Nuclear emergency preparedness
Time once again to juxtapose: 2008: The woman who was fired by the federal Conservatives as president of Canada’s nuclear safety watchdog said Tuesday the safety risk of resuming the…
3872…It Is Official: NDP Now Stands For Nothing
This weekend's VanCon2011 laid out Jack Layton's platform and plans precisely.His only plan is to become Prime Minister.He stands for nothing.WFDS
3871…Jennifer Ward Meet Al Lewis
Jennifer Ward is the anchor who is on CTV Newsthingy right now.Al Lewis played Grampa Munster on The Munsters.Or, perhaps, they are the same person?WFDS
3870…Happy Father’s Day Travis Henry
You to Sean Kemp. Calvin Murphy aussi.Today is your day day.Travis Henry of course is the father of fathers. At his trial his agent estimated that he had 12 kids…
Hello world!
Welcome to my new blog (which will be kind of similar to my old blog). I need some time to put the theme together so for now you won’t see…
Does This Peel Police Action Help You To Sleep Better at Night?
I stand to be corrected, but I was under the impression that in Canada, we are, at least in theory, protected from arbitrary police intrusion and arrest. Apparently the Peel…
The Future Is In The Hands Of The Young
Frank Graves has sifted through the entrails of the last election, trying to figure out why he and all the other pollsters didn't see Stephen Harper's majority coming. His conclusions…
gardenette update
My little garden-ette is going gangbusters. Originally: The rose bush is to Cody's right. Then: Then: Here you can see how pathetic the rose bush had become. And now:
Some Food for Thought
Perhaps it is because I am currently reading The Trouble With Billionaires, by Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks, but I have become especially sensitive to the increasingly shrill anti-union rhetoric…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
There are so many societies in which the elite made decisions that were good for themselves in the short run and ruined themselves and societies in the long run…. Similarly,…
Liberals Delay Leadership until May-June 2013 – Bah!
And anyone reading this blog over the past couple of days, months, and so on, will know that I'm none too happy with that fact.However, because I wasn't a delegate,…
The Globe stops trying
I know, I know, “they were trying?”. But check out the photo accompanying this Curry article on Rait, hero to the working class. Will they name this one “Riot”?
The Globe stops trying
I know, I know, "they were trying?". But check out the photo accompanying this Curry article on Rait, hero to the working class. Will they name this one "Riot"?
The Globe stops trying
I know, I know, “they were trying?”. But check out the photo accompanying this Curry article on Rait, hero to the working class. Will they name this one “Riot”?
From Here to Eternity
Job one for Liberals at the extraordinary convention was to stop the madness of a quick leadership vote. However, it seems we have gone from one extreme to another with…
Some things are best forgotten
Especially the movie version. Alltop is mostly caramel at the middle.
How Rob Ford Can Fix Social Housing
I have an opinion piece in today’s Toronto Star regarding Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford, and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC). Mr. Ford would like to see a considerable number…
canadian boat to gaza send off today; female nobel laureates call on united nations to do the right thing
This morning in both Toronto and Montreal, many of the Canadian delegates of the Canadian ship Tahrir, will meet the media before boarding their flights to Turkey. The Tahrir will…