Friday, May 27, 2011
Ashley Smith And Her Family Will Not Find Justice...
...nor peace.
CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD
Lawyers blast coroner in Smith inquest
Her attempts to control counsel are ‘completely contrary to the public nature of these proceedings,’ family’s attorney tells Porter
Those who failed to protect Ashley Smith seek to protect themselves
Correctional Service of Canada has brought a motion to restrict access of the media (and the public) to prison videos, the fallback position that at the least, guards’ faces should be blurred
CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD
Lawyers blast coroner in Smith inquest
Her attempts to control counsel are ‘completely contrary to the public nature of these proceedings,’ family’s attorney tells Porter
Those who failed to protect Ashley Smith seek to protect themselves
Correctional Service of Canada has brought a motion to restrict access of the media (and the public) to prison videos, the fallback position that at the least, guards’ faces should be blurred
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cycling Common Sense...
...I don't believe there is anything that would prevent cyclists from riding on major roads.
Much pain, no gain with disappearing bike lanes
2011/05/24 09:51:01
When it comes to throwing money down the drain on bike lanes, Toronto isn't alone.
Much pain, no gain with disappearing bike lanes
2011/05/24 09:51:01
When it comes to throwing money down the drain on bike lanes, Toronto isn't alone.
The World Is Achanging BUT Not In The Middle East...
George Jonas: Obama doesn’t get the arithmetic of the Israel-Palestine situation
About 10 years ago, when the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, was still with us, he gave an interview to freelance photo-journalist Flore de Préneuf. Unlike the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s cagey Yasser Arafat, whose shtick was his forked tongue, Yassin preferred speaking in plain language. “Hamas was established to resist and kick out the occupier,” he told de Préneuf. “All of Israel, Tel Aviv included, is occupied Palestine.”
Ten years later, Yessin is dead, and so is Arafat. Many of my colleagues see a fundamental change in the Middle East. Maybe it’s my glasses, but I see nothing.
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Posted in: Full Comment, World Politics Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, George Jonas, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Yasser Arafat
About 10 years ago, when the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, was still with us, he gave an interview to freelance photo-journalist Flore de Préneuf. Unlike the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s cagey Yasser Arafat, whose shtick was his forked tongue, Yassin preferred speaking in plain language. “Hamas was established to resist and kick out the occupier,” he told de Préneuf. “All of Israel, Tel Aviv included, is occupied Palestine.”
Ten years later, Yessin is dead, and so is Arafat. Many of my colleagues see a fundamental change in the Middle East. Maybe it’s my glasses, but I see nothing.
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Posted in: Full Comment, World Politics Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, George Jonas, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Yasser Arafat
The Questions Are Many...
Barbara Kay: A child’s biology is not a matter of choice
Children should not be used as guinea pigs in new-aged social experiments.
In 1978, a children’s book was published called X: A Fabulous Child’s Story, about a child with no gender. X liked both football and basket-weaving, ignored schoolyard teasing and ended up as the happiest, most well-adjusted child ever examined by “an impartial team of experts.”
What are the odds of two utopians, married to each other and both blinkered enough to find this unrealistic story so “compelling” they would use it as a template for raising their own child?
Meet one-in-a-trillion Toronto couple Kathy Witterick, 38, and David Stocker, 39, parents of Jazz, 5, and Kio, 2 — both acknowledged to be boys — and their four-month-old baby Storm, knowledge of whose sex the parents are withholding because, after reading Lois Gould’s story, “How could we not?” Read More »
* how will "it" decide which public facility to use
* will "it" stand or sit to pee
* will "it" pickup the cheque for dinner with a person whose biology is known
* will "it" subscribe to the NO MEANS NO in relationships
* if "it" starts a family will it expect to celebrate both mother's and father's day
and the list goes on and on and on.....
Updated: Genderless baby debate: Liberating idea or missed chance?
A Star story about a family raising a child to be genderless set off a firestorm from readers. Heather Mallick and Catherine Porter discuss.
