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Traffic stop nets more than 600 pounds of pot (clicking on the above link will take you offsite) [read more]

The feds have been taking some flack for the Canadian Olympic pavilion in Vancouver and, yeah, it looks like a beer tent. But this site shows a number of the big pavilions for comparison purposes, and for the most part they incline towa ... [read more]

Christopher Hume of The Toronto Star wrote a great article today about the ordeal that Suaad Hagi Mohamud underwent, and the inherent racism in the Harper Reformatory Conservative Government, an issue I blogged about yesterday. [read more]

Margaret Wente grasps the bit of climate change and misses the yoke by a mile. Progressive sexism - smell the glove. [read more]

Watch this. Chinese did it. Germans copied them, and more. Finns studied & built better. Even pasty-faced Brits are onboard. Some are thinking modular. We should get on it. Once, visiting Ottawa and out for a run, I came across similar ... [read more]

“He wants to share his ideology with the citizens. He will make all of his proposals known in the days ahead,” said Governor Jim Gibbons press secretary, Dan Burns. [read more]

My thoughts and prayers to Jack Layton, wishing him a speedy recovery. [read more]

The STM has just decided to raise rates for a CAM on the south shore. Those people will now have to pay $110 per month instead of $70 per month which they used to pay. This decision will only affect 3000 people. Horrible idea. We should ... [read more]

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» A Formula for Real Economic Growth: Cut Public Employee Pay by 20% – Big Government Yes!!  The truth is out:  The average government employee pay check on all levels from local to state to and most certainly the biggest the federal ... [read more]

Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77 – Yahoo! News They say one must not speak badly of the dead.  So  I won’t.  I will merely point out one tiny fact:  We the People have one less thief in Congress to steal us blind.  BB Filed under: U ... [read more]

Where's Democracy? Où est la démocratie? [read more]

I'm struck by irrationality of fellow Habs fans. I would ask everyone to think about things more rationally. Some points to consider: [read more]

The amazing Buckets has now confirmed Ezra Levant's back-dating of a post that may well prove important to the defamation case being brought against him by CHRC lawyer Giacomo Vigna. Put crudely, Vigna has sued Levant for suggesting tha ... [read more]

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Looks like someone really cut loose and downed a second cup of green tea last night before bed. Tsk tsk. [read more]

Early this morning I watched a commercial. It featured the now-common "Dramatization" subtitle, for which I am grateful, for the ad also featured a car crashing onto the front lawn of a suburban home, a bag of groceries hopping out of t ... [read more]

Monday Open Thread: Internet Regulation Edition by Publius Today, in 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Communications Decency Act, an attempt by the then-GOP led Congress to regulate content on the Internet ... [read more]

At least they have a decent excuse for a system in chaos: [read more]

I'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for the unwavering support that you have offered me over these past few months. [read more]

The new Nanos poll confirms the recent trend, a large Conservative lead has "evaporated". The national numbers (last Nanos poll in brackets): Cons 35.6% (39.5%) Libs 33.9% (30.2%) NDP 16.4% (18.7%) Greens 5.6% (7.7%) MOE of 3.1, t ... [read more]

This is big news in a world where the average temperature is set to keep rising. Mosquitoes are among the most deadly animals in the world, and the best drug we have is about to become a placebo. Way to go, profiteering drug companies! ... [read more]

Interesting Facebook group tries to answer the question: "Can this Onion Ring get more fans than Stephen Harper?". I think it already has. [read more]

CANCER LINKED TO DRINKING SODA POP  Researchers from the University of Minnesota say that they have discovered a link between pancreatic cancer and the consumption of 2 or more soft drinks per week according to a study that was release ... [read more]

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you. [read more]

Just one quick technical note, re. yesterday's and today's denticare posts. Once the non-profit public dental insurer had operated for a year, it would have a good idea of costs and revenues, and thus the appropriate rates to charge. An ... [read more]

I am trying to imagine what it must have been like. I am trying to put myself in the situation. Standing in an airport, at immigration, and being told I don't look like my passport photo. [read more]

It had a great day connecting with my neighbours in Ward 43 today. Although it was cold, the sun was out, and many people were quite willing to talk about how we can change direction and turn the page together in the upcoming term on Co ... [read more]