Jackboots in Toronto
From the civil suit Jason Wall filed against Toronto Police Services Huffington Post link: The final final report said that an unnamed officer with the Toronto Police Service wrote: “…we…
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With apologies to Sally Field
Nominations are out for Canadian Blog Awards. Yours truly has been nominated for Best New Blog, Best Feminism Blog and Best Political Blog. Check it out here. Vote now, vote…
Let them eat cake!
Or, alternatively titled, 2012 Toronto budget. Closing homeless shelters, cutting student nutrition programs (affecting more than 14,000 of Toronto’s poorest kids) and cutting several HIV/AIDS programs. These are just a…
Tax Changes Worth Considering
Eliminating deductions represent an obvious way to improve public finances without punishing those small companies with new tax increases. This article offers up a few simple ideas related to this…
Peruvian Mayor Worried Over Gay Water Supply
If you’re gay and ever wondered why you’re not straight, perhaps you’ve just been drinking too much Peruvian tap water. José Benítez—the mayor of Huarmey, a small town located in…
Is European Default An Option?
This article from Michael Roberts offers up a reasonable background discussion on why default is an option when it comes to the European banking situation: An alternative programme for Europe…
Priorities. They Can Has.
by matttbastard Noted w/o comment: Time Magazine covers – December 5, 2011 h/t
The Troubling Truth About Naomi Wolf’s DHS/OWS Hype
by matttbastard It’s total bullshit (not to mention batshit). AlterNet’s Josh Holland for teh Fisk: Wolf …offers a classic example of trying to shoe-horn reality into a theory with no…
Be Like Two – Learn French
There’s nothing better than knowing another language. You can talk to someone else in a way that is exclusive, and special, and express yourself more clearly. I’ve dabbled in learning…
Blog Navel Gazing – Tweet Heard ‘Round The World
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this…
Mon Dieu!
And that’s about all the French I know. But then, I’m not an NDP Quebec MP who claims to be fluently bilingual. One of the McGill students sent to Parliament…
Rob Anders ‘crashed’ in the House of Commons – UPDATED
Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP. Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post…
Etch A Sketch: My generation’s iPad
The malls are insane. Not sure how Black Friday made its way north of the border.
The Gang of Seven
Canada’s thug-like Conservative-leaning media gets called out here, beginning with Sun Media. “Yo Kory, I can trust you to push my agenda, right?” “Sure boss, just like Postmedia, right?” As…
WWIII: War on Syria Begins With No-Fly Zone
The announcement of a no-fly zone over Syria pushes the world closer to the brink of WWIII.
Pizza May Contain Veggies, Boards Contain Nuts
Once upon a time, Saskboy made a pizza. It was not according to the design of the requester, instead it had nutritious onions on it. Saskboy got the cold shoulder…
Homophobia In The Workplace Not Completely Gone Yet
A new poll released by Angus Reid this month suggstes that anti-gay discrimination is still a reality for some people in the GLBT community. While 90% of GLBT employees in…
TransPacific Partnership is wrong for Canada
This week’s Spin Doctors topic was on Prime Minister Harper’s plans to have Canada join the Transpacific Partnership. “With the U.S. delaying its decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, Prime…
That Annoying Twitter Access
I’ve seldom seen a journalist whine so much about politicians who are too accessible to the public. Look no further, you can find them in the Calgary Herald. Mayor Nenshi…
Once again, MP Rob Anders does Albertans proud
Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP. Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post…