Children should not be used as guinea pigs in new-aged social experiments.
In 1978, a children’s book was published called X: A Fabulous Child’s Story, about a child with no gender. X liked both football and basket-weaving, ignored schoolyard teasing and ended up as the happiest, most well-adjusted child ever examined by “an impartial team of experts.”
What are the odds of two utopians, married to each other and both blinkered enough to find this unrealistic story so “compelling” they would use it as a template for raising their own child?
Meet one-in-a-trillion Toronto couple Kathy Witterick, 38, and David Stocker, 39, parents of Jazz, 5, and Kio, 2 — both acknowledged to be boys — and their four-month-old baby Storm, knowledge of whose sex the parents are withholding because, after reading Lois Gould’s story, “How could we not?” Read More »
* how will "it" decide which public facility to use
* will "it" stand or sit to pee
* will "it" pickup the cheque for dinner with a person whose biology is known
* will "it" subscribe to the NO MEANS NO in relationships
* if "it" starts a family will it expect to celebrate both mother's and father's day
and the list goes on and on and on.....
Updated: Genderless baby debate: Liberating idea or missed chance?
A Star story about a family raising a child to be genderless set off a firestorm from readers. Heather Mallick and Catherine Porter discuss.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
PROBLEM! It Is Hard To Tell If Kathy Is Pulling Your Chain...
May 28 protest against Toronto’s racially segregated parkland
By Kathy Shaidle on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Remember this?
Luckily, not all Canadians are wimps…
CANACE, founded by Gary McHale, and the Caledonia Victims Project, founded by Mark Vandermaas, are holding an Information Rally in High Park in Toronto on May 28, 2011 in order to inform the public about the dangers to public safety regarding the ongoing illegal occupation of High Park by Native protesters. The illegal occupation in High Park is being conducted under the banner of Six Nations and Mohawk warriors.
The City of Toronto has already decided to fence off the park land where Native protesters have stated they will continue to use the land at will. There is little doubt non-Natives will be banned from the area in order to appease the protesters.
All who have read Christie Blatchford’s book Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us are aware of the victimization of Haldimand residents by a small minority of Native extremists, and how government appeasement victimized innocent people. The public needs to be aware that these so-called peaceful occupations can lead to serious violence once governments refuse to uphold the Rule of Law. [...]
By Kathy Shaidle on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Remember this?
Luckily, not all Canadians are wimps…
CANACE, founded by Gary McHale, and the Caledonia Victims Project, founded by Mark Vandermaas, are holding an Information Rally in High Park in Toronto on May 28, 2011 in order to inform the public about the dangers to public safety regarding the ongoing illegal occupation of High Park by Native protesters. The illegal occupation in High Park is being conducted under the banner of Six Nations and Mohawk warriors.
The City of Toronto has already decided to fence off the park land where Native protesters have stated they will continue to use the land at will. There is little doubt non-Natives will be banned from the area in order to appease the protesters.
All who have read Christie Blatchford’s book Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us are aware of the victimization of Haldimand residents by a small minority of Native extremists, and how government appeasement victimized innocent people. The public needs to be aware that these so-called peaceful occupations can lead to serious violence once governments refuse to uphold the Rule of Law. [...]
Benefits Of Majority Govt. Are Showing Up...
Maple Syrup Reactors Safe, Canadian Prime Minister Reassures
05.23.11 OTTAWA—Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper addressed growing public concerns about the safety of his country's maple syrup reactors Thursday, reassuring citizens that the sucrose fission facilities posed little risk of failure and there was absolutely no reason to be concerned.
more world »
05.23.11 OTTAWA—Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper addressed growing public concerns about the safety of his country's maple syrup reactors Thursday, reassuring citizens that the sucrose fission facilities posed little risk of failure and there was absolutely no reason to be concerned.
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Facing The Reality Of "Human" Nature...
...imho I believe that the following offenders are advocates of Californication of our neighborhoods, language shopping venues!
