Sun Jul 24, 2005 – 9:59 pm
There will always be those who defend the CBC not matter what idiocies escape from it. The latest defense concerns the CBC’s new stated policy to replace the word “terrorist” with “bomber,” apparently with the intention of equating those who perpetrated the murderous London attacks with teenagers who drop cherry bombs down high school toilets. […]
Sun Jul 24, 2005 – 3:31 am
Bryan West, the Students Union president at the University of Calgary, is apparently a western separatist:
“I agree with those in favour of Alberta separation. I think it is my democratic right if the people I vote for don’t get into office, or a policy I don’t approve of becomes law, that my friends and […]
Sat Jul 23, 2005 – 2:25 am
The Calgary Sun has come under fire for publishing a photo of an Ontario man accused of raping and assaulting a Banff woman while leaving his preliminary hearing. The photo was jarring. Albert Muckle, who recently arrived in Alberta from Ontario, was pictured flipping the bird at photographers and apparently laughing. Or, as Licia Corbella […]
Sat Jul 23, 2005 – 2:12 am
Rule #1: Every male who has ever tried on a cowboy hat thinks he looks great in it. Rule #2: Unless you’re Clint Eastwood or Larry Hagman, you probably look stupid in it.
And so Stephen Harper looked stupid in his cowboy hat during the Calgary Stampede. So did Joe Clark when he participated in […]
Fri Jul 22, 2005 – 11:12 am
Via Joe Knippenberg at No Left Turns, a former Royal Military College prof says the state should take a Leviathan regulatory stance toward religion. See the post for commentary and posts. It’s too idiotic - and typically eastern Canadian - to take seriously.
Knippenberg says it’s yet another reason for Alberta to secede.
Fri Jul 22, 2005 – 11:01 am
“I’d shoot him if I saw him,” a lifelong Ottawa native told me when I informed him the federal Liberals were eyeing Bob Rae as a possible leadership candidate to replace Paul Martin.
Bob Rae was NDP Premier of Ontario during the early 90s, and nearly bankrupt the province, along with nearly destroying it under the […]
Fri Jul 22, 2005 – 5:47 am
Olivier Roy is the author of noted books, including Globalized Islam.
In today’s NY Times, he explodes the argument that the 3/11 attacks in Madrid and the 7/7 attacks in London (and yesterday’s attacks) were “punishment” for Spain’s and England’s participation in Iraq:
From the beginning, Al Qaeda’s fighters were global jihadists, and their favored battlegrounds have […]
Tue Jul 19, 2005 – 12:58 pm
Get this, Toronto city hall doesn’t want Miss Universe Natalie Glebova to wear her sash or tiara in Nathan Phillips Square because,
“Activities which degrade men or women through sexual stereotyping, or exploit the bodies of men, women, boys or girls solely for the purpose of attracting attention, are not permitted on Nathan Phillips Square.”
However, they’ve […]
Sun Jul 17, 2005 – 5:37 pm
It seems to me that Ralph Klein of Alberta and Dalton McGuinty of Ontario are cut from the same cloth, and both seem engaged in a race to run their provinces into the ground. Neither has a clue what they are doing and both spout goals which their policies seem designed to prevent. Being a […]
Sun Jul 17, 2005 – 11:55 am
The Globe and Mail (of all places) has a glowing review of Mark Helprin’s Freddy and Fredricka, with lots of great quotes.
Here are some more reviews and links on Helprin.
Crossposted: Civitatensis
