Parliament In Review: June 13, 2011
As I'd suspected, there looks to be plenty of material for a review post from just a day's worth of events in the House of Commons. So here's an inaugural…
What ‘Boom’ Are You Referring To Premier Wall??
If you listen to Saskatchewan's top salesman, Premier Brad Wall will try and convince you that the province is simply booming under his stewardship. What is not mentioned is the…
"Global Warming" Is Out, "Global Weirding" Is In
Global warming used to be mainly a battleground for atmospherics science debates. Today the oceanographers and hydrologists are moving way up the prestige ladder because, as we're finding out pretty…
Remarkable Pedro Infante Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewwHyftl50&feature=autoplay&list=AVGxdCwVVULXd54q72u6W-rrCGE9VFK2PB&index=22&playnext=4
Kansas Throws In the Towel, Harvests Whatever Wheat It Can
The combines are early onto the wheat fields of Kansas this year. Accounts suggest they're trying to salvage whatever they can from this year's crop in regions hard hit by…
Florida – Global Warming’s Punching Bag
What's a "perfect storm" Florida-style? That's easy, a property market collapse, a Tea Bagger governor and the onset of the ravages of climate change. That's a real Trifecta. Florida, like…
Ottawa police avert terrorist attack
Sgt. Paul Batista: now, there’s a name to conjure with. He’s the fellow who threatened some Naked Bike Riders with arrest this past Sunday if they removed their clothes, once…
Why I Garden
So I was away from this blog for a few days. Not intentionally, I hasten to add: but sometimes, it must be admitted, unintentional absences are the best. I was…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- I'll agree with Barbara Yaffe that one of the most important tasks for the Cons as a majority government will be to avoid…
John Bolton Slams Uppity World
Rightwing nutjob Stephen Harper, er, John Bolton, has slammed the United Nations and its membership of irrelevant countries, a.k.a. "the world", for having the audacity to grant political recognition to…
Tories get criminals to turn themselves in, by hiring correctional workers and firing cops
The public's first line of defense against crime are the men and women in uniform that, despite their pleasant demeanor when walking the beat, pack a 9mm and undergo training…
Montel – Has Gone to Pot
TV yak show host and pitchman Montel Williams is hawking medical marijuana. Williams has gone into partnership in an outfit known as the Albatin Wellness Cooperative in Sacramento. Williams has…
former nfl star michael strahan joins the fight for marriage equality
This is reaching whole new levels of awesomeoness. Go go go!
Oh, This Is Just Too Precious!
Yes, indeedy, Stevie Spiteful!! You’ve been a very naughty boy!! And there is somebody, Terri-Jean Bedford, a dominatrix, who announced on a CBC interview, they would like to discipline you…
Belize wants to buy out Fortis interest in Belize power company
From Fortis: “The Government of Belize (the "Government") issued a media release on Friday, June 10, 2011 announcing the Government's interest, "...in purchasing majority shares in BEL so as to…
Uphold the sex workers’ decision
This week the Ontario Court of Appeal is hearing arguments in the case involving three sex trade workers who have asked to have three sections of the Criminal Code, as…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 14, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:U. of Alberta dean faces plagiarism investigation - http://goo.gl/DZuYtHackers Attack Senate Website - http://goo.gl/kGGP0Wal-Mart loses $187.6 million appeal over worker…
What Could Have Been: Elxn41 Under a Preferential Ballot
One of the democratic reform initiatives that never seems to get much publicity is the preferential ballot. Yet it's simple, assures the majority of the riding backs the winning candidate,…
Play-based learning
Good article in the Glob and Spew this morning described play-based learning and its benefits for young children. Essentially, this is a progressive approach to learning that posits that children…