World Becoming More Gay-Friendly
For anyone who feels like equal rights have been regressing, here’s a bit of encouraging news. According to a report from the University of Chicago, the world is steadily becoming…
Dundernomics 101: the promise of problems ahead
Take a look at this picture. It comes from Wade Locke’s presentation at a conference of the province’s credit unions in Gander in the latter part of May. The blue…
Speaker elected, on to the Throne Speech
Parliament has spoken and, after six ballots, has elected Andrew Scheer, a 32-year-old Conservative MP, as the new Speaker. He is the youngest Speaker in Canadian history. Scheer was deputy…
tomorrow, june 4: stand in solidarity with bradley manning
The Bradley Manning Support Network has been very busy raising both funds and awareness in support of the accused Wikileaks truth-teller. Tomorrow, supporters of peace and conscience will gather in…
BREAKING: Jack Kevorkian dead
Source: Detroit Free Press. All I can say is, he put forward an issue many of us don't really want to talk about on the agenda.
No Comment: Stephanie Gray
“The uterus exists in my body, every month getting ready for someone else’s body. I can live without my uterus, the pre-born child cannot. And so in some sense there…
Congrats To Regina Boy And New Speaker Of The House Of Commons: Andrew Sheer
Congrats to Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina Qu'Appelle, the new Speaker of the House of Commons and first MP from Saskatchewan to ever hold that honoured position. -Globe…
Sooner Rather Than Later
Not sure this suggestion classifies as a "reform" for the Liberals, but I believe it has merit considering the circumstances. Every sentence uttered by a Liberal these days includes, "renewal"…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 03, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:New TV legal drama’s protagonist: a mediator - http://goo.gl/0JuhEStates consider: Is it legal to dissolve bodies? - http://is.gd/Y0p5gIParental Alienation Syndrome…
The House Sits! Let the Politics Begin!
Now that the house is now going to work we will see the the truth of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives now have there first speaker of the house. The…
Progressive Bloggers – Version 2.
Part of the reason I’ve not been blogging as much is that I along with my volunteer coder Chris have been working hard on getting a new version new look…
Advice From The Street
I was reminded, as I read Jeffrey Simpson's column today, of Mark 8:36-37: 36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his…
DJ Mister Cee pleads guilty to prostitution offence
In New York Criminal Court on June 1, hip hop DJ Mister Cee, a.k.a. Calvin Labrun, entered a guilty plea on charges of loitering for the purpose of engaging in…
Weekend fun…. and a wake for KFC
Lots happening this weekend - I just love summers in the 'hood. The Hintonburg Garage Sale is on Saturday - we'll be selling books and more here at the Finishing…
The New Speaker and the Bible Wars
Uh oh. More evidence that everything young isn't good. We've got the youngest Speaker of the House of Commons. But he's an anti-choice fanatic, and a homophobe. And how do…
U.S. Wants To Make “Illegal” Streaming a Felony, Open to Wiretapping
The U.S. Senate responded to White House request for a law that would explicitly make “Illegal” Streaming of video or audio a felony. Streaming content has been considered a “public…
Accused Murderer Robert Reitmeier Also Before the Court on Sexual Assault
Before we begin, we learned today that Robert Reitmeier's wife may have given birth to their child today. It's a hell of a way to enter the world. No matter…
Some days, all you’ve got is your dog
Like Mickey Rourke said.So check out the dog which is now wandering here and there on my sidebar -- its a gadget from aBowman and he'll chase the ball, scoop…
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That’s where I’m at today. It’s hard to take a break in the afternoon to walk, though it’s good to get out of the house. This novel has always had…
Why Is Stephen Harper Going To Open Seven NEW Military Bases Outside Of Canada’s Borders???
A couple of major questions come to mind with the announcement that Canada is about to massively expand our military presence around the world. Firstly, why do we need to…