Your days of undermining God and His government are fast closing
I came across that line in a particularly nasty hate filled tirade by some zealot calling himself Gideon in the comment thread of one of Montreal Simon's entertaining posts. He…
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Is An Asshole
Hey, sometimes you want to be all intellectual and stuff; analyze underlying trend and put it in its proper context to provoke scholarly debate. But some shit just deserves to…
The (wonderful) rise of marching bands as a form of protest – New documentary from the National Radio Project
The fine folks from Making Contact (a program at the National Radio Project) present Marching for Change: Street Bands in the US, a new documentary about the musical funsters who…
Senator Murray’s Parting Shot
"I rather think something in the DNA of this government is never satisfied with a win but must try to destroy their adversaries. They are never satisfied to have adversaries.…
Live Stream: 48-Hour Greek General Strike Against Austerity
The fight is on. Greek workers are under a massive assault as international bankers, speculators, governments and capitalists try to force a brutal austerity package down their throats. Last year's…
A joyride gone very wrong
Nasty story and one easy to imagine. Out of control kids, a police stop, panic and death and injury. Life spins on a dime and a joyride goes very wrong:http://bit.ly/kzYCOS…
On radioactive deals
Yes, there are plenty of reasons for concern about the sale of AECL to SNC-Lavalin. But let's add another by raising the other issue that has put SNC-Lavalin in the…
OXYGEN
My running thesis is that Fox News North only survives if it gets enough attention from its detractors. Left alone, the conservative circle jerk doesn't have the JAM or the…
Once Again, Austerity For Thee But Not For Me
Here’s another example of financial obscenity. This time, in Europe. Yes, it seems to much for the Eurozone to lead by example. While Greece erupts in riots over spending cuts…
3882…May Be Mayor Ford Is Ovulating
A University of Rob Ford's city along with Tufts sez that "When ovulation kicks into high gear, so does a woman's gaydar..."The study was published online in Psychological Science.You have…
Fox News North In Dutch With CBSC
I've never played through the youtube clip of that interview Sun TV's Krista Erickson did with interpretive dancer Margie Gillis, but I'd already been told that it got the Canadian…
The Tories Sneaky Social Engineering
I often thought that the right wing canard directed against the left that we were interested in "social engineering" was one of the more banal and pathetic insults that they…
Unlock the Box at the Maison Norman Bethune, July 1
This Friday July 1 in Montreal the comrades from the Maison Norman Bethune (the PCR/RCP's bookstore) will be hosting a film screening of Unlock the Box, a documentary about isolation…
StFX Achieves CIMS-GB with Honours
“To help meet the growing demand for green and “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) certification, the Cleaning Industry Management Standard & Certification Program has been expanded to include…
Wikileaks cablegate – kkkanada…
Currently some Cablegate material is links to other sites. Readers finding broken links should contact the Sixth Estate administrator and request that a full copy of the cable in question…
Obama…he’s so fucking smart…not…
As Obama Quietly Pushes for a Nuclear Weapons Renaissance, Wildfire Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear LabIn New Mexico, an out-of-control wildfire that began Sunday has already burned nearly 80 square miles…
Judge: Police Have A Culture That Rejects Accountability
Those were the words of Justice Elliot Allen as he sentenced two Toronto police officers to one year of house arrest for beating a Cabbagetown man in 2009. As is…
Princess Beatrice pays a stylist $2,400 per day to be dressed
She is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. I have nothing against the Royal Family as such, but this is absolutely ridiculous. She's a grown woman, can't she…
Why Civilian Oversight of the Police is Crucial
Rex Meade of Dundas has a very interesting letter on police heavy-handedness and how to deal with it in today's Star. If you get a chance, take a look at…