Opinions
Marilyn Lightstone on the finer points of Scrabble
Opinions
Christie Blatchford Yes to shirts, no to gingham, and other summer fashion rules
Opinions
Marilyn Lightstone on the finer points of Scrabble
Opinions
Christie Blatchford Yes to shirts, no to gingham, and other summer fashion rules
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Bike Lane Maintenance Budgets Increased Dramatically...
A cyclist who was seriously injured after falling into a pothole in 2003 will receive almost $200,000 from the city of Montreal, according to a media report.
Obama Doesn't Have Enough Problems At Home?
...anyone think Obama believed the world would end on May 21st so whatever he said prior to then didn't matter.
Ottawa won’t back Obama’s Mideast peace proposal
Charles Krauthammer: Making sense of Obama’s Middle East speech
Did he just say what I think he did? Oh no he didn't.
Herewith President Obama’s May 19 Middle East speech, annotated:
“It will be the policy of the United States to promote reform across the region, and to support transitions to democracy.”
With this Barack Obama openly, unreservedly and without a trace of irony or self-reflection adopts the Bush Doctrine, which made the spread of democracy the key U.S. objective in the Middle East.
“Too many leaders in the region tried to direct their people’s grievances elsewhere. The West was blamed as the source of all ills.” Read More »
Ottawa won’t back Obama’s Mideast peace proposal
Charles Krauthammer: Making sense of Obama’s Middle East speech
Did he just say what I think he did? Oh no he didn't.
Herewith President Obama’s May 19 Middle East speech, annotated:
“It will be the policy of the United States to promote reform across the region, and to support transitions to democracy.”
With this Barack Obama openly, unreservedly and without a trace of irony or self-reflection adopts the Bush Doctrine, which made the spread of democracy the key U.S. objective in the Middle East.
“Too many leaders in the region tried to direct their people’s grievances elsewhere. The West was blamed as the source of all ills.” Read More »
The Man On The Street Speaks Out...
Today’s letters: Give the status quo a chance
Re: Slaves To The Status Quo, Leon Wieseltier, May 20.
For the second time in as many weeks, a columnist in the Post is claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has done nothing to advance the peace process. Leon Wieseltier asserts that Mr. Netanyahu “refused to accede to the American request that he put a stop to the settlements.” But he did. Mr. Netanyahu imposed a 10-month moratorium on settlement building, despite protests from his political base. By refusing to come to the table until the final month, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas made it impossible for Mr. Netanyahu to renew the moratorium. Mr. Netanyahu may have his faults, but he should be recognized for his genuine attempts at peace. Stephen Tannenbaum, Thornhill, Ont.
Whenever I hear the likes of Leon Wieseltier and Barack Obama decry “the status quo” as it pertains to Israel and the Palestinians, I can’t help but feel that, Read More »
Re: Slaves To The Status Quo, Leon Wieseltier, May 20.
For the second time in as many weeks, a columnist in the Post is claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has done nothing to advance the peace process. Leon Wieseltier asserts that Mr. Netanyahu “refused to accede to the American request that he put a stop to the settlements.” But he did. Mr. Netanyahu imposed a 10-month moratorium on settlement building, despite protests from his political base. By refusing to come to the table until the final month, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas made it impossible for Mr. Netanyahu to renew the moratorium. Mr. Netanyahu may have his faults, but he should be recognized for his genuine attempts at peace. Stephen Tannenbaum, Thornhill, Ont.
Whenever I hear the likes of Leon Wieseltier and Barack Obama decry “the status quo” as it pertains to Israel and the Palestinians, I can’t help but feel that, Read More »
Barack Is Getting A Lot Criticism/Praise...
...but we should withold our decisions until we hear from Oprah!
