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…
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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…
Monsanto And Why You’ll Care
I was surprised when talking with some fellow Occupiers the other day that they were unaware of what Monsanto corporation makes, and why it’s a threat to human and plant…
Canada, possibly a leader in solar
Sounds good: World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Produces Power with Canadian Solar Modules.
Burnaby Overwhelmingly Rejects Anti-Gay Municipal Party
Parent’s Voice, the municipal political party whose sole purpose revolved around revoking the Burnaby District School Board’s anti-homophobia and anti-bullying policy, has been soundly defeated. Parent’s Voice was a staunch…
Banks Plotting To Undermine Protesters and Politicians
This should be unsurprising to those familiar with the HB Gary Scandal involving an attempt to smear WikiLeaks. We’ll have to see if this latest plot is smashed by Anonymous,…
Free Egypt, Free Syria from Regina
Protesters are clashing with authorities in Egypt’s Tahrir Square again. This video’s screenshot amazed me. Occupy Regina supported the Freedom for Syria rally in Victoria Park today.
Occupy Regina Marches with Free Syria Rally
A Free Syria Rally was in Victoria Park today, so the Occupy Regina protesters participated in denouncing the violence against Syrian civilians who have been disappearing by the thousands when…
Hudak huffs and he puffs, etc.
Yesterday, an email from the PC’s landed in my inbox threatening to force an election in the next year. Seriously? Pretty big talk from the guy who blew a 12…
Occupy Regina notes
Some notes from Occupy Regina workshop Nov. 16, 2011 and general meeting at Atlantis. These are NOT MINUTES, they are my notes and related observations. Discussion 1: Identify problems and…
Justin Trudeau takes it off
Why Justin will never be Liberal leader, reason kabillion.
No Engagement – Occupy Regina to be Occupy City Hall
Mayor does not want to engage the protestors Mayor Pat Fiacco maintained on CJME’s Morning News on Monday, he would not engage the protestors. “We’re busy, we’re very, very busy…