140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 27, 2011
I hope all of our readers are having a fantastic week so far! Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Opinion: An absurd ruling on sexual assault:…
new survey suggests politics as usual in alberta.
A new Environics survey of 900 Albertans published by the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald paints a disappointing picture for anyone hoping for a political sea change in the upcoming…
WalMart Heiress Funds Big New Art Museum
As a sidebar to the previous posting about WalMart advertising on classical music stations, check out the interesting article in The New Yorker about WalMart heiress Alice Walton and her…
Advertising and Classical Music: If CBC/Radio-Canada Doesn’t Deliver, Private Stations Make Money
We've been listening to the commerical classical music station a lot over the last few months. Partly, it's fatigue--there is so much to do just keeping afloat plus taking care…
YES! Two smoking cessation aids now part of Ontario Drug Benefit Plan!!
This is great news! When I quit 7 years ago, I used Zyban, the patch, nico-gum… everything I could get my hands on! And they worked! Fortunately, the costs were…
toronto, your mayor wants to hear from you. tell him you value your public library.
When Toronto City Council’s executive committee meets on Thursday to start making decisions about the future of the Toronto Public Library, you can help defend Toronto Public Library. And if…
The Minkey that Stole the Pink Panther: Chief Inspector Dreyfus
I loved the Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies, but I always thought that Herbert Lom was on the edge of stealing these movies from their purported star — and in…
And Around And Around We Go: Just Who Is Breivik’s English Connection?
While English Defense League co-founder Paul "Lionheart" Ray first fingered EDL money bags Andrew Lake, another of the racist gang's leaders, Tommy Robinson, (buddy of JDL chieftain Meir Weinstein and…
What Racist Queers Say
Thanks to my friend Richard over at Three Dollar Bill for bringing my attention to an amazing article, "Racist Queers" by comedian Solomon Georgio, who outlines some of the most…
Mark your calendars
It's that time again! Summertime is as good as any for another casual progressive blogging get together here in the Ford throttled city of Toronto. Time and date: 6:30 p.m.…
Better Late Than Never: Gay Group Gets UN Accreditation
The International Gay and Lesbian Association, one of the world’s oldest GLBT equal rights organisations, has finally won consultive status to the UN Economic and Social Council, after years of…
Turd Buffing
Russell Wangersky’s column on Tuesday discussed some of Nalcor’s efforts to deal with criticism of the Muskrat Falls project. He notes the company letters to the editor and interviews efforts…
No publicly ruffled feathers
On the eve of their caucus meeting to “consult” on the topic of the interim leader, NDP MPs seem to all agree that Nycole Turmel is a good choice, and…
My Summer Journey and JJ’s Return
(click to enlarge)I must admit that I'm finding it hard to blog these days. I'm not sure where I want to go. I don't know where this country is going.There…
Lighten up Doug Ford! Thanks to Margaret Atwood, at least you’ll get a footnote
Margaret Atwood on the picket line, shortly before reprimanding your blogger. Below: Toronto’s Ford Brothers.Lighten up, Doug Ford! It’s good to be given a sound public thrashing by Margaret Atwood.…
Paul Fromm’s Support For a Cause Makes His Friendship With Kevin Strom a Bit Awkward
Paul Fromm and Kevin Strom with other notables in the, "White Nationalist" Movement. Would hate to be Nick Griffin. Who Knows what Strom had been doing with that hand earlier…
The post-Fordist era can’t come soon enough
Oh Toronto. So glad I don’t live in you right now. Not just because of the horrible summer heat, but because you have a troglodyte for mayor… Rob Ford is…