Apr 21, 2007
Odds and Ends
On 21 April 07 at 5:39pm Warren Kinsella and yours truly became Facebook pals. Do ya feel a group hug coming on?
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Apr 21, 2007
Windfall
Google’s recent $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick makes me wonder how many people at this very moment are feverishly working on new apps hoping to be bought out by the monolith?
Apr 21, 2007
Ho Hum
You know it’s been a slow week when the Liberals are up in arms about:
Stephen Harper’s image consultant
Shane Doan and Team Canada
I suppose when one has no scandals or RCMP investigations to concentrate on one must take whatever one can get.
Apr 17, 2007
The Face of Courage
Courage has many faces, takes many forms. This is the story of young and the tenacious courage that lives within him.
Afzal is a remarkable young man. The 16-year-old Winnipeg resident is an honours student, tutors elementary school children with their math and volunteers every Saturday with the MS Society. He doesn’t drink or do [...]
Apr 16, 2007
Teacher-Teen Affairs Not Always Illegal
Good news if you are a female pedophile. Sheila Cavanagh of NowToronto.com argues that while having sex with a minor while you are in a position of trust or authority may be unprofessional it is not always illegal.
Citing section 153 of the Canadian Criminal Code which stipulates that it is an offence to have sex [...]
Apr 15, 2007
Beefs and Bouquets: Green Style
A couple of notes on the Green Party, one good and one not so good. First of all congratulations to Elizabeth May and the Greens for their position on Kevin Potvin. Shortly after the controversy broke over Potvin’s article I was taken aback by May’s “… benefit of the doubt” remark and took her to [...]
Apr 13, 2007
Interesting Strategy
A rather interesting albeit unusual alliance. In explaining the move Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said,
“The crisis of climate change is an urgent one. There is no time to waste.”
So is she saying that she has no confidence in a Liberal candidate pursuing a green platform? Not that I blame her really for it was [...]
