Casey Anthony: The Travesty of the Case
According to some media reports, she has been offered a million dollars for an exclusive interview. She could be getting book offers too. These are horrible examples to set. Does…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted material for your weekend reading.- He's a bit too shy in pointing out exactly how thoroughly the Cons' position on the Canadian Wheat Board has been rebuked in CWB…
U2 in Montreal!
What. A. Show. If you have never had the opportunity to see Bono and the boys, find the time… 80,000 folks in Montreal last night would have enthusiastically agreed with…
Toulouse Le Grandfig
Born in Sarlat (France) in 1895, Toulouse Le Grandfig was a minor painter and surrealist writer who’s most important contributions are the dadaist works: “Le singe de vol mange le…
3921…Yasir Naqvi Cup Today In Ottawa
It is the annual game between St. Luke's Miscreants and the Ottawa Coppers.Tip is one ish and the food is free.St. Luke's Park, Frank Street near Elgin/Gladstone.WFDS
Thoughts on a Filibuster
Can I get a “WOW”? Just look at all those women! I couldn’t stop grinning as woman after woman after woman rose and spoke. What happened to all the arrogant…
The Truth of the matter
The real reason books are dangerous is because people care so much about them.
Conservative values are not Canadian values
This is total bullshit. 60% of Canadians did not want Stephen Harper as P.M. 60% of Canadians did not want a Conservative federal government. I would suggest that Harper not…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
No, a loss to the CFL's strongest team shouldn't be considered reason to panic. But yesterday's game did reveal some important gaps between the current 'Riders and the team they…
At 7 a.m. I Saw
On the path along the railroad tracks this morning, I saw a baby bunny. It had lost some of its roundness already, and looked like a miniature hare standing quite…
Dexter admits NS didn’t do Muskrat Falls homework
In an interview with The Coast, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter admits his government didn’t exercise due diligence before signing onto the Muskrat Falls project: The Coast: Has the Nova…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
We call on all people and nations to recognize the serious and potentially irreversible impacts of global warming caused by the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and…
One Perspective on Canadian Media
Over the last couple of days this post has been doing the rounds in the various journalism and media Facebook groups, and deserves a wider audience. I think we can…
Peter Kent’s Facebook Page Hacked!
...link posted to porn site:At least I am assuming it was hacked. But not by me, I would hasten to add.Source.
stop the mega-quarry: deadline for comments is midnight tonight
The deadline to submit comments to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, voicing your opposition to the Melancthon mega-quarry, is midnight tonight. Please:1. Sign the Avaaz petition: here.2. Submit your…
Unions – Part Two
Thanks to fellow-blogger Orwell for providing this link to the Australian version of the video I wrote about yesterday:Recommend this Post
I Want One
...because one of these:
When Hatred Goes Mainstream
Jolly Berlin crowds in the brightly-lit Kurfürstendamm nightlife district had more fun last week than these beery, sausage-stuffed revelers have had in months. Well-dressed German women and their swank, duel-scarred…