Holy Sit
Kids were getting chemical burns from a toilet seat (and probably desk, for a boy with burned elbows) at an Ottawa area school. Most likely the disinfectant was sprayed on…
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Plan to radically remake Windsor hospitals
The Windsor Star suggests today that the city is likely to be reduced to one acute care hospital. Hotel Dieu and Windsor Regional have agreed to a partnership that will…
Nicaragua: In The Flash Of This Moment
“In the flash of this moment / you’re the best of what we are / don’t let them stop you now / Nicaragua.” – Bruce Cockburn (1984) MANAGUA – Nearly…
The Pope is Quitting
So, the Pope, Benedict (the something number) is quitting. Is he crazy? Probably. Who would quit being a supreme religious world leader unless they were suffering from dementia and are…
Who do you trust? Premier Redford or Alberta’s Doctors?
“How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can’t even trust his own pants.”—a line from the spaghetti western Once Upon a Time…
On Brazeau, Infamous Crimes, and Parliamentary Privilege (or, Can Brazeau be Booted from the Senate?)
It has been a bad week for Senator Patrick Brazeau. After he was charged with assault and sexual assault in relation to a domestic incident at his Gatineau folks began…
Everyone, meet Bocanut – Updated
You may be familiar with him already. Check here, here and here. For many months now, Bocanut has been obsessively commenting on my website, media websites and other bloggers’ websites…
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David Plouffe is a political rock star
I don’t know what he plans to do now after leaving Obama’s White House last week but I can’t wait to find out. This made my day:
Harper’s “appalled”? Harper should’ve known better
Harper says today that he’s “appalled” by the Brazeau situation, but Harper knew this about him when he appointed “The Brazman” in 2008. He did it anyway.
Premier Dix?
I’m a westerner, having grown up in Vancouver and spending many years in the Okanagan before landing in Ontario. Way back, I was a post secondary education activist, fighting to…
This is not a great start to a reputation building campaign
Not sure how this story got “front page ink” on the Globe given everything else going on in the world today (but I think I know). Also, not sure why…
Hudak mental health white paper ignores existing national and provincial strategies
Earlier this week we were told that the Hudak PC’s were going to release a White Paper on Mental Health this Thursday. While the paper is still not up on…
ConCalls: Investigate the Investigation? #RoboCon
If you need your blood pressure raised, Daniel Dickin has just the treatment for you. The persistent hack, perpetual election fraud defender, suggests that because there are no resulting charges…
NL MHA Report Card
With the Muskrat Falls debate dying a slow but certain death and law school turning out to be a bit labor intensive, I have been slacking on the blog lately…
Words that make me crazy
Or, otherwise known as: For the love of God, irregardless isn’t a word! I spend a lot of my time writing, reading and editing. Many non-words are in common use…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge: Climate Change 101, Shell oil rig disaster, Liveable Ottawa
This week on EG Radio, we have another packed show! Want to learn the fundamentals of climate science so you can easily refute that climate change denying buddy? Well, we…
ConCalls: #RoboCon RoboBus Meets #Jennimandering
One of Regina’s 3 finest Conservative MPs has fingered Jenni Byrne as ultimately responsible for the misleading push-poll by “Chase Research” which has apparent ties to RackNine in Alberta. Lukiwski…
ConCalls: RoboCall Boundary Edition #RoboCon 650 days and counting
Last week I got a robocall from “Chase Research” and listened to it all, taking notes when I realized it was a Conservative push-poll and would cause a scandal. I…