Steve Wicary in today's Globe and Mail talks about why "..my party cannot, in good conscience, vote down legislation that is a step in the right direction."
By "...my party..." he of course means Jack Layton's party, the NDP, a party that if they drew Canadians into an election would get beaten like a rented mule.
Mr. Wicary writes that "Jack Layton explains himself in the op/ed pages of the Ottawa Citizen. The New Democratic Party, he says, is supporting the Prime Minister's legislation on employment insurance reform - not the government as a whole."
And the fact that they are, when you factor in the margin of error, at less than 10 per cent in the national polls and face probable ruin if an election were held this fall has nothing to do with Mr. Layton's stand.
Yeah, surrrrrrrrrrre.
WFDS
Showing posts with label Ottawa Citizen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ottawa Citizen. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
884...I Love College
Beer bongs.
Thirsty Tuesdays.
Wicked Wednesdays.
Sing it Asher.
I especially like the Carleton University Ravens soccer team.
A bunch of girls who drank themselves out of the season and the season has barely started.
Yes, that's my alma mater.
Go Red.
For those of you not current on the situation, pick up today's Ottawa Citizen and note that initiation night for the '09 women's soccer team involved one young lady going to the hospital coz she was ultra smashed.
And for this athletic director Jennifer Brenning pulled the team off the field for this weekend's matches against Ryerson and the University of Toronto and perhaps for the season.
Balls to the wall Ms. Brenning but good on you.
You are right but Asher Roth was righter.
The only criticism I would have would be that there is not a word about this incident on http://www2.carleton.ca/goravens/teams/soccer-w/.
WFDS
Thirsty Tuesdays.
Wicked Wednesdays.
Sing it Asher.
I especially like the Carleton University Ravens soccer team.
A bunch of girls who drank themselves out of the season and the season has barely started.
Yes, that's my alma mater.
Go Red.
For those of you not current on the situation, pick up today's Ottawa Citizen and note that initiation night for the '09 women's soccer team involved one young lady going to the hospital coz she was ultra smashed.
And for this athletic director Jennifer Brenning pulled the team off the field for this weekend's matches against Ryerson and the University of Toronto and perhaps for the season.
Balls to the wall Ms. Brenning but good on you.
You are right but Asher Roth was righter.
The only criticism I would have would be that there is not a word about this incident on http://www2.carleton.ca/goravens/teams/soccer-w/.
WFDS
Thursday, September 17, 2009
876...Environment Canada Still Clued Out
One of the biggest purchasers of bottle water is Environment Canada.
Joe Cressy, the head of the Polaris Institute, is quoted by Glen McGregor in today's Ottawa Citizen as saying "The government of Canada has an absolutely appalling practice of spending millions of dollars on a wasteful product instead of investing in a long-term alternative, the public tap. The government of Canada is pouring money literally down the drain."
I can testify that the tap water in Ottawa is quite tasty; meme chose a Gatineau.
WFDS
Joe Cressy, the head of the Polaris Institute, is quoted by Glen McGregor in today's Ottawa Citizen as saying "The government of Canada has an absolutely appalling practice of spending millions of dollars on a wasteful product instead of investing in a long-term alternative, the public tap. The government of Canada is pouring money literally down the drain."
I can testify that the tap water in Ottawa is quite tasty; meme chose a Gatineau.
WFDS
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
869...Sports Is The Opiate Of The People
I sincerely believe that if Karl Marx had have written Das Kapital in 2009 as opposed to 1848 he would have changed the line "Religion is the opiate of the people" to "Sports is the opiate of the people". And in much of The Great White North you could say that "Hockey is the opiate of the people".
In my town, Ottawa, the government could fall, the sky could fall with it but if the Ottawa Senators made a big trade, ala the Dany Heatley deal, in the same news cycle as the previous two stories they, the Sens, would be front page news in the Ottawa Sun and Le Droit and above the fold in the Ottawa Citizen.
Case in point. Prime Minister Harper is in Washington to meet with the President of the United States. The first story being fired out of the meeting is not about trade or war or jobs it is about hockey as referenced in Post 792 "Blame Obama If The Habs or Senators Lose".
In that post I wrote how the law would make travelling for the Canadian teams extra difficult by not allowing their charters to hop from one U. S. city to another. Here is the cut and paste from the Canadian Press about an hour ago addressing that topic:
The first story from this meeting between our guy and the most important guy on the planet and the topic is Go Leafs Go.
What a country.
