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RCMP Call for submissions…into Workplace Harrassment

Kim — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:07:16 +0000

Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP c/o Public Submissions, File 2011-3791 PO Box 1722, Stn B Ottawa ON K1P 0B3

To Whom it may concern,

I am writing this email in response to your call for public input into this problem of workplace harrassment in the RCMP.

. . . → Read More: RCMP Call for submissions…into Workplace Harrassment

Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012. Rodney Kirkland Sr. edition.

Jymn — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:28:05 +0000

Oops. Turns out that was Oakland last night.

UPDATE: Dr. Dawg has the goods on an Oakland cop, annual salary $202K and unbelievably works for the Youth and Family Services agency, who apparently beat a pregnant woman leukemia sufferer off her bicycle and allegedly beat her as she was being carried away on a stretcher. Luckily, Anonymous (I’m . . . → Read More: Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012. Rodney Kirkland Sr. edition.

Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED

Jymn — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:53:28 +0000

(Scroll down for scrumptious update.)

Here’s the first assignment for the Globe & Mail’s new Public Editor Sylvia Stead. Explain to non-partisan Canadian citizens why the venerable grey lady is publishing a Conservative loyalist like Gerry Nicholls who regularly spreads his right-wing propaganda in rags like the Sun empire, National Post and the Frum/Worthington Huffington Post Canada?

Stead, tell us . . . → Read More: Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED

Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.

Jymn — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:58:55 +0000

Public Editors, or Ombudsmen as they are more often known, can be iffy things. Defined loosely as “one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints”, the role can be broadly defined.

The New York Times is probably the best example of an effective Public Editor, where its ‘Ombudsman’ researches complaints of bias . . . → Read More: Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.

Media’s anti-Occupy stance revealed. More than half of Canadians support the movement.

Jymn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:39:39 +0000

By reading 90% of the Canadian media, you’d have thought the people who Occupied cities across Canada and the world were unemployable dirty fucking hippies intent on violence and rape.

Seems a majority of Canadians - and most of the world - still do not share the media’s jaundiced view of the mostly young people who pitched tents . . . → Read More: Media’s anti-Occupy stance revealed. More than half of Canadians support the movement.

A right-wing blogger’s take on feminism

Jymn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:33:52 +0000

Slithering through the right-wing blogosphere – from Vox Populi via Instapundit to Canada’s proud wingnut Canadian Cincinnatus – is this revealing but puzzling comment about feminism, using the tragedy of the Costa Concordia as an excuse for a lame joke:

Those big, burly crewmen shoving aside women as they prioritized their own . . . → Read More: A right-wing blogger’s take on feminism

Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall has meltdown on Power & Politics. Goes viral. UPDATED

Jymn — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:04:15 +0000

When I looked yesterday afternoon at the now famous Kathryn Marshall Ethical Oil freakout on youtube, the hits were just 6,000. It’s now well over 26,000 and quickly rising. Word has been blazing around the web, snaking its way into the States where amused commenters are comparing Marshall’s clueless and belligerent approach to that of . . . → Read More: Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall has meltdown on Power & Politics. Goes viral. UPDATED

Christy, what are you thinking? BC Liberals hire Harper aide and Enbridge lobbyist Ken Boessenkool as chief of staff.

Jymn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:29:27 +0000

If you ever wanted to know which side of the political spectrum the BC ‘Liberals’ fall, it’s pretty obvious by now it’s neither centre nor left. When a supposed centre-left political party hires a lobbyist whose previous tenure involved working as senior policy advisor and strategist to Stephen Harper and lobbying for Enbridge and Suncor, . . . → Read More: Christy, what are you thinking? BC Liberals hire Harper aide and Enbridge lobbyist Ken Boessenkool as chief of staff.

Why is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.

Jymn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:40:39 +0000

"Don't ask me hard questions. I'm a student!"

Wow. Just wow. Yesterday, I watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall debating the Northern Gateway hearings with a representative from the Sierra Club. What was so amazing is that every time host Evan Solomon correctly asked if Enbridge was funding Ethical Oil, . . . → Read More: Why is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.

Next time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside

Jymn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:45:28 +0000

I watched in mild horror ’Question Period’ yesterday. Horror, not because CTV is too cheap to broadcast the show in HD, but because of the nonsense delivered on behalf of Alberta’s ‘Ethical Oil’ lobby by Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall. Her spiel was more about trying to trap Eric Swanson of Dogwood Initiative with circuitous and unrelated arguments rather . . . → Read More: Next time some ‘Ethical Oil’ salesperson gives you the ‘foreign influence’ bunk on the pipeline hearings, mention Alison’s post on the subject at Creekside

I see the BC Liberals have learned from Harper’s Ignatieff attack ads

Jymn — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:11:15 +0000

Watching the Canucks. Ad comes on real slick-like. I mean Conservative slick. It’s a BC Liberals ad attacking NDP’s Adrian Dix. I swear the ad could’ve been made by the Cons. It looks and sounds exactly like any of the many Ignatieff attack ads. Oh, here it comes again. And again.

