With a nod to my funny filmmaker friend Albert Nerenberg, here's that clip from last night's Mercer Report I blogged about yesterday: Heh. … [Read more...]
Creekside: MediaWatch : The Vancouver Sun and the Fraser Institute
September 30, 2009 By
An article at The Tyee notes the "remarkable success" the Fraser Institute has had in blanketing the Vancouver Sun with its guff. Not so remarkable when you consider The Sun's senior editor for the editorial pages is Fazil Mihlar, former director of regulatory studies at the Fraser Institute, and that the Sun is owned by the Aspers, former Fraser Institute board members.Here is all you need to know about that :From Peter C. Newman's book, Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul, as quoted in the Georgia Straight :Leonard Asper : “I don’t see that … [Read more...]
Broadsides: Fringe elements
September 30, 2009 By
I am very proud to report that our ''left-wing fringe'' group called ''women'' meme is spreading. Tonight, on his season debut, CBC's Rick Mercer cracked a joke incorporating PM Stephen Harper's ill-considered reference to the Court Challenges program and ''cHarmony'' -- a dating service for Conservatives. (They date before marriage?) Our Facebook group is now 3,129 strong -- and the LEAF t-shirts are being shipped out from coast-to-coast. A couple of weeks ago, two female... … [Read more...]
Broadsides: And the breast film award goes too …
September 29, 2009 By
I just adore this logo. It's for Breast Fest 2009, the second annual film festival dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Breast Fest uses the versatile medium of film to frame and explore the spectrum of issues surrounding breast cancer. This annual festival uses films, panels, workshops and speakers to connect people to the breast cancer cause, inspire dialogue, facilitate learning and foster community. There are long films plus shorts -- and you can vote on... … [Read more...]
Broadsides: States of grace
September 29, 2009 By
Further to last week's column and post about the 40 Days for Life Campaign, there has been some peaceful pushback in some cities. Gotta love those Ottawa Valley grrls. Meanwhile, the anti-choicers, who insist on inflicting their religion on women seeking abortions, claim to have saved 38 babies and induced one clinic staffer to quit. I wonder how many of those young women were intimidated by seeing a chanting people holding up shaming signs? Over... … [Read more...]
Broadsides: Yes Dear, tonight. I have a headache
September 29, 2009 By
Here's some bedtime reading for you: Why Women Have Sex -- Understanding Sexual Motivations from Adventure to Revenge (And Everything in Between). Do women have sex simply to reproduce or display their affection? When University of Texas at Austin clinical psychologist Cindy M. Meston and evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss joined forces to investigate the underlying sexual motivations of women, what they found astonished them.Through the voices of real women, Meston and Buss reveal the... … [Read more...]
Broadsides: Yes Dear, tonight I have a headache
September 29, 2009 By
Here's some bedtime reading for you: Why Women Have Sex -- Understanding Sexual Motivations from Adventure to Revenge (And Everything in Between). Do women have sex simply to reproduce or display their affection? When University of Texas at Austin clinical psychologist Cindy M. Meston and evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss joined forces to investigate the underlying sexual motivations of women, what they found astonished them.Through the voices of real women, Meston and Buss reveal the... … [Read more...]
Creekside: Van Loan : Oh noes – activist judges on the bench!
September 29, 2009 By
Oh noes - activist judges on the bench, some of them appointed by Cons! Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan says he fears for the government's ability to fight terrorism because of "an increasingly complex legal environment" in which judges are no longer deferring to the government in its efforts to deport foreign suspects."It raises questions about whether we can protect national security and I can tell you I am concerned," Van Loan told Canwest News Service. "I spend a fair bit of time thinking about it.""It" presumably being the Supreme Court's efforts to balance our rights and freedoms against … [Read more...]
unrepentant old hippie: Hey Bina: Here’s one for Wanker of the Week
September 28, 2009 By
A … [Read more...]
Creekside: The SPP is undead
September 27, 2009 By
Just three months shy of 2010 - the date by which the Canadian Council of Chief Executives originally projected the goals of the SPP would be completed - some people have been mourning or celebrating for years already.The SPP is dead - a short history :Oct. 10, 2007 "The Security and Prosperity Partnership is dead," wrote John Ibbitson in the G&M. "Nothing's going to happen anytime soon."Aug. 1, 2008 "The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America is dead," says Robert Pastor, chair of the 2005 Council on Foreign Relations task force "Building a North American Community" available … [Read more...]