WFDS
In my town, Ottawa, the government could fall, the sky could fall with it but if the Ottawa Senators made a big trade, ala the Dany Heatley deal, in the same news cycle as the previous two stories they, the Sens, would be front page news in the Ottawa Sun and Le Droit and above the fold in the Ottawa Citizen.
Case in point. Prime Minister Harper is in Washington to meet with the President of the United States. The first story being fired out of the meeting is not about trade or war or jobs it is about hockey as referenced in Post 792 "Blame Obama If The Habs or Senators Lose".
In that post I wrote how the law would make travelling for the Canadian teams extra difficult by not allowing their charters to hop from one U. S. city to another. Here is the cut and paste from the Canadian Press about an hour ago addressing that topic:
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the U.S. and Canada have reached a tentative deal to resolve a dispute over charter flights that threatens to disrupt the upcoming professional hockey season.
The U.S. prohibits carriage of passengers or cargo for compensation or hire by a foreign airline solely between points in the U.S.
Yet Canadian teams could have difficulty playing back-to-back games in the U.S. if they are forced to return to their home country between each game.
Harper said Wednesday: ``We think we're very close to resolving that ... I think we have some kind of a tentative agreement in principle and we're working to finalize that in the next few days.''
He spoke in an appearance with President Barack Obama.
The first story from this meeting between our guy and the most important guy on the planet and the topic is Go Leafs Go.
What a country.
WFDS
Monday, September 14, 2009
852...Swine Flu And You 93.1 And The Citizen
Tomorrow morning I will have Matthew Buechler in to talk about the fears he and many of you have about the flu vaccines being distributed.
The online Ottawa Citizen just sent me a piece on the swine flu vaccine that leads with this: "Ottawa’s schoolyards could become battlegrounds this fall as public health officials hustle to get a pandemic shot into children’s arms."
A bit of hyperbole but nonetheless many people are vexed about this issue and "Ottawa public health officials are drawing up plans to get maximum coverage for 900,000 residents once the vaccine becomes available mid-November. They have not yet released details, but say they may rely on the system used to deliver the seasonal flu vaccine that includes vaccination clinics and family doctors."
This is a major issue that concerns all of us; for more insight be certain to tune in to 93.1 tomorrow at 6 am.
WFDS
The online Ottawa Citizen just sent me a piece on the swine flu vaccine that leads with this: "Ottawa’s schoolyards could become battlegrounds this fall as public health officials hustle to get a pandemic shot into children’s arms."
A bit of hyperbole but nonetheless many people are vexed about this issue and "Ottawa public health officials are drawing up plans to get maximum coverage for 900,000 residents once the vaccine becomes available mid-November. They have not yet released details, but say they may rely on the system used to deliver the seasonal flu vaccine that includes vaccination clinics and family doctors."
This is a major issue that concerns all of us; for more insight be certain to tune in to 93.1 tomorrow at 6 am.
WFDS
Friday, September 11, 2009
828...John Robson Ottawa Citizen Disses Mikey I
In this morning's fishwrap, John Robson ends his pithy piece with a shot at the next Prime Minister of Canada.
Scribbling about the You Tube ad campaign run by the Liberals, Mr. Robson writes:
Scribbling about the You Tube ad campaign run by the Liberals, Mr. Robson writes:
For the record, I agree with
his attack on the Harper government's
budgetary policies. The slogan "Nous méritons mieux"
might be a stretch but as for the English version
"We can do better," it shouldn't even be hard.
The last sentence of the piece is the big shot:
The problem is, he has no idea how and doesn't even realize it matters.
WFDS
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
808...Ottawa Citizen Public Service
The paper of record in our Canadian capital, the Ottawa Citizen, strives to not only inform and entertain the citizen's of Ottawa, Gatineau and the world through the web but also strives to serve the community.
Its level of service reached its epoch on Labour Day when the OC ran a story on the frontpage that showed all of us how to get fake identity cards, you know, fake driver's license's, health cards, whatever. They even provided, in headline form, a page capture of the service, ID Copy, and its website, id-copy.com.
A lot of underage drinkers may not have known how to get fake ID until the Ottawa Citizen did this valuable, no, invaluable service. Brings tears to my eyes.
Do I smell a Pulitzer Prize?
WFDS
Its level of service reached its epoch on Labour Day when the OC ran a story on the frontpage that showed all of us how to get fake identity cards, you know, fake driver's license's, health cards, whatever. They even provided, in headline form, a page capture of the service, ID Copy, and its website, id-copy.com.
