Tuesday, July 15
Wednesday, July 9
Ridiculous
Dan Lett discovers yet another sign of Manitoba's ridiculous inability to enter the 21st Century, though on this one, my hunch is that the Convention Centre knows better but figure it's worth the grumbling if it means extra revenue streams.
Not Your Average Comment...
Always said this about blog traffic...Small in quantity, but often very high in quality.
Stanley Cup Final To Russia In Thirteen Months
Monday, July 7
Can't Wait For The Blogging Tories To Get Up In Arms
Another media member heads to communications staff for politicians.
Oh wait. Maybe it won't be the BTs firing away at this one.
Oh wait. Maybe it won't be the BTs firing away at this one.
Baird hires reporter Day
Former CTV reporter Chris Day will join Environment Minister John Baird's (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) staff as a press secretary.
Mr. Day, who starts Aug. 4, will be replacing Eric Richer, who originally took a leave of absence from the public service to work for Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) office, and then went to work for Mr. Baird after the January 2007 Cabinet shuffle when he was moved from the Treasury Board to the environment portfolio.
Gary Keller, director of communications for Mr. Baird, said Mr. Richer is returning to the public service.
"We certainly wish him well in his new responsibilities as he goes back to the public service and understand his decision to do so," said Mr. Keller.
Mr. Keller said Mr. Day, who is a long-time Ottawa resident, was hired because of his "strong local ties" as well as his experience in the media.
"He'll be the first point of contact for a lot of the media.... He'll be certainly following what happens in the minister's riding as well, and be involved with promoting local events and that sort of thing. He's spent a number of years in Ottawa and the area, so he's well known in the community and knows a lot of the people who are involved in major events, so that's always helpful."
Friday, July 4
"This place is lousy with local celebrities."
Watching the game at the Confusion Corner Bar & Grill and here's the thoughts at the half:
- The title of the post comes from my buddy Mike and he's right. We've got Connie and Nellie from Global sitting ten feet from us one direction and Hustler from 'OB and Shaw TV ten feet in the other.
- I'm at the point of cheering for a blowout. Might be the only thing that wakes this team up. They look like assholes right now.
- It's been a couple years and tonight is the first night I've started question Coach Berry. When the team chronically fails to show up at the beginning of games - when the most plays are scripted - that is a failure of coaching.
- Glenn looks bad.
- Really bad.
Update:
- The Bombers have an inability to catch interceptions. When you knock the ball up into the air, then have two minutes waiting for it to fall into your arms....yet you jump to catch it and bobble it, yeah....you suck at what you do.
Upperdate:
- As if to say, "F You Hack!" the Blue just got an INT for a TD. It's 31-21 with a full quarter to play.
There's time for teases.
- The title of the post comes from my buddy Mike and he's right. We've got Connie and Nellie from Global sitting ten feet from us one direction and Hustler from 'OB and Shaw TV ten feet in the other.
- I'm at the point of cheering for a blowout. Might be the only thing that wakes this team up. They look like assholes right now.
- It's been a couple years and tonight is the first night I've started question Coach Berry. When the team chronically fails to show up at the beginning of games - when the most plays are scripted - that is a failure of coaching.
- Glenn looks bad.
- Really bad.
Update:
- The Bombers have an inability to catch interceptions. When you knock the ball up into the air, then have two minutes waiting for it to fall into your arms....yet you jump to catch it and bobble it, yeah....you suck at what you do.
Upperdate:
- As if to say, "F You Hack!" the Blue just got an INT for a TD. It's 31-21 with a full quarter to play.
There's time for teases.
Like I Needed Any More Reasons To Like The Guy
Mia Rabson on the swearing in ceremony for Chief of Defence Staff Walter Natynczyk:
Natynczyk has spent much of the time since he was announced as the new Chief of the Defence Staff, fielding questions about what will make him different from Hillier. Today he told the crowd the answer is easy - Hillier is from Newfoundland, and cheers for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Natynczyk said.
