"In conclusion, how drastically will this affect the economy, the weather or whatever else you think it might affect? Only time will tell. Back to you, Sheila." …
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There's their side:Abortion doctor’s killer found guilty of murderShooter convicted of first-degree culpability in death of Kansas physicianWICHITA, Kan. - A man who said he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in order to save the lives of unborn children was convicted Friday of murder.The jury deliberated for just 37 minutes before finding Scott Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death. And there's, well, our side (from back in 2008):Felony assault charge dismissedA Dauphin County district judge …
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Source This one here doesn’t need one. He has figured some of it already. An update … for balance. …
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So, I'm flying home. No big deal. It's just that the "company" picked the wrong date to return me to the world. 29 January, 2010. Olympic security kicks into full court press."Picture ID please, Sir.""Don't have any which I haven't paid for. I'm a Canadian, in Canada flying between Canadian points. If you want to see my picture look up the "outstanding warrants" poster or pay to see that which I personally paid for.""We can deny you passage.""No. You can't. Read the existing legislation.""I'm just doing my job."Goddamnit! I weakened. She was telling the truth and I buckled. I gave her the …
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"   Nancy J. Minshew is finally ready to take off the gloves.After years of sitting back and hoping the science would speak for itself, the director of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Excellence in Autism Research has decided it's time for her to take a personal stand.  Autism is not caused by vaccinations, she says, and those who continue to push that theory are endangering the lives of children and misdirecting the nation's scarce resources for autism research."   The weight of the evidence is so great that I don't think there is any room for dispute. I think …
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Here’s a couple of links on some recent developments down south pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with particular emphasis on ending the Gaza blockade: The “No False Choice in Middle East” Awards Paul Findlay lauds new congressional commitment on Gaza Take Action: “Cheer or Jeer” Your Representative for Signing or Not Signing Letter on Gaza Blockade In other news, Turkey warns Israel over Gaza at UN Security Council. …
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Indeed, another hit to commercial radio happened in Montreal today. Canada’s oldest radio station (arguably perhaps even the world’s oldest), originally sporting the call letters XWA in 1919, changing to CFCF (“Canada’s First: Canada’s Finest”) in 1920, and subsequent other call letters, frequencies and format changes for 91 years, ending up as CINW 940AM’s Greatest Hits,  is now no more. 940 AM, owned by Corus Entertainment ceased programming at 10AM this morning along with French station, CINF Info 690Am and faded off the air at 7pm tonight. For …
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And Mrs.Ted says it’s for real this time (no, really for real!): Ted Haggard’s wife is standing by her man, no matter how many times he may have had homosexual affairs. Gayle Haggard appeared on the “Today” show on Wednesday to talk about her new book, “Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made In My Darkest Hour,” and declared that her one-time Evangelical superstar husband was “cured” of his homosexual compulsions. And you all know what comes next… …
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“More than five years have passed and there is no end in sight.” …
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A friend at work informed me of this video this morning and I just  had to post it. …
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At City Creek, outside Salt Lake City, Utah: Closeup: And bin Laden finally taken out by The Authorities: (via AnimalNewYork) …
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Day is in good company with Gary Goodyear. Who can forget this fabulous 22 Minutes Rex Murphy spoof on our Conservative Science Minister Gary Goodyear?  You can view that video here. …
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PEOPLE: R.I.P. HOWARD ZINN: Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922-January 27, 2010) has passed on to that great anarcho-syndicalist commune in the sky. Very much self-educated, despite his post WW2 degrees in history, his greatest education was when, as an airman in WW2 he participated in an April 1945 napalm raid on a group of German soldiers trying to wait out the end of the war in Royan France. The raid incidentally fried a number of French civilians and had absolutely no military value beyond racking up "promotion points" for the officers who directed it. This incident set Zinn on a lifetime …
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This first clip is a duet with Oscar Peterson. Watch the bass player steal the show. Watch the trombone player steal it back (with a little help from his friends). Since I began doing these Friday night music posts I think I've put up more versions of this song than any other: Every Day I Have the Blues. This features Joe Williams on vocals. Have a good weekend. …
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Unfortunately, people assume genius at one thing means genius at all things Related Posts (auto generated and almost random):I guess this means we’ve won the war on terror -FBI forms anti-porn squad RIAA anti-P2P campaign a real money pit Nervous people ‘are likely to be right-wing’ Statistical fallacy of the NSA style terrorist-hunting surveillance Fancy new HD-DVD and Blu-ray copy protection already cracked! …