Mmm. . . . → Read More: I see the BC Liberals have learned from Harper’s Ignatieff attack ads

Rob Ford’s 911 problem

Jymn — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:31:05 +0000

Classy! (Photo from Dammit Janet.)

There’s something wrong with Rob Ford. We all know he’s trash. But there’s an undercurrent of rage surrounding the man that’s almost Alec Baldwinish. Marg Delahunty is one thing; drunken threats another.

On Christmas, Ford’s mother-in-law called police between 4 and 5 a.m. to report that the mayor had been drinking . . . → Read More: Rob Ford’s 911 problem

Text of 1997 speech by Stephen Harper to US right-wing think tank

Jymn — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:52:33 +0000

For anyone surprised by Harper’s moves and plans now that he has a majority, it is enlightening to read this speech our current PM made when he was VP of the ‘United Citizens Coalition’ to the Council for National Policy.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by giving you a big welcome to . . . → Read More: Text of 1997 speech by Stephen Harper to US right-wing think tank

The Year That Was: Canadians Politics in 2011

Logan — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:23:34 +0000

What a year 2011 was. Who would have thought in January that the Conservatives would, by May, have a majority government? That the Bloc, so long a dominant force in Quebec, would be reduced to numbers not seen since the early 1990′s? That the Liberals would be reduced to third party status? That . . . → Read More: The Year That Was: Canadians Politics in 2011

The Magnificent Seven: Stephen Harper’s seven new Senators leaked

Jymn — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:32:05 +0000

STARRING: Shotgun * Blogging T * * Ezzy * Huffer * Wenthataway * The Poet * Blatched

The Conservatives’ new best friend, the Canadian wing of the Huffington Post, has a take on who will be Harper’s new Senators come January. LFR has its own sources. Funnily enough, the new Senators are almost . . . → Read More: The Magnificent Seven: Stephen Harper’s seven new Senators leaked

My five minutes watching Sun News Network. Plus, what does it take to be an SNN host?

Jymn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:30:56 +0000

Apparently, this.

C'mon Sun Newsfan, you know you want it

Jacqui’s television credits include co- hosting “Argos Access” with Michael “Pinball” Clemons, hosting “Dancing at the Palais” on Women’s Television Network, host/reporter on Sportsnet Ontario, co-hosting a late night talk show on Toronto One and until recently she anchored the daily Current . . . → Read More: My five minutes watching Sun News Network. Plus, what does it take to be an SNN host?

Mark Steyn brings out the best in the wingnut. Brent Bozell: Obama is a “skinny, Ghetto crackhead”.

Jymn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:10:49 +0000

C'mon Bozey, say something outrageous. This is Fox News!

Half-assed Canuck Mark Steyn is a lovely person. He attracts same. While on Fox News, filling in for some host or something, Steyn managed to cajole the following statement from the very religious, very wingnutty head of the Media Research Centre, Brent Bozell . . . → Read More: Mark Steyn brings out the best in the wingnut. Brent Bozell: Obama is a “skinny, Ghetto crackhead”.

Sue Helena Sue!

Jymn — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:58:29 +0000

I love this. Not that the suit will amount to anything. But the girl’s got moxie.

Former MP Helena Guergis is suing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservative MPs Shelly Glover and Lisa Raitt, the Conservative Party of Canada and a number of other individuals for defamation and other claims.

Kady’s reaction is . . . → Read More: Sue Helena Sue!

MacKay being used as scapegoat to clear path for Jason Kenney as next Conservative leader?

Jymn — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:30:30 +0000

Interesting article in the Straight about Kenney’s ascension in the Conservative ranks. The writer Charlie Smith feels that Kenney is the logical successor to Harper, with the scandals plaguing former favourite Peter MacKay all but eliminating the very elite Minister of National Defence from contention.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has revealed that . . . → Read More: MacKay being used as scapegoat to clear path for Jason Kenney as next Conservative leader?

Another conservative Christian caught in sperm bank ring

Jymn — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:46:07 +0000

Snark of the title aside, why do these Christian values conservatives have such little respect for their wives and constituents? And guess what, you can bet this scumbag will get to pray away his sins and remain in office. They always do. Newt Gingrich. David Vitter. Anyone?

Can you . . . → Read More: Another conservative Christian caught in sperm bank ring