Darcy Allan Sheppard’s father speaks
Here, at a presser today. I can only imagine the tremendous grief Mr. Sheppard is living with each day.
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Call the Warden for Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Dr. Mutulu Shakur had a stroke at the end of February and is having trouble obtaining the follow-up medical care that he needs. Please call the warden at Victorville and…
Welcome to Toronto
Currently making the social media rounds: H/T: @cheyennedevan
Academics present evidence that austerity really does kill
Ontario is presently entering year two of its austerity program, convinced that it is the only way out of an economic problem that wasn’t even created here. We have previously…
This post isn’t about Rob Ford
I’m not a Trekkie (is that how you spell it?) but my partner is (sigh). Sometimes I humour him, like when I buy him Star Trek-themed gifts as a joke…
Lafleche Loses Another Building: Flying Goose Inn
Another accidental fire in Lafleche last night, this one attributed initially to careless smoking (is there any other kind?). The Flying Goose Inn, the only bar and hotel in town,…
PM Puts Up Hand “Cheque Please!”
Harper hurried out of the country, and who could blame him? He had angry professional journalists on his tail, asking him questions that have no other true answer than to…
Thanks, Mayor Mandel. Now, on to business…
First, a thank you to Stephen Mandel for his years of service to our city. Politics — particularly civic politics — is a tough way to make a living, and…
DuffyGate Continues #cdnpoli
This whole Mike Duffy scandal isn’t new, but it is big news now, because further details came to light last week. We learned that Duffy was basically bribed by the…
Lou Rinaldi must be stewing over Biron’s appointment as TSH CEO
Nobody can say Robert Biron didn’t know what he was getting into. The former CEO of Cobourg’s Northumberland Hills Hospital has come to the big city, the next in line…
Former Human Child GAP
Dear Former Human Child, CEO of the GAP, When you were a child, you probably dreamed of enslaving poor Asian people so they would die tragically in building fires and…
Harper Understood
Here’s Stephen Harper giving a description of the Canadian federal political system. It’s obvious that his blubbering since about not understanding something about how the Prime Minister has unchecked power,…
Cycling In Regina Isn’t Always Easy
What’s it like for a Regina cyclist to go see a movie? Besides homicidal/comical drivers (from Alberta), there are flooded Multi Use Pathways, and underpasses that are creeks. Persist past…
It’s the cover-up, stupid!
For anyone old enough to remember the Watergate scandal, it wasn’t the break-in that did Nixon in, it was the cover-up. It’s a political lesson that should never be ignored:…
Don’t Ask Me To Prounce This Anything But “Cool”
Poi spinning makes you look 100% cooler, even if you bash yourself in the face by accident.
Wright Quits, Wallin & Duffy Half-Quit, May Lashes the PM #cdnpoli
What dirt does Duffy have on the Prime Minister, that would have had him order his Chief of Staff to cut Mike Duffy a cheque for more than $90,000? Mike…
Rolling (Over) on the River….
Holmes Hydro can proceed without environmental assessment The Canadian Press Posted: May 18, 2013 1:30 PM PT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 2:19 PM PT And this is our BC…
When Will Stephen Harper Resign?
It’s time Canada called for the resignation of Stephen Harper. Anything less would be a failure of democracy.