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Unfortunately, people assume genius at one thing means genius at all things Related Posts (auto generated and almost random):I guess this means we’ve won the war on terror -FBI forms anti-porn squad RIAA anti-P2P campaign a real money pit Statistical fallacy of the NSA style terrorist-hunting surveillance Nervous people ‘are likely to be right-wing’ Fancy new HD-DVD and Blu-ray copy protection already cracked! …
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impossiblehamster.org I like this (and not just because I am a fan of giant space hamsters, and even miniature giant space hamsters), but I think the focus is wrong.  It is not the size of the economy that maters but rather the environmental footprint of that economy. Typically the size of an economy is positively correlated to its environmental footprint, but that relationship is not set in stone, and if we wish to avoid disaster (be it climate related or some other environmental catastrophe) we need to ensure that the environmental impact of our economy becomes truly sustainable in the …
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So-called ‘left-wing’ American evangelical pastor Brian D. McLaren has been publishing his critical views of Israeli policies online. As expected, those are being roundly condemned – see here and here. In Canada, too, the regional conflict is taking its toll on relations between communities. Despite the animosity that is bound to come up on the various sides during such encounters, those are long overdue conversations that, hopefully, will bring us closer to a less warring world. …
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impossiblehamster.org I like this (and not just because I am a fan of giant space hamsters, and even miniature giant space hamsters), but I think the focus is wrong.  It is not the size of the economy that maters but rather the environmental footprint of that economy. Typically the size of an economy is positively correlated to its environmental footprint, but that relationship is not set in stone, and if we wish to avoid disaster (be it climate related or some other environmental catastrophe) we need to ensure that the environmental impact of our economy becomes truly sustainable in the …
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From Ynet news: Six years after first collection of Breaking the Silence testimonies, organization releases booklet of testimonies from female soldiers who served in territories. Stories include systematic humiliation of Palestinians, reckless and cruel violence, theft, killing of innocent people and cover-up. – Read the rest here “The Task is great and the time is short.” …
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“The invasion of Iraq was unquestionably one of the greatest crimes of the last several decades. Imagine what future historians will say about it — a nakedly aggressive war launched under the falsest of pretenses, in brazen violation of every relevant precept of law, which destroyed an entire country, killed huge numbers of innocent people, and devastated the entire population. Have we even remotely treated it as what it is? We’re willing to concede it was a “mistake” — a good-natured and completely understandable lapse of judgment — but only the …
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Unions accept Tembec requestPosted By Mark GentiliPosted 12 hours ago A press release from the Union Coalition at Tembec-Kapuskasing states that last week members had voted to accept a 10 per cent reduction in their wages.In the release, Coalition Leader Bob Pellow stated that the deal, which the press release called a "forgivable bridge loan" not a wage cut, will last until Dec. 31 of this year, or until an eastern CEP pattern settlement is reached with AbitibiBowater.Negotiations will not resume until Jan. 1, 2011 or if there is a CEP eastern pattern settlement, which ever comes first. …
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I get it. I understand it. I sympathize with all those castigating the RCMP and City police for the horrendous screwups and cases of bad judgement that have captured the headlines, the editorials and the talk shows throughout B.C.  With a dozen terrible screwups over the past two years … the news coverage and commentaries about the [...] …
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After 37 minutes of deliberation the jury voted unanimously to convict Roeder of 1st degree murder. The verdict sends the message loudly and clearly: The pro-life/anti-abortion crowd can’t go around killing doctors who provide legal abortions, then throw themselves on the mercy of the court and claim they were only trying to prevent the deaths of innocent babies. Source ©2010 Birth Pangs. All Rights Reserved.. Related posts Pro-Liers Raising Scott Roeder’s Defence Funds on Ebay (0) ZOMG Pro-Lie Pumpkins! (1) Women’s Rights *YAWN* (1) Wombinating on the U.S. …
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Bye-bye, dickhead: In a trial that never became the referendum on abortion that some abortion foes wanted, Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old airport shuttle driver, was convicted today of murdering George Tiller, one the nation’s few physicians who performed late-term abortions. The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for only 37 minutes. Roeder faces life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder. 37 minutes?  What took ya?? …
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Picking up from where I left off last evening:The squalling of Barbara Kay at Five Feet of Fury to which I responded yesterday was soon followed up with a ripe email to me, quickly channeled by Mr. Kathy Shaidle, while Katty Kathy came over to mew at my place (the new system doesn't provide comment permalinks, so happy hunting). I feel like some sort of nexus--or, under the circumstances, "catalyst" might be a better word.Misspelling my name throughout, Kay hisses and spits at Antonia Zerbisias, then earnestly assures me at some length that she (Barbara, that is) is much funnier than I am, and …
