This is my farm: From the city to the country and back again
Peacenik has been so busy trying to follow and make sense out of all the revolutions and protests in the world that Peacenik hasn’t written much about urban farming and…
Bev Oda vindicated
Not only was Conservative MP for Durham Bev Oda exonerated of all accusations, she was quickly rewarded with a newly-created cabinet post. There was an announcement from the PMO that…
Hey Quebec! What Are You Waiting For? Take It to the Streets
Maybe it's just me. When the president of the association of the province's crown attorneys declares publicly that the Quebec government is acting in a manner that is unconstitutional, irresponsible,…
Conservative majority
Newspaper headlines don't exclusively tell you about the article they promote. They also give the reader a hint of what the editorial board wants to put forward. The Globe and…
Congrats, Rahm
Rahm Emanuel, the guy who choreographed one of my favourite photos, the 1993 handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, has just been elected mayor of Chicago.Oh, yeah, and he…
Arrogant !
Anyone who has ever observed a pouting teenage boy who is not getting his way knows the look. Arrogant, angry, defiant, cocky .... pathetic. Despite the attack ads, the cross-Canada…
Harper Hard at Work
h/t - Impolitical
Stephen Harper – He’s Not In It For You!
April ReignStephen ‘we aren’t in election mode‘ Harper’s attack ads on Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff takes various quotes with no context in order to paint him as someone with no…
Roll Up the Rim Stats 2011
It's time for the fifth annual tracking of my Roll Up the Rim statistics. I'll update this post as my consumption totals rise up. As always, I record three statistics.…
For Your Consideration
I can think of two candidates for the next Nobel Peace prize, and they are the heretofore unnamed Libyan Air Force pilots who – when ordered to indiscriminately fire upon…
Ford’s Pipe Dream and Toronto’s Transit Needs
Or I guess I should say tunnel dream. For those of you who are uninitiated in the Toronto's transit woes. Here's the deal. The old mayor of Toronto, NDPer David…
Priorities of a Harper Majority
Crime: Solving the problem of the increasing number of unreported crimes, that has been sweeping the nation. New laws will make it illegal to not report serious crimes, including crimes…
Economy? Check. But, what about everything else?
Following a meeting with NDP leader Jack Layton Friday, The Prime Minister is quoted tonight saying any Parliamentarian who puts the best interests of the economy above all else will…
Galactic Ruler Xenu Hires a Lawyer
There once was a guy who wrote sci-fi short stories for pulp magazines. Then one day he wrote this story:75 million years ago, the earth was over-populated with 186 billion…
TPMMuckraker: "Patriot Act Extension Passes On Simple Majority Vote"
"An extension of several provisions of the PATRIOT Act, which failed to pass the House last week under a procedural motion which required a two-thirds super-majority, passed on Monday night…
TPMMuckraker: "Patriot Act Extension Passes On Simple Majority Vote"
“An extension of several provisions of the PATRIOT Act, which failed to pass the House last week under a procedural motion which required a two-thirds super-majority, passed on Monday night…