The NDP’s mea culpa
The NDP admits to using American stock photos in its platform, says it was a mistake and it won’t happen again.
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Gay Man’s Bank Card Cancelled Because Of His Voice
A gay man found that his bank card was cancelled last week for a very unusual reason: His voice has a higher than normal pitch. Jeffrey Hare phoned TD Bank…
Health Notes: Pesticides shown to cause Parkinson’s – as well as other diseases
Go organic, eat well and take your anti-oxidants! A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine shows that pesticides are a major cause of neurological degenerative diseases,…
Landlord wars
So, I’m having a bit of a tussle with my landlord. Some background: I rent a house in Toronto (in a fantastic neighbourhood) from a landlord who lives out of…
WikiLeaks: Banking Blockade
You’ll probably want to watch this short ad about WikiLeaks. It’s “priceless”. What Does it Cost to Change the World? from WikiLeaks on Vimeo.
My theme for this week
After reading many ill-informed posts and comments about the postal strike (and nary a whisper about the Air Canada strike), I’ve decided that this will be my theme for the…
Oops, the NDP did it again
The cover of the NDP platform, also a stock photo. But from an American company this time. They did some work on this one, but here it is in all…
Convicted liar
Disgraced former governor faces up to 300 years in prison. What a jackass.
And Now, A Warning From Canada
So, I hear that New York State has finally legalized same-sex marriage. That’s fantastic news! Throughout the debate, however, many people were wondering aloud about the consequences—both direct and indirect—that…
Party Hardly
I hardly did any partying this weekend, fewer than 10 hours were devoted to such an activity. -We actually get along quite well, this is staged for the camera. Really!…
Just because you say it was funny, doesn’t make it so
Yesterday, when NDP leader Andrea Horwath made the crack about how women “know better than to give it up all at once,” I, a liberal, middle-aged feminist, was stunned. So…
The NDP platform: Not made in Ontario
On the left, the stock photo as it appears in the NDP platform. On the right, as you can purchase them, too. All style, zero substance.
Andrea Horwath’s NDP: all style, no substance
H/T The Hispanic family and the older guy with his “grandson” in the Dippers platform, all stock photos.
Report: WI judge David Prosser assaulted female judge prior to union bill decision
The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that, in the height of the contentous decision on the union busting bill in in that state, WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser grabbed…
The Ultimate 2012 US Ticket
Imagine towards the end of this year the following ticket: Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. Ron Paul is a Republican that is actually a Libertarian. For years, he has been…
Bad Bananas
Here’s an interesting link about Dole, banana plantations and general human suffering. I had no idea that the original classic work of fiction ‘100 Years of Solitude’ by Gabrielle Garcia…
The wisdom of cats
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I…
Public Schools Move Forward, Catholic Schools Move Back
The Burnaby School Board unanimously adopted its anti-homophobia policy last week, after months of debating and church-organized protests. A crowd of about 400 students and supporters cheered outside the Burnaby…
Joyeux Fête nationale du Québec or Happy St-Jean Baptiste Day!
This is the day after school got out for the summer – at least that’s how kids in Québec view it. June 24 used to be more widely known as…
Canadian Progressive Media Alternatives
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count…