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,…
Compare and contrast
One party's response to a limited amount of Parliamentary resources:“New Democrat MPs were responsible for 56 per cent of all private members’ motions, and 59 per cent of all private…
is rob anders only supportin’ morton? anders loyalists flocking to wildrose.
Proving again why he should never be trusted with the responsibility to stand-in for a cabinet minister at a press conference, Calgary-West Member of Parliament Rob Anders, inappropriately used his…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Myth, storytelling and modern writing
Back in 1949, Joseph Campbell, a follower of Carl Jung, wrote a book called The Hero With a Thousand Faces. It traced the story of the 'hero's journey' through the…
Good boy, Logan, good bye.
Logan the Dog died yesterday afternoon. We’d known for the last six months that this day was coming – the writing was on the wall – but it still seemed…
Chilling. Image of Anders Breivik on way to court.
I can't help thinking I've seen that face before. That look of total self satisfaction, an unquestioning faith in one's beliefs, and unshakeable resolve to rid the world of what…