When questions were answered…
Before scripted responses in QP. Before “messaging”. Before every utterance from a Minister’s mouth had to be cleared by the PMO, sitting MP’s actually communicated directly with their constituents and…
Madame Premier, Which Is It….
....Is It Your 'Families First' Program?“If you were a part of this, and I’m speaking to people who may have been responsible last night, I promise you this. You won’t…
Prison mafias: The newest plot to destabilize Venezuela
From Patria Grande, another interesting look at the self-styled forces of “democratic civil society” in Venezuela, and what they’re doing to steer the country away from the “disastrous”, “Castro-communist” rule…
Video Vigilantism in Vancouver
It’s been over half a century since George Orwell wrote 1984, but Big Brother is still watching us. In fact, he’s been watching us more and more—email and phone conversations…
Michael Moore on Keith Olbermann show
Keith Olbermann’s show Countdown started yesterday, June 20th , 2011 on the Current T.V. Here is an interesting interview with Michael Moore. Moore thinks that Obama should get the permission…
Margaret Wente Explains Why The World Is Fucked Up
It's not because Wall Street raped the financial system. No, it is all the fault of Greek hairdressers (and American teachers). Margaret Wente ladies and gentlemen, the heir to Barbara…
William Watson Says Scrap Public Programs — Even When They Work Well
Sometimes the right-wing columnists which populate our supposedly left-wing mainstream media get truly bizarre. Witness, for instance, today’s asinine free-marketeering in the Ottawa Citizen by William Watson, who offer the…
How to Clear Out a Waiting Room
A couple of weeks ago we had a spectacularly bad day, traumas, codes, STEMIs, septic shock, status asthmaticus, what have you, plus (of course) a department filled with the haunted…
Mob vs. mob
Which one is worse? You decide....
Cape Breton North By-election
Live results will be posted here, after polls close at 7:00pm ADT.As an aside, it would be really cool if any one of the provincial electoral commissions made their live…
Hamilton takes another step out of the Dark Ages
It finally looks like Hamilton is about to get out of the dark ages and allow department stores to be open 24 / 7. It only makes sense. Not that…
Hudak’s hopes that we have short memories …
This fall's election in Ontario is going to be pretty exciting if for no other reason than two of the three candidates for Premier represent Hamilton districts. Andrea Horwath represents…
Facebook essay, The right to choice supersedes the right to life for society to achieve justice, freedom and equality for the fairer sex
Recently, I have been engaging in some heated debates on the blogosphere about the question of abortion and women's rights. And I have had the fortune of talking to people…
Facebook essay, Freedom given is no freedom at all
This short essay is going to address the assertion that free will can be given or assigned to an individual, and that after, it can still be considered free will.…
Facebook essay, "Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum." A reflection on the nature of existence through Descartes’ Principia Philosophiae
Many people recognize these famous lines: "I doubt therefore I think; I think therefore I am", yet few know who spoke them and what they mean. Unfortunately, written reflections on…
US has surplus electricity
A conference in Halifax last week heard a tale of electricity demand in the United States that you certainly aren’t hearing from proponents of mega-debt projects north of the border.…
Facebook essay, Sex, Prose and Glenrothes: Three things that make life worth living
There are only a select number of activities worth pursuing in any one lifetime. Of course, these activities, pleasures, interests, vices etc. are different for each individual, age group, sex…
New Vibe In Ottawa?
It's been seven years since we've had a majority government and already you can sense a different energy. The potential danger for the opposition, the Canadian public may also sense…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 21, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Have you ever shot concert footage with your iPhone? That might end if an Apple patent application is granted http://t.co/QLfBaavCanadian…
Nothing new here
A new Nanos poll comes out today that shows the Conservatives slightly increasing their standing from the May 2, 2011 election results. This should be no great surprise; Parliament has…