Who Let the Crazies Out?
That's not just in reference to the Vancouver riots, either, though those who took part in those riots - especially this couple - deserve the label of "crazy" in some…
Congratulations Elizabeth May on the First Green Party Parliamentary Climb Down!
She says one thing one day, and backs down from it the next. The Green Party of Canada is growing up folks. You see it is doing all the things…
3861…Anthony Weiner: Why?
The first why is, why did you send a picture of your, as you call it, package to anyone?Second question is, why are you resigning?Man up, Bill Clinton it and…
Puritanism and the reversal of opposites: dissolution of extremes and the coming end of an age
The West – or rather, the North West corner of this small planet – is by tradition and by psychology, puritanical in bent, still, even though this tradition is recent,…
3860…Riots: A Canuckistanian Tradition
Love the ever predictable riots last night.At least when they have riots in the States it is usually coz someone got wrongfully shot, wrongfully convicted, wrongfully something something.Not in Our…
Layton swears allegiance to Marx, vows to crush capitalism: just kidding…
I think before any journalist sits down in front of their computer to write something, they must ask themselves the following question: will what I am about to write constructively…
Dumb As Paint
Today's Dumb as Paint award goes out to Brock Anton for helping Vancouver Police by confessing to assaulting a police officer and destruction of property. Brock, be sure to ask…
What happened to my city last night?
At The Bay (click to enlarge) As I surveyed the damage on Robson and Granville this morning, walking past an ashen-faced premier and even more shell-shocked mayor answering the press…
The rot in Wisconsin continues
As a followup to the my earlier post about a Wisconsin Federal Judge declaring that the legislation passed by Governor Walker and his sultry crew of union bashing tea baggers…
Preston Manning and the Vancouver riots
Yes, of course, it is a big stretch to suggest that Preston Manning, for the former head of the Reform Party had anything to do with the rioting in Vancouver…
QP: Friday on a Thursday
The House treated today like a Friday to allow the NDP to head to Vancouver for its party convention by holding question period early. But it wasn’t a real Friday…
You can save eight lives
Yesterday the McGuinty government unveiled a new online registry for organ donation. The response was so massive that it crashed the site! I just registered – it only took about…
Paying for It – prostitution minus gender – A review of the new comics memoir by Chester Brown
A new comics-memoir from the author who brought us Louis Riel looks at the benefits of paying for sex.
Manhattan Institute Op-ed Exemplifies Why NY Times Should Require Disclosure of Financial Conflicts
6719.jpg The New York Times ran an op-ed last week by Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute, a group funded by Koch Industries, ExxonMobil and other polluters to confuse the…
The Rule of Law and the Harper Regime Forced Labor Laws
Apparently what the Conservatives meant by “small government” during this spring’s election was “government so small it can dictate terms of employment to people even when they are not government…
3859…LeBron James Meet Roberto Luongo
It is going to be a long summer for the two superstars but ask yourself this: if you had one pick in am open NBA draft, you know you ate…
@Ursula_AUCC @MountAllison Covocation Photos
As earlier mentioned, the AUCC's wooden mascot, Ursula the polar bear, visited campus during convocation. Most of the photos from that trip have already been shared but there are a…
"The Conservative government’s position on asbestos is morally bankrupt."
And the editorial board at the Ottawa Citizen isn't mincing words on the issue. On June 20, the Canadian government will have a chance to do again what it has…