Media Madness & Politics
Getting out of the media mess created by our mainstream monopolies will be a real challenge. But we have to try.
Rupert Murdoch: Shave every day and you’ll always look keen!
Today's super amazing DRAMA! A protester attacks Rupert Murdoch with a plate of.........Shhi--shhhhhhhhhhaving cream. Rupert's wife, JUMPS up to save him from the pile of Shhhi---aaaaaaaaaving cream! You really cannot…
Nelson Mandela: A leader extraordinaire
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”MandelaIt was recently Nelson Mandela’s ninety-third birthday. We live today in an era marked by…
Hudak “walks away” from abortion question
“…the Opposition Leader refused to say if he still opposes abortion, walking away from the microphone when reporters asked repeatedly if he still considered himself pro-life. The Campaign Life Coalition,…
Burn Them To The Ground
Anonymous to release NOTW, Sun emails.Fire...them...all. And jail the rest.
Gee Skewers Ford
I was about to write another pithy dismembering of the lies and stupidities of the mayoralty of His Honour Rob Ford. But then I read today's article in the Globe…
Province of BC launches Open Data Catalog: What works
As revealed yesterday, the province of British Columbia became the first provincial government in Canada to launch a open data portal. It's still early but here are some things that…
Premier McGuinty supports a woman’s right to choose
“…Premier Dalton McGuinty is forthright about his stand on abortion. Spokeswoman Jane Almeida said: McGuinty “supports a woman’s right to choose. … The McGuinty government has always held this position…
My book: Tabula Rasa
Last November, I participated – for the second time – in National Novel Writing Month. Just like the year before, I waited till the last minute to take the next…
Canada, A PetroState? The Face Of Climate Corruption in Canada
From The Mark News: Energy ministers from across Canada have just returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of the tar sands, given to them by the oil companies themselves. Now, they…
Mostly competent government
On December 1 of this year, the federal government will implement new regulations governing the processing of refugee claims. In response to the huge backlog of claims — much of…
Of Senators And Whores
Brian Mulroney said it best. There's no whore like an old whore.
Cancel The Corporate Tax Cuts
Spotted these excellent posters in my neighborhood by the Toronto Labour Council. Drag that they don't advertise a protest or some sort of event. But it's good that they're trying…
For News International, Looks Like What Goes Around Comes Around
Indeed. Looks like the hackers have been hacked into themselves, Monday night. It is kinda poetic. LulzSec, a hacktivist group, who claimed responsibility for some high profile cyber attacks like…
3938…Africa Steps Up To The Plate
Literally.Len Berman reports that " Uganda becomes the first African team to quality for the Little League World Series."Out of the park.WFDS
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Psalm 69:33Perhaps it is an obvious statement, but Judeo-Christian teaching do not abandon those who are prisoners. A similar view is taken in Islam . While prison is sometimes necessary…
3937…Note To Stephen Harper
Would one of you good Tories who reads this forward this to our beloved leader.Mr. Harper:There are things called test markets. In terms of mandatory sentences there are a number…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Sixth Estate examines which party's candidates have violated the Canada Elections Act in recent elections. And it shouldn't be much surprise that Canada's…
On stretches
Shorter Barbara Yaffe:Of course we can find good news for Liberals - just as long as we get creative in defining the term!Update: Actually, there's a serious point to be…