Frère Jacques…
There are some questions for you today. Lawrence Martin asks: "Are the NDP more Bloc than the Bloc?" Claude Morin has a shopping list of questions along similar lines too.…
Dastardly Right-wing Liberal Bloggers
Like Jeff Jedras, who dared to be quoted by a third party - the blog Small Dead Animals - for having a sensible opinion.Or Dan Arnold (aka CalgaryGrit) who dared…
alberta liberals hype structural changes.
Groundbreaking. Gargantuan. Real renewal. Politics re-imagined. These are all words that I have heard used to describe the changes made to the Liberal Party’s internal structure at a special general…
11 Things The Bible Bans, But You Do Anyway
One last post on the night, you likely have sinned and maybe didn't even know it. Here is a look at things you shouldn't do if you don't want to…
Adult Autism Residential Care: Close the Institutions But First Provide An Alternative
My younger son Conor is 15. He is not a very high functioning, celebrity "autie" or "aspie". My son actually has an Autistic Disorder with "profound developmental delays". He is…
Canada’s New Democrats: Stuck Between a Rock and Hard Place
Especially on the issue of Senate reform, where Quebec's provincial government is already starting to get its back up:Quebec is warning Stephen Harper it may go to court, if necessary,…
I’m a Mercy Ministries survivor
Liz tells me she is doing okay, that the up side to her time at MM was gaining a better understanding of how a cult operates. (Definition of cult. The…
Introducing Orange Ortho Man
Introducing a new monthly feature. here’s issue 1 of 48.
3813…Boston Pizza Is Now Vancouver Pizza
From the Vancouver Sun:The Boston Pizza website has been rebranded as 'Vancouver Pizza.'In a show of home-town support and solidarity, Boston Pizza has become "Vancouver Pizza" -- for the duration…
3812…Did I Say May? I Meant October!
NBC4i.com tells the world that "As crestfallen followers of a California preacher who foresaw the world's end strained to find meaning in their lives, Harold Camping revised his apocalyptic prophecy…
Anti-Anti-HST
Chris Thompson, UBC law student and creator of an open letter in the form of a YouTube video addressed to former Socred premier Bill Vander Zalm (the most vocal proponent…
Build schools and lay off teachers? Hey, it’s the Alberta way!
New school. Lots of students. No teachers. What’s your problem? Below: Ed Stelmach, Dave Hancock.Does it seem odd to you that Alberta’s Conservative government would be spending more than half…
Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world. As if it ever was
“Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world.” These are Stephen Harper's words to our troops in Afghanistan as he tries to explain why 156 of their comrades (and…
What else are they lying about?
Reading the story about how the Harper government deliberately excluded critical oilsands data from an environmental report done for the United Nations forces me to ask:So what else is the…
Harper’s "tough on crime" bill: meaner, more expensive, and not making us any safer
From the essential Alex Himelfarb, another beautifully written and persuasively argued essay detailing everything wrong with both the omnibus crime legislation and the nasty, vindictive and short-sighted sentiments behind it.…
Radio Topics, May 31st
Happy Almost June! I’m back after a couple of weeks away, and Adam and I will be marking the end of Bike to Work month with a couple of cycling-related…
Oh, suddenly Rob Ford DOES have something to hide.
Ford asks court to halt audit of his campaign finances - thestar.com Last week Ford told the Toronto Sun "There is nothing to hide so let them audit all they…
After the tornado
ER Stories describes what it was like to be in the Joplin hospital during and after the tornado:: I remember a patient in his early 20’s gasping for breath, telling…
poem of the week: The Cuckoo Song
The Cuckoo Song Sing, cuccu, nu. Sing, cuccu. Sing, cuccu. Sing, cuccu, nu. Sumer is i-cumen in – Lhude sing, cuccu!Groweth sed and bloweth med …
Canucks battle songs
If you don't like Hockey, you may get annoyed at me for the next two weeks. Just sayin. Im a hockey fan and it goes back to my days in…