"I am from Manitoba and I support the Ottawa Senators and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers."
Leave It To Cosh To Make An Original Point...
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Some are those who might be expected to celebrate if there were any other single field in which Canada was distinguished by its lack of regulation. Indeed, the system of abortion provision that Morgentaler dominates could be cited as a triumphant demonstration of the merits of private medicine: it's profitable, yet safe and cheap.
Thursday, July 3
Two words
Wednesday, July 2
Not Expecting It To Happen Per Se...
...But if I was an NHL GM with okay amounts of cap room, I'd gamble seven million on Markus Naslund ($3.75M) and Todd Bertuzzi ($3.25M) rekindling some old magic on a second line. Especially if the team was a gamble or two away from really being in the mix, but still with an outside chance of taking a run.
Morgentaler
Long time readers know that my abortion thoughts have been evolving over the last few years. Where I was once default and knee jerk pro-choice, I'm no longer comfortable holding that position across the board. Haven't made it to the pro-life camp either, but struggling to place myself somewhere on the spectrum in between the two extremes.
I'm hesitantly opposed to Dr. Morgentaler receiving the Order Of Canada.
I'm hesitantly opposed to Dr. Morgentaler receiving the Order Of Canada.
Not because of his cause (which has merit) or because I feel some of this tactics are horrifyingly (complete denial of fetal life). No, I oppose his honour because I do not believe for once that a pro-life champion would ever receive the honour and that fact alone should set off the klaxons.
Dr. Morgentaler is receiving the honour based on his work championing a single cause. There are legitimate points of debate surrounding his cause. By honouring Dr. Morgentaler, but not those who oppose his goals, the Order Of Canada has now taken a side in the debate.
And that is wrong.
Dr. Morgentaler is receiving the honour based on his work championing a single cause. There are legitimate points of debate surrounding his cause. By honouring Dr. Morgentaler, but not those who oppose his goals, the Order Of Canada has now taken a side in the debate.
And that is wrong.
Monday, June 30
For What It's Worth
Both Curtis Brown and Dan Lett took shots at the Tories in yesterday's Free Press and Policy Frog clubbed them on Thursday. The reason? A completely inept and pathetic spin job regarding the new provincial election boundaries.
To prove I'm not just piling on, but to add my own two cents, here's a portion of an email I sent to a buddy on Thursday when we were discussing it:
To prove I'm not just piling on, but to add my own two cents, here's a portion of an email I sent to a buddy on Thursday when we were discussing it:
"A-freakin'-men about the defeatist stuff. Feel free to add my support to that... It was my first thought upon seeing [the article] but didn't feel like it merited its own post. What sucks they are being about it."
There isn't a voter who wants to support a party who wants everyone to believe the party is a perpetual victim. And really, what voter bloc do the Tories believe will start supporting them because of this? Is there any voter looking at this issue and really caring about the boundaries?
A few legitimate questions come up from the proposed map. Does it make sense to extend Morris across the river so far just to include Niverville, rather than include it with Tache, which would appear to be a stronger geographical and historical community fit? Should Windsor Park be split up into two different ridings considering the shared community elements of the suburb?
These questions get lost in the huffing and puffing over "Fortress Winnipeg" and the disappointment of losing Minnedosa.* Tough to look level-headed on the legitimate beefs and tweaks when you exaggerate the less legitimate ones.
These questions get lost in the huffing and puffing over "Fortress Winnipeg" and the disappointment of losing Minnedosa.* Tough to look level-headed on the legitimate beefs and tweaks when you exaggerate the less legitimate ones.
PS: I've been told that the Tories submitted no proposal to the commission prior to the new maps being formed. Can anyone confirm?
* - Considering that Minnedosa going bye-bye has only been predicted by almost every political watcher I spoke with over the last two years, you can't say it is that surprising.**
** - True story to re-enforce this: A buddy called me to let me know that the maps were live on the website. My first question to him without seeing anything, "Minnedosa?" How is it we didn't have a better spin developed than, "They're screwing western voters!"
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