Not black enough
Rex Murphy: Princeton University professor Cornel West is as much a celebrity as scholar. He also happens claim to be a friend of Barack Obama. But if what West has taken to saying about Obama is coming from a friend, he doesn’t need enemies
Conrad Black: Oprah Winfrey, Middle America’s mother goddess
John Moore: Oprah Winfrey is the ultimate work in progress
Not black enough
Rex Murphy: Princeton University professor Cornel West is as much a celebrity as scholar. He also happens claim to be a friend of Barack Obama. But if what West has taken to saying about Obama is coming from a friend, he doesn’t need enemies
Conrad Black: Oprah Winfrey, Middle America’s mother goddess
John Moore: Oprah Winfrey is the ultimate work in progress
A Pedestrian Bridge TO FORT YORK???
Sue-Ann Levy
Levy: Fort York Bridge shows lefties still don't get it
Last week the left wing has-beens on council proved one thing: They’ve become caricatures of themselves.
...what have I missed? Is there a contingent of the armed forces stationed there that need quick access to the city if it is attacked by a foreign nation or the Mohawk Warriors.Or do future plans include turning Fort York into an amusement park with an anticipated onslaught of pedestrians. Personally I like the "pristine" nature of the fort.
Levy: Fort York Bridge shows lefties still don't get it
Last week the left wing has-beens on council proved one thing: They’ve become caricatures of themselves.
...what have I missed? Is there a contingent of the armed forces stationed there that need quick access to the city if it is attacked by a foreign nation or the Mohawk Warriors.Or do future plans include turning Fort York into an amusement park with an anticipated onslaught of pedestrians. Personally I like the "pristine" nature of the fort.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Kudos To Christie For Her Ever Present Caring...
...but I wonder how much support she would get from someone who goes to a Hospital Emergency Department.
Christie Blatchford
Prison health care leaves something to be desired
Christie Blatchford
Prison health care leaves something to be desired
Hey Barack! You Already Have The Nobel Peace Prize...
...so instead of trying to con the committee out of another one why don't you go for a prize in economics? You might of lost sight of the fact that Israel is our only friend in the middle east.
The Middle East: Two peoples, two standards
By Asher Susser Thu May 19 2011
Why is Israel expected to keep reaching out despite repeated Palestinian rejection? (2)
Mideast impasse: Obama’s firm push for peace
Fri May 20 2011
The world may have given up on Mideast peace. But not U.S. President Barack Obama. As he recalibrates American foreign policy in the midst of an Arab Awakening that has liberated millions, he is actively knocking heads to get Palestinians and Israelis to catch the wave, to set aside old enmities and to get back to the bargaining table.
Netanyahu fumes at call to return to '67 borders...
...TO OBAMA: TAKE IT BACK
NYT: Bibi's furious phone call with Hillary...
YNET: Israeli PM prepared for confrontation with Obama...
The Middle East: Two peoples, two standards
By Asher Susser Thu May 19 2011
Why is Israel expected to keep reaching out despite repeated Palestinian rejection? (2)
Mideast impasse: Obama’s firm push for peace
Fri May 20 2011
The world may have given up on Mideast peace. But not U.S. President Barack Obama. As he recalibrates American foreign policy in the midst of an Arab Awakening that has liberated millions, he is actively knocking heads to get Palestinians and Israelis to catch the wave, to set aside old enmities and to get back to the bargaining table.
Netanyahu fumes at call to return to '67 borders...
...TO OBAMA: TAKE IT BACK
NYT: Bibi's furious phone call with Hillary...
YNET: Israeli PM prepared for confrontation with Obama...
Looking For A Scapegoat? Blame The Police...
Opinion
Editorial: Who’ll co-operate if police won’t?
The acquittals in the Jordan Manners murder trial were shocking but not surprising.
Judges and jurors are expected to make a decision based on the evidence presented directly related to the case at hand not the actions of a group in an entirely different matter. This reverse profiling!
Editorial: Who’ll co-operate if police won’t?
The acquittals in the Jordan Manners murder trial were shocking but not surprising.
Judges and jurors are expected to make a decision based on the evidence presented directly related to the case at hand not the actions of a group in an entirely different matter. This reverse profiling!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Proof Positive OCRAP Is Ineffective...