A lot of underage drinkers may not have known how to get fake ID until the Ottawa Citizen did this valuable, no, invaluable service. Brings tears to my eyes.
Do I smell a Pulitzer Prize?
WFDS
Friday, August 28, 2009
755...Elizabeth May Doesn't Read My Blog
Which makes me sad.
Well, no, actually it doesn't make me sad because, apparently, the leader of the Green Party, the woman who will be the next Prime Minister of Canada if enough Canadians go insane and vote for her and the Green Party, not only doesn't read The World Famous Dan Shields, she also doesn't read the Victoria Times-Colonist, the paper of record in the riding she is going to conquer, Saanich-Gulf Islands, the Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, the Ottawa Citizen, the various Suns, the Washington Post, watch CBC Newsworld, listen to 680 News or have someone to do it for her.
She is not in the loop. Nor are her people. Loopy but loop free is she.
How do I know this?
Because she was interviewed live last hour on 580CFRA in Ottawa by Rob Snow and found out for the first time, hours after little old insignificant me found out even, that the Premier of one of our esteemed provinces, Manitoba, Gary Doer, had resigned yesterday and was the new ambassador to the U. S. of A., a country whose border she is perched on today, what with her being in Niagara-On-The-Lake doing whatever it is when she is not fixing the planet.
In all seriousness darling [see, I didn't call her baby] you would think that you would try to be as current as me; being current is merely a hobby/obsession for me, for you, Madame Leader who has deluded herself into thinking she will be a Member of Parliament, it is a job requirement.
Seriously, pay attention, darling [see, I didn't call her baby this time either], pay attention.
WFDS
Well, no, actually it doesn't make me sad because, apparently, the leader of the Green Party, the woman who will be the next Prime Minister of Canada if enough Canadians go insane and vote for her and the Green Party, not only doesn't read The World Famous Dan Shields, she also doesn't read the Victoria Times-Colonist, the paper of record in the riding she is going to conquer, Saanich-Gulf Islands, the Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, the Ottawa Citizen, the various Suns, the Washington Post, watch CBC Newsworld, listen to 680 News or have someone to do it for her.
She is not in the loop. Nor are her people. Loopy but loop free is she.
How do I know this?
Because she was interviewed live last hour on 580CFRA in Ottawa by Rob Snow and found out for the first time, hours after little old insignificant me found out even, that the Premier of one of our esteemed provinces, Manitoba, Gary Doer, had resigned yesterday and was the new ambassador to the U. S. of A., a country whose border she is perched on today, what with her being in Niagara-On-The-Lake doing whatever it is when she is not fixing the planet.
In all seriousness darling [see, I didn't call her baby] you would think that you would try to be as current as me; being current is merely a hobby/obsession for me, for you, Madame Leader who has deluded herself into thinking she will be a Member of Parliament, it is a job requirement.
Seriously, pay attention, darling [see, I didn't call her baby this time either], pay attention.
WFDS
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
735...Elizabeth May Decides On A Riding
Influenced by the weather no doubt, Green Party leader Elizabeth May has decided to focus on Saanich-Gulf Islands, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, as the place to plant her flag in the next election.
Andrew Potter in today's Ottawa Citizen senses a disconnect in the Green Party and his evidence of that is the actions of Stuart Hertzog, a man who has been in the party for over a quarter century, who is challenging Miss May for the nomination. He says that the party is becoming more undemocratic as the days progress. Mr. Potter makes the point that the Green Party is more effective in its present configuration as a super lobby group of sorts as opposed to being just another budgetary party.
The Green Party leader has the choice of picking any riding in the country and yet chooses this one. One of the things that I find odd about her choice of Saanich-Gulf Islands is the fact that the Green Party finished third with only 10.5 per cent of the vote last time out. After getting creamed at the polls by Peter McKay in Central Nova last time out one would think that she would want to have the most favourable conditions extant this time.
Or perhaps she really doesn't want to win? Which I find difficult to believe considering, among other things, she lives in Ottawa so being an MP would be a short bus ride, the 7, one bus all the way, to the office.
Still, a curious choice on many levels. One would think that her people would try to find her a seat where she could win the nomination without a struggle and then have a good shot at winning. Yet another thing that makes Saanich-Gulf Islands odd is the fact that it is not a media center and the fact that it is about as far west as one can be will only add to the travel burden for the leader of a national party.
It just doesn't make sense.
