging off Nycole Turmel saying she lacks “fire” and will be overshadowed by Bob Rae, while…