Activist Communiqué:
Reverse the cuts. Restore the Special Diet. Raise the rates. May 18, 2011
ByKrystalline Kraus
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has been spear-heading the ‘Raise the Rates Campaign’ since 2005, demanding a raise in welfare and disability rates to where people can live with dignity.
Reverse the cuts. Restore the Special Diet. Raise the rates. May 18, 2011
ByKrystalline Kraus
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has been spear-heading the ‘Raise the Rates Campaign’ since 2005, demanding a raise in welfare and disability rates to where people can live with dignity.
Fox Network Passe. The BEAVER Network Coming On Strong
May 18, 2011
Anarchists in Our Midst
Yesterday Sun News TV's Brian Lilley interviewed transplanted American agitator / community organizer Luam Kidane (h/t 'batb'). Warning: Severe nausea may ensue.
Just imagine for a moment if a right-wing conservative came up from America and started spouting such drivel. The Left in Canada would go absolutely apoplectic. And rightly so by the way. But because one of their own is saying such things, it's all perfectly fine.
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Anarchists in Our Midst
Yesterday Sun News TV's Brian Lilley interviewed transplanted American agitator / community organizer Luam Kidane (h/t 'batb'). Warning: Severe nausea may ensue.
Just imagine for a moment if a right-wing conservative came up from America and started spouting such drivel. The Left in Canada would go absolutely apoplectic. And rightly so by the way. But because one of their own is saying such things, it's all perfectly fine.
Continue reading Anarchists in Our Midst"
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Difference And Similarity Between US And CDN Politics...
...in Canada they keep their zippers closed but they both shoot off their mouths.
The Media Will Have No Problem Finding Layton...
...he will be sitting on the bench while the team is running the ball and getting touchdowns.
Harper names defeated Tories to the Senate
Opposition Leader Jack Layton denounces ‘completely undemocratic’ appointment of three losing candidates
For Canada’s first peoples, a new name with an uncertain meaning
While some welcome it, many natives fear the change from Indian Affairs to Aboriginal Affairs will affect their long-standing legal rights May 18, 2011 12:41PM EDT
Harper names defeated Tories to the Senate
Opposition Leader Jack Layton denounces ‘completely undemocratic’ appointment of three losing candidates
Audacious Senate appointments are Harper’s gift to Layton
For Canada’s first peoples, a new name with an uncertain meaning
While some welcome it, many natives fear the change from Indian Affairs to Aboriginal Affairs will affect their long-standing legal rights May 18, 2011 12:41PM EDT
Hopefully The World Will Get The Message...
...Canada is going to stop being the water boy for the USA.
Baird impressed U.S. diplomats: WikiLeaks
Even in early 2007 when John Baird took over the environment portfolio, American diplomats saw a bright future for the feisty Conservative MP. MORE...
East Of Yonge Street This Won't Be Picked Up!
Royson James: ‘Easy’ garbage privatization vote took lots of effort
Critically balanced city council means mayor must rule with compromise rather than by fiat — a lesson Mayor Ford is learning as he goes...
Marcus Gee
Left-wing councillors get their hands dirty by trash-talking Ford
Mayor’s critics lay out lurid nightmare scenarios of the mayor’s plan for privatized garbage collection
Waste firm may sue city
Council votes 23-21 to ban Progressive Waste Solutions from bidding on any of the four contracts the city will put up for tender Progressive recently hired the city’s top waste official, Geoff Rathbone, as a recycling executive
...21 councilors didn't see possible conflict of interest accusations?
Hudak Is Going To Have To Get His Act Together...
Blizzard:
Yikes! Dalton McGuinty promises more
Yes, the man who brought you the health premium and HST says he’ll keep doing what he’s doing
Top 50 list of Dalton McGuinty's Broken Promises
Would-be Tory candidates muscled out by Hudak favourites
2011/05/18 18:50:56
Would-be Progressive Conservative candidates are being flatly told to hit the road to make way for hand-picked favourites, the Star has learned.