WFDS
Andrew Potter in today's Ottawa Citizen senses a disconnect in the Green Party and his evidence of that is the actions of Stuart Hertzog, a man who has been in the party for over a quarter century, who is challenging Miss May for the nomination. He says that the party is becoming more undemocratic as the days progress. Mr. Potter makes the point that the Green Party is more effective in its present configuration as a super lobby group of sorts as opposed to being just another budgetary party.
The Green Party leader has the choice of picking any riding in the country and yet chooses this one. One of the things that I find odd about her choice of Saanich-Gulf Islands is the fact that the Green Party finished third with only 10.5 per cent of the vote last time out. After getting creamed at the polls by Peter McKay in Central Nova last time out one would think that she would want to have the most favourable conditions extant this time.
Or perhaps she really doesn't want to win? Which I find difficult to believe considering, among other things, she lives in Ottawa so being an MP would be a short bus ride, the 7, one bus all the way, to the office.
Still, a curious choice on many levels. One would think that her people would try to find her a seat where she could win the nomination without a struggle and then have a good shot at winning. Yet another thing that makes Saanich-Gulf Islands odd is the fact that it is not a media center and the fact that it is about as far west as one can be will only add to the travel burden for the leader of a national party.
It just doesn't make sense.
WFDS
Sunday, August 23, 2009
718...Did You Know Canada Is At War?
And in a recession?
There is also a lot of other funky stuff going down, homelessness, a bit of crime, archaic drug laws that criminalize non criminals, the lack of a CFL team in Ottawa.
All this pales of course when one thinks of la cause celebre Dany Heatley in our National Capital.
Mr. Heatley is on the front page of both of the Anglo papers in Ottawa, The Sun and The Citizen and, perhaps, I don't live in a francophone area, on the front of Le Droit.
In case you don't know, Mr. Heatley is a hockey player for the Ottawa Senators but he doesn't care for his new coach [read: boss] and has had enough of living in Ottawa, working for the Senators and wants to be transferred elsewhere. From the reaction of Joe Fan, who doesn't know better and muckty mucks like Barry McWhat'sHisName, Mayor Larry's spin doctor, one would think Mr. Heatley is some kind of devil, er, demon.
Think it through folks. First off, he is a hockey player, an entertainer. Two, have you ever had a job you di'nt like, a boss you di'nt like? This seems to be the case with Mr. Heatley.
Doesn't like his new boss, is bored with the town, wants to move.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Get a grip Ottawa. Gatineau. Eastern Ontario. Western Quebec.
WFDS
There is also a lot of other funky stuff going down, homelessness, a bit of crime, archaic drug laws that criminalize non criminals, the lack of a CFL team in Ottawa.
All this pales of course when one thinks of la cause celebre Dany Heatley in our National Capital.
Mr. Heatley is on the front page of both of the Anglo papers in Ottawa, The Sun and The Citizen and, perhaps, I don't live in a francophone area, on the front of Le Droit.
In case you don't know, Mr. Heatley is a hockey player for the Ottawa Senators but he doesn't care for his new coach [read: boss] and has had enough of living in Ottawa, working for the Senators and wants to be transferred elsewhere. From the reaction of Joe Fan, who doesn't know better and muckty mucks like Barry McWhat'sHisName, Mayor Larry's spin doctor, one would think Mr. Heatley is some kind of devil, er, demon.
Think it through folks. First off, he is a hockey player, an entertainer. Two, have you ever had a job you di'nt like, a boss you di'nt like? This seems to be the case with Mr. Heatley.
Doesn't like his new boss, is bored with the town, wants to move.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Get a grip Ottawa. Gatineau. Eastern Ontario. Western Quebec.
WFDS
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
698...Quebec Cash Grab
It did not meet the smell test in either British Columbia or Ontario but it is a nice way to grab cash so of course Quebec has decided to make their pilot project on the use of photo radar/cash machine a go.
For residents of the National Capital it is a good news/bad news story: The Ottawa Citizen, which serves Gatineau, the third largest market in Quebec, is running a story from CanWest News Service that indicates that the province has 15 of the little buggers but that none of them are in Gatineau.
Six of the Kodak's are on the Island of Montreal and the greatest in terms of potential revenue is on the Decarie Expressway at the Ville Marie Expressway where out of about 5,001 warning letters taken because of snapshots taken during the trial period fully 2,744 were taken on the southbound part of the Decarie, just past Atwater where it merges with the Ville Marie.
The speed limit on the Decarie is 70 km/hr. If you are familiar with the Decarie, driving 70 km/hr is an invitation to die.