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Mandatory retirement being retired across CanadaFasken Martineau DuMoulin LLPDerek KnoechelCanadaJanuary 19 2010Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Mandatory retirement has a long and storied history as part of the Canadian labour system. As we enter 2010, it appears that a new chapter is being written, one in which mandatory retirement is the exception rather than the norm. In Canada, mandatory retirement developed along with the introduction of private and public pension plans. Public programs, such as the Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans …
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First, there was 2008 (all emphasis tail-waggingly added):... Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative Government, elected only a few weeks before in a general election, brought forward an economic update that so enraged the opposition parties in the federal Parliament that they formed a coalition of the Liberal and New Democratic Parties, supported by the separatist party from Quebec – the Bloc Quebecois. The items in the economic update that forged this coalition included a ban on public service strikes, a roll-back of pay equity and the removal of public funding for …
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OH, WHAT A FEELING. Sometimes, though, even the "best" drop the ball.  Some 25 years ago, an engineer friend of my dad's had the air-conditioning shut down in his Mercedes. Problem was, the car shifted to FULL HEAT. This was in July.It was a new model, and the parts dep't. didn't have a replacement, and none were to be found anywhere else in Canada. Dad's friend pointed at the same model on the floor and said, "Take the part off that car." The service rep refused.Dad's friend, Len, asked, "You say your cars are engineered the best in the world, right?". The rep agreed."Well, what does it say …
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Shorter Supremes :While it is true that the Canadian government violated the Canadian charter rights of a Canadian citizen when it sent Canadian agents to interrogate him in a foreign concentration camp and then turned the contents of that interview obtained under duress over to the owners of that concentration camp, and while it is true that same Canadian's charter rights continue to be violated every day that he is held there, unfortunately we don't do foreign policy here at the Supreme Court so we're hoping Steve will do the right thing all by himself.(edited for clarity). …
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Well that is interesting announcing this will a vote is taking place for concessions. Voting For Concession at Corner Book Mill UnderwayKruger extends shutdown of machine at Trois-Rivieres mill BreakingThe Western StarMontréal, Québec – Kruger Inc. today announced that it will extend the shutdown of Paper Machine No. 3 at its Wayagamack Mill in Trois-Rivières for a period of five weeks starting Feb. 23The Company came to this decision due to ongoing weak market conditions such as the high value of the Canadian dollar and shrinking demand for directory paper.The machine was shut down Dec. …
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Oba-Bush or a revealing lapsus? Background …
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(Updated below)Omar Khadr is not coming home yet – but the Supreme Court of Canada has moved his repatriation considerably closer (emphasis added): In an 9-0 ruling this morning, the Court said that Canada violated Mr. Khadr's Charter rights by participating in illegal interrogation methods which included sleep deprivation. It stressed that the constitutional breach is ongoing and “continues to …
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But the court, in a unanimous decision, did not order Khadr's repatriation from Gitmo. ...the court said that before stepping in to dictate a Canadian response on a sensitive question of foreign policy, the federal government must be given a chance to rectify Mr. Khadr's plight. But should the government fail to act, the court warned that it has the power to move more overtly to aid Mr. Khadr. [...] if the government refuses to take adequate action to rectify the abuse of Mr. Khadr's rights, the Court warned, “courts are empowered to make orders ensuring that the government's foreign …
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The Supreme Court of Canada has spoken, unanimously.Full judgment here. Shorter SCC:1) Omar Khadr's rights under the Charter were, and continue to be, violated.2) The government cannot be legally obliged to do anything about it.There are times when I wake up and wonder what country I'm living in. …
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According to the Supreme Court, the federal government violated Omar Khadr’s constitutional rights and that Khadr’s rights continue to be violated. Nevertheless, the court refuses to order the government to do the right thing — seek Khadr’s repatriation from the Guantanamo hell-hole that he has lived in for the past 7 years. Shame! Photos of Omar Khadr as a teenager, left, and as an adult, right. Khadr has been jailed for the last seven years in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photos: National Post. Here is what the court had to say about Canadian officials who interrogated Omar …
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After finding that Omar Khadr's Charter rights have been violated by Canadian officials, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to overturn the lower court's order to repatriate him and leave it up to that same Canadian government to decide what to do about it. In other words, King Stephen the Petulant can decide all on his own to leave Khadr in GTMO, wherever GTMO itself may end up (currently planned to be Illinois). That's the same King Stephen the Petulant who can phone the Governor General and tell her to suspend parliament just because he feels like it. We really need to rethink this …
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