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Stocking Stuffer
For those taking bets on whether we’d see Harper’s long talked about hockey book before or after his 2011 election promises see the light of day, wonder no more. Harper’s hockey book, titled “A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs & The Rise of Professional Hockey” goes on sale November 5th. Expect the attack ads against […]
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Calgary Under Water
My thoughts are with Calgary today in what is, by far, the worst flood to strike the City I can ever remember. Anyone in town should avoid the downtown and other affected areas. Information on evacuation zones and road closures can be found here.
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Spring Cleaning
A few random off-topic links I’ve meaning to post for a while, but didn’t get around to until now…the perfect way to end an Easter weekend since, quite frankly, who wants to talk politics? 1. This walk score site is pretty neat – just type in an address and it tells you how walking-friendly the […]
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Fun Fridays
As a new end of the week feature on this blog, I present the first edition of “fun Fridays”. A pot pourri of off-topic odds and ends. 1. Signs the human race is too stupid to live, courtesy of James Bow. 2. I’ve really been digging the freakonomics blog of late. Some interesting posts include […]
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Bag ‘O Links
-Lots of Afghanistan news. The Liberal motion to set February 2009 as the withdrawal date will be voted down tonight thanks to the NDP even though 2/3 of Canadians agree with it. Gordon O’Connor, meanwhile, is in trouble for the treatment of prisoners, and Dion has some egg on his face for an odd proposal. […]
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Random News Clips
1) Harper has finally delivered on the disappearing fifth priority, a wait times guarantee. Huzzah! Well, that is, he’s made sure provinces will guarantee one procedure. Yes, O-N-E. I’m not a doctor but I figure there can’t be more than, what, 3 or 4 known medical procedures out there so this is clearly a monumental […]
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I do have more hair…
Jason Bo Green has a funny round-up of “who’s who’s” in the blogosphere. Most disturbing visual image? Garth Turner as catwoman.
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Night at the Oscars
While politics are always in play at the Academy Awards, it seems political movies are usually confined to the documentary category. So I thought I’d take a moment to honour some of the best political movies from the past year. Conspiracy Theory: Do the Liberals disapprove of anti-terror legislation because of a fear civil liberties […]
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Face Off
One of the good things about blogs, is that you don’t always have to be serious and can descend into what I like to call “Jane Taber journalism” every now and then when the mood strikes. Today is one of those days. I’m sure a lot of you are already aware of the growing popularity […]