Is Eugenie Bouchard for real?
By now, even if you’re not a tennis fan, or a sports fan, or even an oscillating fan (sorry, terrible joke; it’s hot in my house and I just happened…
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Should We Pillory Hillary?
Hillary Clinton must reject the stigma that abortion should be legal but ‘rare’ Agreeing with anti-choice activists on even that single word hurts women and the cause of reproductive rights…
How To Reshape News in Canada
A simple recipe for giving Canadians control over news. For good.
Woke up
I woke up this morning thinking of the Weird Al tune: “I’m So Sick of You”. Probably tired of being poked and vampired every morning already. Hope today goes well.
A Survivor’s Totem Pole to symbolize resistance, persistence, and inclusion in Vancouver
Reposted from georgia straight This year, most of us engaged in the typical Canada Day celebrations, which included parades, fireworks, and the live entertainment that was peppered across the city.
Snake at seventeen.
It was the Snake’s birthday the other day. It has been a long time since Babel-on-the-Bay told you about him and his brother, the Corporal. It might not be political.…
Banksy in Boston: FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS CANCELLED, Essex St, Chinatown, Boston by Chris Devers
Interestingly, both of the Boston area Banksy pieces are on Essex St:• F?O?L?L?O?W? ?Y?O?U?R? ?D?R?E?A?M?S? CANCELLED (aka chimney sweep) in Chinatown, Boston on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://ift.tt/1qXXiI5
Are Wynne’s Liberals in the ‘activist centre’?
A commentary in the Toronto Star on the recent Ontario election written by a member of Kathleen Wynne’s election team is puzzling. The article is by Tim Murphy, a partner…
Summer Break
We’re taking a break for summer. See you in September.
Italian union launches referendum campaign against EU permanent austerity pact
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: Italy’s largest union has launched a referendum campaign against the EU fiscal compact, a draconian budgetary cap which is set to make austerity permanent across…
Running Scared
Aside from enough profanity to make the navy blush, there are several words to describe Rob Ford. A few that often come to my mind are incompetent, liar, corrupt, racist,…
Desperation and Distraction, but a Little Satisfaction?
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-increasing-desperation-of-stephen.html Two things have me momentarily distracted these days, and both are all about the lack of traction that the Cons are getting from attacking both Junior and the NDP..vis…
IV. Zone of Indeterminacy: Interdiction concerning the enclosure of the Social Commons
Here, I have taken up the enclosure of the Social Commons. And here, I have attempted to locate those shunted aside by the austerity agenda. In this post, I attempt…
IV. Zone of Indeterminacy: Interdiction concerning the enclosure of the Social Commons
Here, I have taken up the enclosure of the Social Commons. And here, I have attempted to locate those shunted aside by the austerity agenda. In this post, I attempt…
Cardiac Canada Day
Canada Day started out like many other vacations spent in the city, with me volunteering an hour at a community booth. I was a bike valet from 11:00
Dear Canada: It’s time to upgrade our greatests lists.
Happy 147th birthday, my fellow Canadians. I hope you’re enjoying the day by spending time with the family, maybe going to the lake, attending various Canada Day celebrations, etc. Me?…
Kari Levitt Honoured
Kari Polanyi Levitt, one of own, has been given the Order of Canada. Congratulations to Kari. Richly deserved.
Hiatus
Apologies- I guess I should have given notice on the blog first- I seem to have received a flurry of messages confused why I disabled the site: I am on
Canada’s Birthday, the World’s Gift
My parents immigrated here from Scotland in the mid 70′s. I have wondered what being born there instead would have been like. I imagine I would have enjoyed living closer…