...hopefully these "handpicked" choices have charisma and know how to kick leftwing ass. Lord only knows McGoonty has supplied a lot of ammunition consisting of broken promises, boondogles; ie: Ehealth, sex education, greening, etc.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Hey Toronto...Get In Touch With Montreal!
What the future might hold...
Montreal’s Bixi pedals hard for more funds from the city
In two short years, Montreal’s shared bicycle, the Bixi, has risen to iconic status – a trendy symbol of a downtown taste for common experience and carefree two-wheeled commuting.
In the space of a week, it has become a symbol of something even more familiar to Montrealers: a nice idea buried in debt.
Bixi bike share launches in Toronto The not-for-profit, city-owned corporation that developed the Bixi bike system went cap-in-hand to city hall on Tuesday, getting approval for $108-million in loans and guarantees.
City backing for about $71-million in future financing will bolster ambitious plans to sell thousands of the bikes to cities such as Vancouver and New York, all in the hope profits will cover Montreal’s annual $7-million Bixi deficit and eventually pay back a $37-million loan.
Bumpy first ride for Bixi bike program in Toronto
Bixi bike sharing program begins
Joe Warmington
Warmington: Where's the next First Nations' target?
Some observations...
- The leader of this group really doesn't come up to the standard most people have of "warriors." He claims they are rights activists not warriors but the Warrior Flags are very prominent.
- I was told I couldn't take any photos that showed the open flame campffire! Hmmm...I wonder why when you consider the city issued a campfire permit even waiving th fee.
- Far cry from the images created by Oka, Caledon, et al.
City, park protesters find common foe: BMX ramps
A group of native rights activists who took over a section of High Park they say is a burial site has agreed to dismantle the camp after reaching an agreement with the city.
Warmington: Where's the next First Nations' target?
- The leader of this group really doesn't come up to the standard most people have of "warriors." He claims they are rights activists not warriors but the Warrior Flags are very prominent.
- I was told I couldn't take any photos that showed the open flame campffire! Hmmm...I wonder why when you consider the city issued a campfire permit even waiving th fee.
- Far cry from the images created by Oka, Caledon, et al.
City, park protesters find common foe: BMX ramps
A group of native rights activists who took over a section of High Park they say is a burial site has agreed to dismantle the camp after reaching an agreement with the city.
IMHO It Is The Right Decision...
...and if it doesn't save a dime is not the issue. The important consequence of the decision is it WEAKENS THE STRANGLEHOLD UNIONS HAVE IN MILLERLAND.
City council votes to privatize garbage collection
A recommendation to privatize garbage collection in Toronto's west end handily passed a council vote Tuesday evening after a day-long debate over the plan's merits and cost savings.
Sue-Ann Levy
Levy: Contracting out long overdue
City council votes to privatize garbage collection
A recommendation to privatize garbage collection in Toronto's west end handily passed a council vote Tuesday evening after a day-long debate over the plan's merits and cost savings.
Sue-Ann Levy
Levy: Contracting out long overdue
Monday, May 16, 2011
Freedom Of Expression Has Become An Oxymoron...
...but nobody should be surprised when you consider that you and I are limited in the words we can use in our politically correct nirvana. The "N_word" is a prime example.
Doors barred to Israel hater, but Islamophobe ushered in
Kinsella: The Harper Government© sure didn’t take long to show us all what they’d do with a majority, eh? This week, they let a Muslim-hating white supremacist into Canada. For good measure, they gave the creep a platform at.. MORE...
Doors barred to Israel hater, but Islamophobe ushered in
Kinsella: The Harper Government© sure didn’t take long to show us all what they’d do with a majority, eh? This week, they let a Muslim-hating white supremacist into Canada. For good measure, they gave the creep a platform at.. MORE...
Layton Adds French Beret To Costume Wardrobe...
From College to Parliament: Have Quebec Voters Set Up Canada's Opposition to Fail?
