Stolen Bike Alert
My Giant Boulder SE, men’s frame, silver colour bike was stolen from 15th Ave and McTavish St. (Regina) at 2:45pm Saturday; please watch for it. It had a yellow round…
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On “Killing Jerry Sandusky would not be enough…”
My response to this blog post: While violence as vengeance is not my style I can appreciate a good fantasy in cases such as this. Even if the thought was…
Arena over budget. And winter is cold.
The Edmonton arena project is having a hard time reaching its guaranteed cost of $450 million. Those of you who are surprised by this news, please raise your hand. OK,…
Copyright Win for the People of Canada
There were some not-so-small victories in the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling Thursday on copyright and fair dealing. Americans have “fair use”, and Canadians have “fair dealing”. There is…
But you got cookie, so share it maybe?
So it turns out that given the workload oppressive heat (it’s only 77°F back where I went to college in Sackville, New Brunswick) I may not be able to be…
Tory MP Rob Anders is a “great Canadian”
Well, according to Kory Teneycke he is. Current subject matter aside, I think it’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that Anders, who once called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist”,…
Faddening Up the Support for Spy Bill
Online Surveillance: CSIS Chief Dick Fadden Supports Lawful Access Bill As ‘Vital’ To National Security- from this morning’s Huffpost Canada Here we go again..the slinking of these circus clowns towards…
Tory MP Rob Anders is a “great Canadian”
Well, according to Kory Teneycke he is. Current subject matter aside, I think it’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that Anders, who once called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist”,…
ConCalls: Cutbacks
Investigating election crimes is hard work, but someone has to do it. Elections Canada in particular has to do it, and in theory they are conducting an investigation into illegal…
X-Flare from Large Sunspot #skstorm
The probability of nifty northern lights in a couple nights from now, is significant. I happened to be out taking a photo of the very large sunspot facing Earth, since…
ConCalls: Delayed Justice, Swift Dismissal
The day after the new Elections Canada commissioner took over the duties of the suddenly retired previous commish Corbett, he’d had his office dismiss photographic evidence of Americans not living…
Drug shortages: Sandoz crisis prompts hospitals to kick drug habit
Sandoz may find that demand for its intravenous drugs may not be what it once was. This winter the multi-national drug company was pressured by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Giant umbrella part of Medicare protest July 18
Health care advocates are urging the Harper government to return to the table and negotiate a new 2014 health accord with the provinces. The message is part of a national…
Alberta: NOT the “West”
I am always bemused by the CRAP trolls that infect the comments section of all media relating to anything happening in Canada..they are vituperous, lacking in logic, and fond of…
Venture capitalist says middle class are job creators, not super rich
“In a capitalist economy the true job creators are middle class consumers,” says American venture capitalist Nick Hanauer. Delivering a “TED talk” earlier this year, Hanauer says “taxing the rich…
Bev Odour
So, now we learn that the former minister has been smoking in her offices. Just for the record, she’s not the only MP or senator to break the no smoking…
Bev Odour
So, now we learn that the former minister has been smoking in her offices. Just for the record, she’s not the only MP or senator to break the no smoking…
Kicking it up a notch @NewhouseMasters
Today begins my first full week of graduate school. I’ve felt a bit overwhelmed at times here but there’s no way back from here. I have next to no graphic…
Court Rejects Anti-Gay Lawsuit
An anti-gay group calling themselves New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms filed a lawsuit late last year to reverse the state’s equal marriage law. Like most attempts to get same-sex marriage…