Brazil judge OKs country’s first gay marriage
In a landmark decision, Sao Paulo state judge Fernando Henrique Pinto ruled Monday that two men were allowed to convert their civil union into a full marriage. In May 2011,…
A room with a view of the pork barrel
The provincial ambassador’s office in Ottawa costs the better part of a half million a year to run, hasn’t had an ambassador in it for the better part of the…
Twenty six cents.
Remember a few months ago when, to great public fanfare, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced in its budget that it would be giving consumers a break on their…
Sneaking it through regulations
Now that Parliament has risen for the summer, we can expect things to totally die down now, right? And the government will drift into a gentle slumber and won’t do…
Legislation for a dying culture
I'm a staunch supporter of Québec's Charter of the French Language (a.k.a. Bill 101). Its purpose is to give new stock Québécois the means to integrate with the provincial majority.…
Alberta Conservative MP takes surprising swipe at Canada Post back-to-work law
Your blogger with Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber, in agreement for once … sort of.With locked-out postal workers being forced back to their jobs last night by the Harper Conservatives,…
Here we go again
The Conservatives act like its their own personal money and they can spend it however they like.I'm not talking about what's in their pockets.I'm talking about what came from our…
B.C. Housing – The End of Shelterville
Here it is…Home Sweet Project. I’m now in a 1960′s BC Housing Project….note the original lino floor and cinder block walls. Ugly, but hey, I can’t hear my…
VSP’s Ten Rules for Liberal Debate
When I first joined the Liberals in ’08 I didn’t know what I was getting myself into–I didn’t know the culture, the debate customs, or many rules of order. I…
North American Security Perimeter Agreement
Many of us look forward to four years of fights with the Stephen Harper Government. They have in the first session so far signaled that they will do what it…
In which the “Chávez has cancer” rumor mill grinds to a halt, once and for all
You know something? When the president of Paraguay (above, at right) says something about Chavecito, I’m much more likely to believe him than the English-language whore media. Why? Well, for…
What The Asbestos Debate Is About
"This government will not put Canadian industry in a position where it is discriminated against in a market where sale is permitted." -Stephen HarperIn my previous post, I had established…
What The Asbestos Debate Isn’t About
"This government will not put Canadian industry in a position where it is discriminated against in a market where sale is permitted." -Stephen Harper (April 26th, 2011)Chrysotile is "ethical" asbestosDespite…
Just doing some housekeeping…
i'll re-publishing some older posts i'd taken down. if i come across something really close to my heart i'll update it with a true re-post.if what you're reading here grips…
Late night
More from Glastonbury, Ed Sheeran who is 20 years old! Man. "Cool girl, no phone...," great line.
Changing Public Opinion By Making It Right
Out from under the dark and vague misguided tendencies of tolerance and pluralism, popular opinion must be dragged, to be viewed in its proper place within human affairs.Too often has…
"He Who Will Not Be Named" Bravely Takes Swipe At WN Detractors. Once They Can’t Respond
We tried not to talk about him. We mean we tried really, really hard. But when you're given gold like this, how could we not share it with our readers?…
You’d never know it to look at her face
...but I think Mallory is either getting off easy or dealing well with the chicken pox. Last night did not see the three hour wail fest, and I expect this…
Protracted and tortuous reasons can be insufficient
R. v. Geddes, 2011 MBCA 44 deals with the sufficiency of a judge's reasons in an unusual context. Here the Court found the reasons were too long and complex. As a…
Another Real Pro Back In The Bloggodome
AllTheWordsThatFitWithMeaningVilleAlmost missed it following all the new arrivals at Clark'sVille station, but it is very much worth mentioning that the best of the proMedia writers on all things maritime off…