Time: Canada's opposition politics have taken a hard left turn, with some bizarre consequences. The fourth general election in just seven years saw Canadians answer conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's call for political stability by returning him to power with the majority government that had previously eluded him.
MORE...
Have Quebec voters set up NDP to fail ?
Time: Canada's opposition politics have taken a hard left turn, with some bizarre consequences. The fourth general election in just seven years saw Canadians answer conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's call for political stability by returning him to power with the majority government that had previously eluded him.
MORE...
Have Quebec voters set up NDP to fail ?
Hmmm! You Have To Wonder...
...whether this is a result of the trumpeted reduction of crime in the $1B Regent Park redevelopement. The gangstas, drug dealers, et al have gone north.
Violent week in northwest Toronto
2011/05/15 21:13:15
The Jane and Finch neighbourhood has seen four shooting incidents within the past week.
Violent week in northwest Toronto
2011/05/15 21:13:15
The Jane and Finch neighbourhood has seen four shooting incidents within the past week.
Human Rights Tribunals To Setup Division For Your Dogs, Cats, Gerbils, Et Al.
Paul Russell: Readers not ready to embrace animal rights; anti-Semitism still lurks
The National Post has never been known as a leading advocate of animal rights. So when a front-page story on Tuesday detailed how the Journal of Animal Ethics wants people to stop using the term “pets” (we should call them “companion animals”) and avoid animal-based analogies such as “eat like a pig” and “drunk like a skunk,” National Post letter-writers were transformed into busy beavers, who made a beeline to our letters mailbox with notes of concern.
“I have never before been exposed to such hogwash (yes, I said it) on the front page,” wrote Tracy Goldfarb. “Your article, ‘Humans Urged to Stop the Name-Calling,’ is not only absurd, but it’s most definitely not newsworthy. Read More »
The National Post has never been known as a leading advocate of animal rights. So when a front-page story on Tuesday detailed how the Journal of Animal Ethics wants people to stop using the term “pets” (we should call them “companion animals”) and avoid animal-based analogies such as “eat like a pig” and “drunk like a skunk,” National Post letter-writers were transformed into busy beavers, who made a beeline to our letters mailbox with notes of concern.
“I have never before been exposed to such hogwash (yes, I said it) on the front page,” wrote Tracy Goldfarb. “Your article, ‘Humans Urged to Stop the Name-Calling,’ is not only absurd, but it’s most definitely not newsworthy. Read More »
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Where Did Bin Laden Vacation.....
Extensive Porn Stash Reportedly Found in Bin Laden Compound
...possibly attending one of the multitude of celebrations held around the world each summer?
The Mike Holmes Enigma...
...or the Jim Carrick reality!
Christie Blatchford
An ode to Joe, the magnificent contractorMay 14, 2011 12:30AM EDT
They don’t come any better than the one who’s been renovating my house for a year
Invite Shows Up In Email Regularly...
...and I sent a note to Bell asking if this was legitimate but I gave up look for an answer after the 3rd eMail because Bell absolutely fails to respond to a customer complaint.
Scam artists using Bell as bait
2011/05/13 21:43:58
Fraud artists are using Bell Canada's name to lure victims into coughing up personal information, according to police and the company.
Scam artists using Bell as bait
2011/05/13 21:43:58
Fraud artists are using Bell Canada's name to lure victims into coughing up personal information, according to police and the company.
Regent Park! Granby Zoo! Refuge For The Poor And Downtrodden?
Quebec zoo wants Toronto’s elephants
The elephant enclosure at the Granby Zoo in Quebec, April 2008.
By Cynthia Vukets
Granby Zoo, with high-tech elephant enclosure, could be a new home for Thika, Toka and Iringa
...born and living in Toronto for 77 years, working and paying taxes to the city, province and Ottawa for 55+ years and still paying, taxes that eventually made it virtually impossible to keep my home so it had to be sold and necessary to move into a MARKET VALUE apartment but still contributing to the $1 Billion+ (and you know it will escalate) for the downtrodden (the majority who don't seem to have yet made any significant contribution) and gawd knows how much the cost of moving the elephants to Granby will cost BUT like too many seniors we stay silent for fear of being labelled by the cadre of leftwing politicians, social in-activists and trough feeders.
