The dog barking that keeps you awake at night…
… is not what you think.
Who Says "The Right" Doesn’t Use Human Rights Tribunals?
Here's a story from Lifesite about Damian Goddard, whose messages on twitter in defense of "true marriage" allegedly got him fired from Sportsnet, taking the matter to the CHRT. Presumably,…
If There is a Referendum, I Will Vote to Abolish the Senate
There is a lot of discussion about Stephen Harper's plans to reform the Senate, by placing term limits of nine years, but only on those appointed after 2008.Most of the…
Anyone that claims that climate change…
… is a buncha crap, should consider this forecast for Inuvik. Yes, this is “weather” as opposed to “climate”. I know the concepts and terminology very well…. but if these…
Dunderdale dunder-fail on SAR call centre
Kathy and Steve had a nice chat on the phone, but Stephen Harper’s biggest Newfoundland and Labrador fan couldn’t persuade her guy to change his mind about shifting a search…
Population drops in NL again
Recent population figures from Statistics Canada suggest the recession is over and things are getting back to normal. Population in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped in the last quarter primarily due…
Last sitting day – maybe
Today could be it – the last day of the spring session of the House. Maybe. It all hinges on that back-to-work legislation, and how long the opposition is able…
The Gazette’s Ian MacDonald Writes a Love Letter to Jim Flaherty
The Montreal Gazette's L. Ian MacDonald's newest column is somewhere between tawdry financial porn and steamy fiscal erotica. The apple of his eye: Jim Flaherty. He begins by a tantalizing…
Mountaintop Removal Mining Linked To Birth Defects
mountaintop-removal-project.jpg Researchers at Washington State University and West Virginia University have released a new report that links an increase in birth defects in Appalachia to the pra...
Ford’s first really big mistake would be snubbing Pride…
TheStar James: Ford turns back on gay community by shunning Pride Misguided. Small-minded. Toronto has definitely taken several steps/decades back under Rob Ford. What a dipstick of a mayor we…
Reaching Out…Touching You…Touching Me…
GoodTimesNeverSeemSoGoodHeadsTheyWinTailsWeLoseVilleWell whadd'ya know.Pamela Martin is now Camp Christy's newly-minted 'Director of Outreach'.Jonathan Fowlie of the VSun has the story:VICTORIA -- Premier Christy Clark has hired former CTV news anchor ...
A Cyber War Is Going On That You May Not Even Be Aware Of ….
"The Internet may be about to get a little more chaotic than usual. Over the weekend, a group of hackers declared that they are initiating cyber warfare with governments and…
Jaggi Singh set free…some good news, at least…
from now magazine..."My only regret is that we didn’t succeed in tearing down that fence.” By Ben Spurr Activist Jaggi Singh exited the courthouse at Old City Hall this morning…
The War On Drugs
The War on Bugs has not yet been won either. The War on Drugs left a trail of destruction through the property of innocent people I know, today. The RPS…
Water polo player says sorry for ‘DUMB’? riot actions…?
oh no. he's not going to get off with an apology for his youthful impetuousness. he needs to be publicly humiliated, labeled as a threat to the whole nation, picked…
Being Zen about the pool part 2
Total breeze of an evening. Home in time to put together leftovers for dinner. Dinner done in time for a bath, and then out for a beer with a friend.…
Homophobe mayor
Marcus Gee rails against Rob Ford's decision to be the first Toronto mayor in 20 years to skip the gay pride parade: Since becoming mayor, he has spurned every attempt…
Hello? Hello?
I'm normally not one for telling tales out of school. But having sat it on a handful of meetings between Prime Ministers and Premiers, and having regularly set up phone…
Alberta Liberal Leadership Race: An Open Game
As I took a step back at the convention in May for the Alberta Liberals I recognized something key: it was an open field for anyone to enter and try…