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Aren't we turning into a junior league imperialist power? Sending troops to Jamaica and cops to Costa Rica. Soon we will have people burning Harper in effigy all over the…
ARSENAL!
Am I ever PUMPED for this season! Here’s hoping that Cesc and Nasri both stick around for the season and that Arsene has the sense to pick up another quality…
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How to Fix Everything – At Least In My Opinion
How did it all get so scary that it became painful even to write about it? How did it all go so wrong?We're confronted by a bucketful of challenges today,…
Did Campbell Clark Government Spend $100K To Get Its YouTube Hits Over The Magical 2K Mark?
Kinda/SortaOpenGovernmentClosedBidsVille Sean Holman, as a result of yet another FOI request, has discovered that the Campbell/Clark government recently spent $100,000 updating its Public Relations website. Not surprisingly, Mr Holman got…
The Porky Media and the Separatist Scare
I don't know who writes the editorials at the Globe. But I suspect they vibrate sympathetically to the squeals of their porky corporate masters. Because this is absolute hogwash.Mr. Lebel,…
“_Capitalism is the Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity_”
One of the most despicable aspects of the McGuinty Liberal government, among many others, was its handling of security at the G20 Summit last summer in Toronto. Dalton McGuinty oversaw…
Permit to Pollute: Dodging New Law, Agency Approves Alberta Coal Plant
coal.jpg In Alberta, coal was first mined near Edmonton as early as 1850, and commercial coal operations took off in 1874. After the coal rush where hundreds of mines popped…
What Rob Ford, the tea party and the Conservatives should learn from the British riots
But they won't.The last time Britain saw widespread rioting, in the 1980s, street violence came after a long and failed political struggle against the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher, which…
When Privilege Becomes Indefensible
Lately there has been a spate of reports about the rich flocking to high end shops and indulging in the sort of luxuries reminiscent of the days before the Great…
Montreal police dragging feet on investigating infamous Christianist Twitter troll ‘David Mabus’?
I’ve read the name ‘David Mabus’ a few times on Twitter, mostly in tweets from PZ Myers. Montrealer Mabus (real name: Dennis Marcuze) has made a name for himself by…
Nearly three-quarters of Americans doubt Washington can repair the economy
Talk about a loss of confidence!! A new Washington Post poll underscores the damage caused to President Obama and both political parties by the long standoff over the debt…
US Investments and great guitar
Over the past few days I’ve been contemplating the medium-term view of US stocks and whether I should reduce exposure to them. It seems difficult to be very bullish on…
"Corporations are people too, my friend" – why Mitt Romney will never be president
He's just not that bright.UPDATE: Almost as fast as the tweet appeared for this post, I received this reply via Twitter from @rustlongwood:For federal tax purposes, you are considered a…
Somebody get Mike Wallace to look into this
We eat a lot of instant ramen noodles here at the Woodshed. I wish to the FSM they would stop calling these little packets of instant noodles "ramen" since they…
Knee Jerk
What do you do if you have a riot? Well, if you are a British Conservative, you dictate who can and can't join Facebook and who can and can't own…
Montreal police dragging feet on investigating infamous Christianist Twitter troll ‘David Mabus’?
I've read the name 'David Mabus' a few times on Twitter, mostly in tweets from PZ Myers. Montrealer Mabus (real name: Dennis Marcuze) has made a name for himself by…
The Mark: What the "lawful access" bill might mean for Canadian’s online security
By Alexander Ly and Adam Webb for The Mark Canadian privacy online is about to be put at serious risk. As if internet malefactors and unruly privacy settings on major…
Kathleen Petty
I listen to Kathleen Petty on the Ottawa Morning Show on CBC radio every morning. Just for a little while…from the time I wake up til the time I get…
The Steno Has Tweeted….HST Vote Turnout Is Allegedly 53%
That is all. .