The elephant enclosure at the Granby Zoo in Quebec, April 2008.
By Cynthia Vukets
Granby Zoo, with high-tech elephant enclosure, could be a new home for Thika, Toka and Iringa
Regent Park getting makeover — and jobs
Friday, May 13, 2011
AVAAZ?
Steve Janke: Give to Avaaz and prolong the dishonesty
Professional hard-left meddlers at New York-based Avaaz earned some notoriety when they decided they knew what was best for Canadians:
Canadians, and all the opposition parties, are basically in the same camp on the major issues in this election — 74% of us want to keep our gun laws, 82% want a UN treaty on climate change, 56% oppose dropping corporate taxes, 69% want one-tier public healthcare, and on and on. Even conservative voters oppose Harper’s flagship policies!
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See the beaver? That means it's Canadian. Cute eh?
Professional hard-left meddlers at New York-based Avaaz earned some notoriety when they decided they knew what was best for Canadians:
Canadians, and all the opposition parties, are basically in the same camp on the major issues in this election — 74% of us want to keep our gun laws, 82% want a UN treaty on climate change, 56% oppose dropping corporate taxes, 69% want one-tier public healthcare, and on and on. Even conservative voters oppose Harper’s flagship policies!
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Putting A Spotlight On The High Fuel Cost Enigma...
Read this if you think gas prices are a conspiracy
Kelly McParland May 12, 2011 – 10:51 AM ET
Oh dear. This is getting embarrassing.
On Wednesday, Jonathan Kay praised a column by the Toronto Star’s Carol Goar, directly violating Rule 14-C in the National Post Employee Handbook, “Thou shalt not say nice things about the Toronto Star.” (Yes the National Post Employee Handbook was written by Moses.)
Now, less than 24 hours later, the Star has printed another column worthy of praise, this time by David Olive (who at least has the saving grace of having once worked at the Post). Olive challenges the official orthodoxy of people who know nothing about the oil industry, which evidently includes most of the people on the Star’s editorial board, by stating categorically that high oil prices are not the result of a world-wide conspiracy.
And, he adds, Big Oil, as it is known at the Star, hates high prices just as much as consumers do. Because it’s bad for business.
…on Tuesday, as news reporters covering the price spike visited the same pumps, they saw filling stations bereft of customers, or just one lonely motorist filling the tank. A store empty of customers does not make a profitable business.
Second, profit margins for gas-station operators and the refiners that supply them shrink as the retail price rises. If the refiner is suffering a periodic spike in crude prices, it must pass that extra cost on to the gas stations it supplies or go broke. In order not to scare business away, filling stations pare their own profit margin or operate at a loss to keep the selling price as low as possible.
That’s how it works in banking, an industry that hates high interest rates. Higher rates drive away prospective borrowers. And they reduce the “spread,” or gross profit margin, between the suddenly higher interest the bank has to pay on my guaranteed investment certificate and what it’s able to charge borrowers without depressing demand.
When a retailer’s cost of inventory and its operating expenses are low, it can charge you more for it. That’s the Wal-Mart story in a nutshell.
It’s not a conspiracy.
No conspiracy? Good heavens. One hopes Mr. Olive ensured the Star’s editors were amply supplied with smelling salts before they read his article, the better to avoid falling down in a dead faint. On the day he wrote it, those editors filled two section fronts with stories about the horrors of high gas prices and the mean trick Big Oil was playing on innocent Torontonians, with the usual mindless suggestions for alleviating the pain. (“Buy a scooter.” Yeah, that’s going to work. In February. On the 401)
Luckily for Goar and Olive, they can’t be fired. They work for a union shop.
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- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.