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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Next Year Country
| Source: Next Year Country
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
Let's note that despite the obvious problems with the Cons' efforts to box in Justice Iacobucci, they do seem to have left open one key opening for him to make reference to the proper role of Parliament despite it having been left out o ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
Impolitical has a detailed review of the Cons' finally-revealed terms of reference for Justice Iacobucci. But the quick takeaway is that it's the bad joke expected from the beginning, featuring an explicit declaration that the executive ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: saskboy
| Source: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff – Site News
Cisco System is apparently reducing its packaging, and saving millions of dollars as a direct result. They pay less in materials, postage/shipping, and make better environmental sense.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: leftdog
| Source: Buckdog
The Governor of Texas is a Republican. Both Texas senators are Republicans. Of the 31 federal House Representatives, 20 are Republican and 11 are Democrat.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Carle Steel
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
Former First Nations leader David Ahenakew has died of cancer. (Globe and Mail) He leaves behind a huge and confusing legacy. RIP.
Left: A tale of two Indians: David Ahenakew looks at his awards in 2005.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
Susan Riley rightly notes that at least one federal party has actually been offering positive ideas for Canada, and notes that it's only unfounded assumptions that have led to those receiving less attention than they deserve:
A noble e ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Larry Hubich
| Source: Larry Hubich's Blog
Here's a video clip of a U.S. member of congress taking on the Vice President of the National "Right-to-Work" Committee. Notice how the Right-to-Workers detest the concept of democracy.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Next Year Country
| Source: Next Year Country
The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives
Greg Albo, Sam Gindin and Leo Panitch
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
Frankly, I'm surprised the Cons haven't taken up wearing team Canada sweaters everywhere they go and using the visual effect to accuse anybody who criticizes them of hating Canada's Olympians.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: leftdog
| Source: Buckdog
I don't know much about Canadian actor, Corey Haim. I don't think I ever saw any of his movies. I do know that he was 38 when he passed away this week and that he died broke. I guess I find it unfortunate that his mother has bundled up ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Audrey II
| Source: Enormous Thriving Plants
By her own admission, Sarah "zoomed over the border" for "socialist" Canadian healthcare.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: ken
| Source: KenonCanpolitics
However as the article also notes the high loonie will also hurt exporters. While travelers to the US will benefit so will Canadian consumers since the cost of imported goods should decline as our dollars will purchase more in other co ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
While I agree with Greg's assessment James Travers' odd conclusion, I'd think it's worth focusing on a couple of other aspects of Travers' concluding words:
Iacobucci's document review serves the useful purpose of putting on hold a tes ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: leftdog
| Source: Buckdog
If you have a couple of minutes of your life that you are willing to toss away and waste, you could read Christie Blatchford's idiotic defense of Rahim Jaffer ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Shane Hnetka
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
Michael E. Uslan has produced a lot of comic book movies. The Swamp Thing movies, the Batman movies (that’s all the Batman movies – good and bad), the Batman Animated series, Catwoman, Constantine and The Spirit. He’s also written some ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Gregory Beatty
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
Curtain Razors theatre company has a new series called The Moveable Feast. Today and Sunday at The Room (2115 Retallack St.) from 1-4 p.m., it’s hosting Haircuts by Children.
The brainchild of Darren O’Donnell, Artistic Director of Tor ...
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A pretty cool visual representation of the Top 100 Sites on the Internet.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: leftdog
| Source: Buckdog
I have to say that I am happy to hear that Chief Lawrence Joseph is seeking the NDP nomination for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River. The riding is currently held by Conservative MP Rob Clarke.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: CathiefromCanada
| Source: CathiefromCanada
Sorry for the lack of posts -- I've had a horrible flu since Wednesday and finally starting to feel human again tonight, sort of anyway.
More soon.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Next Year Country
| Source: Next Year Country
Joel Kovel will be speaking on the most pressing issue facing us today. Please forward this information to all who are concerned with our future.
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Gregory Beatty
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
Here’s a link to an article that ran in the Toronto alt-weekly Now a couple of weeks ago. In the first month and a bit of 2010 in Toronto 14 pedestrians were run over and killed by automobiles. That’s insane.
Even in Regina, I find, it ...
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Mar 13, 2010
| Author: Kathy
| Source: Daily photos of Regina
This panel is from an installation of 200 similar glass panels located in the food court of the Dr. William Riddell Centre at the University of Regina.
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
Orbital - Halcyon and On and On
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: James Brotheridge
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
Just read through the prairie dog’s review of Alice in Wonderland, and I can agree on this much: this movie falls flat.
Burton seems to have just given up on making a film that’s even entertaining. When Alice is amusing, he fouls it up ...
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: saskboy
| Source: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff – Site News
This resource is good to have (if you’re homeless in Regina), but it’s a shame it needs to exist at all. For a province and city with a jobless rate of less than 5%, we’re doing something wrong if there are people living on the streets ...
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: Carle Steel
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
What could cheer a person up more than two of babies’ favorite things? Tits and Kittens! (via The World’s Best Ever)
Bom chicka-meow-meow!
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: The Jurist
| Source: Accidental Deliberations
I know a large-C Conservative pollster's survey for an all-caps HYPERCONSERVATIVE propaganda tank is the first place I'd look for accurate information about Canadian public opinion.
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: Audrey II
| Source: Enormous Thriving Plants
"Islam indoctrinates its followers to run around the globe murdering people. Examples are September 11, Ecole Polytechnique, gay bashing in the Netherlands, the stoning of women in Somalia… the list goes on.
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Mar 12, 2010
| Author: Stephen Whitworth
| Source: prairie dog magazine | dog blog
1 TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations made governance concessions and politicians, faculty and staff flew to Ottawa to plea for the reversal of cuts but the feds say First Nations University’s federal fund ...
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