My lost chapter
Dear Editor, It is now almost one year since I submitted to you the chapter that you solicited from me as a contribution to the upcoming volume “Real cool phases…
WikiLeaks: Banking Blockade
You’ll probably want to watch this short ad about WikiLeaks. It’s “priceless”. What Does it Cost to Change the World? from WikiLeaks on Vimeo.
Chantal Hébert Gives Jean Chrétien His Due
In two previous posts, (here and here) I criticized Chantal Hébert's lack of affinity for certain historical facts. In my last post, I was definitive in my denunciation when I…
another stranded canadian needs our help: naser bader al-raas
Naser Bader Al-Raas, a 28-year-old Canadian, is in prison in Bahrain. He has been tortured. His passport has been confiscated, so he cannot leave that country. He has a heart…
Think about it..
This is a status message seen on Facebook by a family member who normally doesn’t utter political statements: So let me get this straight…Kelsey Grammer can end a 15yr marriage…
Fox News North In Trouble–Again!
First, Remember this? If you don’t care to view all of it, it was basically Krista Erikson in her best Harper blue dress berating Montreal dancer and long time cultural…
NOII Plasters Immigration Offices and Banner Drop In Opposition to Anti Refugee Bill C4…
No One Is Illegal dropped a large banner which read: “Canada Jails Refugees” above Highway 1 in Vancouver/Burnaby this morning during rush-hour traffic. The group also stickered and plastered the…
RailGate Revisited: Are They Listening To What The Dean Says?
AllTheOldNewsThatFitsWhenThePunditThatMattersNoticesVilleMe, I was not at all surprised to learn that the AG's office, through it's special prosecutor was still fighting to keep RailGate trial documents that had been previously released…
New information, more reasons to protect the Internet in Canada
According to the OECD Communications Outlook 2011 report, broadband use in Canada is one of the highest among OECD members. The OECD recently released new information regarding broadband use and…
Your days of undermining God and His government are fast closing
I came across that line in a particularly nasty hate filled tirade by some zealot calling himself Gideon in the comment thread of one of Montreal Simon's entertaining posts. He…
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Is An Asshole
Hey, sometimes you want to be all intellectual and stuff; analyze underlying trend and put it in its proper context to provoke scholarly debate. But some shit just deserves to…
The (wonderful) rise of marching bands as a form of protest – New documentary from the National Radio Project
The fine folks from Making Contact (a program at the National Radio Project) present Marching for Change: Street Bands in the US, a new documentary about the musical funsters who…
Senator Murray’s Parting Shot
"I rather think something in the DNA of this government is never satisfied with a win but must try to destroy their adversaries. They are never satisfied to have adversaries.…
Live Stream: 48-Hour Greek General Strike Against Austerity
The fight is on. Greek workers are under a massive assault as international bankers, speculators, governments and capitalists try to force a brutal austerity package down their throats. Last year's…
A joyride gone very wrong
Nasty story and one easy to imagine. Out of control kids, a police stop, panic and death and injury. Life spins on a dime and a joyride goes very wrong:http://bit.ly/kzYCOS…
On radioactive deals
Yes, there are plenty of reasons for concern about the sale of AECL to SNC-Lavalin. But let's add another by raising the other issue that has put SNC-Lavalin in the…
OXYGEN
My running thesis is that Fox News North only survives if it gets enough attention from its detractors. Left alone, the conservative circle jerk doesn't have the JAM or the…
Once Again, Austerity For Thee But Not For Me
Here’s another example of financial obscenity. This time, in Europe. Yes, it seems to much for the Eurozone to lead by example. While Greece erupts in riots over spending cuts…
3882…May Be Mayor Ford Is Ovulating
A University of Rob Ford's city along with Tufts sez that "When ovulation kicks into high gear, so does a woman's gaydar..."The study was published online in Psychological Science.You have…