McFadyen changes feet
Guess Hugh McFadyen finally woke up and realized that his strategy to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is working. Good on you Hugh. Today McFadyen issued his call…
More screaming. We think pinworms are back
Despite a slight reddening around her vagina, the night time only screaming makes us think it’s pinworms. Again. This is the child we’re talking about, in case that’s not clear.…
Drama in the Beach
So we finally emerge from the wilds of cottage country and decide, on this beautiful summer night, to walk down to one of our favorite haunts for dinner. (Dinner was…
Autism and Environment: Dr. Szatmari Gets It Backwards
The New York Times, to its credit, understands the implications of the recent twins study in terms of its potential to shake the old boys (and girls) network that has…
Heroes for Today: Hugh Grant, actually.
Who’d of thunk that an actor who once became notorious for his run-in with a streetwalker would end up turning the tables on the paparazzi who made his private life…
Fact Check on Aisle Three Please
Stories about Madeleine Gauron, a 76-year-old Quebec woman pronounced brain dead have been popping up in the (anti-abortion and) anti-euthanasia press. And almost exclusively in the anti-euthanasia press. The source…
I found the text for Ward Churchill’s writing on pacifism…
so excited! now i'm reading it and listening to it. fiercely brilliant, it is...PACIFISM AS PATHOLOGY: notes on an american psuedopraxisward churchillif what you're reading here grips you, holds you,…
Makes it official, then
Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary is apparently getting some criticism. Here’s the way Voice of the Cabinet Minister reported Cleary’s comments on one of the radio station’s…
Women’s Worlds 2011
Women’s Worlds 2011 has blasted through barriers and has broken new ground over the last four days that it has taken place in Ottawa. I have had the privilege to…
For director of communications to David Cameron to be arrested
Yes, David Cameron did hire a former editor of News of the World as his director of communications. And yes, he was forced to 'let go' said former director of…
How To Get Suspended From The RCMP
La Presse, by virtue of the Access to Information Act, has the answer!There are 22,000 RCMP officers in Canada. 396 officers behaved so reprehensibly that they were suspended from active…
Federal Agency Captured By Gas and Pipeline Industry
Screen shot 2011-07-06 at 4.28.04 PM.png The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is responsible for overseeing, monitoring and main...
The Difference Between Online Journalism and Blogging…
....Do The Comments Have It?In my last post, I explained why I have decided to turn on the 'comment moderation' feature here which means that you will have to wait…
Okay, so it wasn’t a bus after all
But that doesn’t mean natural resources minister Shawn Skinner escaped completely unscathed from his episode on Backtalk on Wednesday. Here’s the latest version of a story about comments Skinner made…
And so it goes: Yahoos on the prairies.
I suppose some folks think that the regina mom is a yahoo cuz she’s shooting off her mouth all the time. Really, she hasn’t had a lot of time for…
The Globe & Mail editorial board needs to look at itself in the mirror
In light of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World scandal, the very conservative editorial board of the venerable Globe & Mail writes a lofty editorial on the mess. The Globe…
Bilal Philips is Sort of a Huge Jackass
Okay, in all honesty we had never heard of this guy until we were sent the news link that will soon follow, but we think our dear readers will soon…
Parliament In Review: June 20, 2011
Yes, it's tempting to Bruce Anderson's conjecture about the NDP with a direct rebuttal. But I hardly see the need when the next day in Parliament to be reviewed offers…