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Mike Harris is prominent figure at PC Convention
Sitting in the front row, I hear. Why? Because he taught Timmy everything he knows. Below, I’ve cut and pasted a post from October 17, 2010… They’re right –…
Timmy wants to be premier
It’s all fun and games until there’s a convicted criminal working in the school yard!
Trivia question for the day: hint, Bonacieux
Ok, total lightness time – nothing serious whatsoever here. Today’s trivia question: are you ready? Pencil in hand? Alright then, here `tis. Four gold stars for anyone who get this…
Toronto Approves Pride Funding, With Caveats
Despite threats from Toronto’s mayor to pull its funding, a city council committee has unanimously voted to continue supporting the city’s annual Pride festival. Toronto Pride is Canada’s largest Pride…
Back to it
I’ve taken a bit of a break from posting since the election – haven’t been terribly inspired by anything. But I, as a liberal Liberal, sure haven’t been spending my…
Economic Hitman Confesses
This is how I see the economic system of the world operating, and it’s the basis for many of my feelings about the economy in Canada and in Saskatchewan. It’s…
Gender As Afterthought
It’s not so strange to want children to be safe from bullying. It’s also not strange to want children to grow up whoever they want to be. One thing many…
[New Murray Dobbin Post] Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality Posted: 24 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the…
Rapture-Minded Morons and the Future of the World
Yesterday’s ‘End of the World’ media circus proves a number of things to me: the end of the world is not coming there are a lot of morons in this…
Friday Night Flicks
Very cute and funny and features some non-visual gratuitous boobery. So go watch it already. If you’re reading me, you’re hardly busy. Filed under: Uncategorized
Where’s the outrage?
Based on the media and blog reaction to the Conservatives re-appointing some failed candidates to the senate, I’d think I should be feeling a huge sense of outrage. But, I…
Things Are on Vacation
Hi everyone, I just want to let you know that I’m heading off on a vacation for about a month so don’t expect to many posts. I’ll try to make…
Help Keep Alvaro Orozco In Canada
Alvaro Orozco, a gay Nicaraguan who unsuccessfully attempted a refugee claim in 2007, was arrested late last week in Toronto while waiting for a bus on his way out to…
Cephalodrone.
by Amy Lauren Recommend this post at Progressive Bloggers
Cool new site – SkySurvey.org
Check this out: Sky Survey The Photopic Sky Survey is a 5,000 megapixel photograph of the entire night sky stitched together from 37,440 exposures. Large in size and scope, it…
And so it begins
Two Supreme court justices announce retirements. Both were appointed by Liberal prime ministers. Majority in the House. Majority in the Senate. And now he gets to appoint more top-court justices.…
Binnie and Charron Retire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, May 13, 2011 – The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, announced today that Justice Ian Binnie and Justice Louise Charron have written to…
Why Buy Local
This info-graphic was assembled by elocal.com and makes an exceptionally compelling argument as to why people should at least consider buying local when they’re in the grocery store and elsewhere:…
Controlling gas prices is a bad idea
Listening to the radio over the last few days, there’s been more talk of getting the government to step in and control rising gas prices. I don’t think anyone understands…