Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - The Cons are once again getting noticed in the world - this time thanks to Serge Schemann pointing out their callous treatment…
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WikiLeaks: Biggest Cock-up Ever
A collection of diplomatic history since 1966 to the present day. This sentence is changing the world, unintentionally. The US State Department would have given its left testicle for this…
Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some…
Sarah Palin: The epitome of the celebrity politician
It is that time again when my fingers twitch and compel me - struggling with my sense of decency - to write another blog post about Sarah Palin. I have…
Lubicon Cree First Nation not consulted before Plains Midstream Canada given OK to restart
Plains Midstream Canada no longer provides web updates regarding the percentage of oil that has been recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak site. Plains Midstream Canada has only recovered 49%…
Naked News: Cheney’s Book & More…
There’s something wonderfully absurd about the “Naked News” that always makes me chuckle. Now, what were those headlines again? I forget.
Agreeing with Ezra Levant?
I happen to agree with Ezra Levant today. Only in part. Here’s a piece on Quebec’s desire to license journalists. The government of Quebec wants to licence journalists. Christine St-Pierre,…
Plains Midstream Canada given final OK to restart Rainbow Pipeline
Plains Midstream Canada has been given the final OK to restart the Rainbow Pipeline. Almost 4 months after the largest Alberta pipeline discharge in 36 years, and less than 30…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. - John Moore points out why the Canadian public is mourning Jack Layton with as much sincerity and energy as we've seen over the…
Greatly Exaggerated Rumours, Jack Layton Edition
by matttbastard Michael Valpy addresses the current conventional wisdom that without Jack Layton, the NDP — and Canada’s left — is now doomed, doomed, DOOMED! Ahem. Sorry ’bout that. Now,…
The worst idea I’ve heard all year
Graeme Hamilton: Quebec seeks special status for select journalists Quebec's Culture Minister, Christine St-Pierre, announced this week that she is pushing forward with a plan to create "a new model…
On Political Correctness
I am always somewhat bemused that in today's usage the expression 'political correctness' is overwhelmingly considered a pejorative. One might accuse somebody else of being racist or sexist, but one…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gerald Caplan rightly asks what media outlets think they have to gain by promoting anti-Muslim bigotry: The goal of the Muslim-haters is surely…
PostMedia admits failure of privatization
Granted, this is from the editorial board of the Nanaimo Daily News, and not the Calgary Herald (or even the Vancouver Sun), but still, someone get the devil some ice…
News of the World, Kai Nagata & the Omnibus Crime Bill
No, this isn’t a game of “One of These Things Is Not Like the Others”, ‘though I’m sure to suffer from the catchy tune playing in a loop in my…
Rogers Cup Tennis Champions Sexism
“Come for ladies, stay for the legends”? Leave it to Rogers Sportsnet/cellphone/baseball/stadia to set feminism back another decade with their recent Rogers Cup. Are bikinis next? The Rogers Cup tennis…
Proof that Ezra “Chainsaw” Levant is a Paranoid Loon
Last week a commenter was highly critical of my labelling of Sun TV’s token loudmouthed brat, Ezra Levant, as a loon. Said commenter referred to Levant’s seemingly solid-gold street cred…
Is YouTube censoring comments about its advertisers?
Evidence that YouTube is censoring video comments regarding its video advertisers. Investigate for yourself.
Fashion, sexism and classical music – Pianist Yuja Wang’s dress creates war of words among reviewers
"Her dress Tuesday was so short and tight that had there been any less of it, the Bowl might have been forced to restrict admission to any music lover under…