WFDS
For residents of the National Capital it is a good news/bad news story: The Ottawa Citizen, which serves Gatineau, the third largest market in Quebec, is running a story from CanWest News Service that indicates that the province has 15 of the little buggers but that none of them are in Gatineau.
Six of the Kodak's are on the Island of Montreal and the greatest in terms of potential revenue is on the Decarie Expressway at the Ville Marie Expressway where out of about 5,001 warning letters taken because of snapshots taken during the trial period fully 2,744 were taken on the southbound part of the Decarie, just past Atwater where it merges with the Ville Marie.
The speed limit on the Decarie is 70 km/hr. If you are familiar with the Decarie, driving 70 km/hr is an invitation to die.
WFDS
Monday, August 17, 2009
683...SenatorPamWallinSays Be Nice To Yankees
Uh, how the hell did that happen?
Not the be nice to Americans thing, which is all over the front of the Ottawa Citizen web page, but how the hell did Pam Wallin become a Senator?
Geez, if one of the requirements is to be a failed broadcaster [yes Mike Duffy, I be talking about you] when do I get my appointment?
WFDS
Not the be nice to Americans thing, which is all over the front of the Ottawa Citizen web page, but how the hell did Pam Wallin become a Senator?
Geez, if one of the requirements is to be a failed broadcaster [yes Mike Duffy, I be talking about you] when do I get my appointment?
WFDS
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
659...Dirt Bag Of All Time
I believe we have a winner.
And there have been a lot of contestants participating in this contest, Adolf Hitler, Paul Bernardo, Karly Kurls but I think that Andre R. Major of Ottawa is our all time winner.
Paul Seymour writes about the convicted child molester in today's Ottawa Citizen. Mr. Major told the judge at his sentencing hearing, which is ongoing, that the 9 year old girl he molested came on to him and he didn't refuse her because he did not want her to feel rejected. What a guy and by what a guy I mean what a piece of human garbage.
Here is what I find odd about the endgame of this case. His defense lawyer, Jean Richer, is asking for 30 to 60 days, to be served on weekends. Fair enough, that is his lawyer. But the Crown is only asking for, maximum, a year.
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And there have been a lot of contestants participating in this contest, Adolf Hitler, Paul Bernardo, Karly Kurls but I think that Andre R. Major of Ottawa is our all time winner.
Paul Seymour writes about the convicted child molester in today's Ottawa Citizen. Mr. Major told the judge at his sentencing hearing, which is ongoing, that the 9 year old girl he molested came on to him and he didn't refuse her because he did not want her to feel rejected. What a guy and by what a guy I mean what a piece of human garbage.
Here is what I find odd about the endgame of this case. His defense lawyer, Jean Richer, is asking for 30 to 60 days, to be served on weekends. Fair enough, that is his lawyer. But the Crown is only asking for, maximum, a year.
WFDS
Thursday, July 30, 2009
600...Guilty Until Proven Innocent
That is the Carleton way.
You may recall that I, the World Famous Dan Shields, am a graduate of Canada's 46th best university, Carleton, and that the beloved U of K [where the 'k' stands for 'quality'] is continually inventing ways to show its political correctness while simultaneously feather bedding and shooting itself in the foot.
And these politically correct [read stupid] actions bringing shame to the school.
Today in the Ottawa Citizen is a loverly example of that.
Earlier this week alma mater fired Hassan Diab, a summer professor, from his teaching job after the B'nai Brith released a statement critical of the hiring. Joanne Laucius writes that "Diab was terminated without consulting with the dean or departmental chair..." Of course Carleton's public relations machine, the same crack group of paper pushers who have parlayed six national basketball championships in seven years into, well, into nothing, were not available for comment.
The Lebanese born prof is accused in France of killing four and injuring many others in a 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris and is facing an extradition hearing early in 2010. Accused, not guilty, accused. He is under house arrest by the way, being monitored by the RCMP, cannot even own a cell phone. He needs to eat though, ipso facto the jobo.
" 'He's innocent until proven guilty,' said CUPE local 4600 organizer Stuart Ryan."
Not at Carleton.
Frank Dimant, executive vice president of B'nai Brith applauded Carleton; Mr. Dimant obviously believes that pre judging is a positive move. "B'nai Brith said Canadians should be concerned that an alleged terrorist...will be teaching...at a leading Canadian university."
First off, pay attention, Carleton is not a leading university, it is Carleton. Anyway you score it, with the exception of men's basketball, Carleton is not a leading university. Pandering and patronizing Carleton will score you points on campus but not else where, BB. Secondly the man has not been found guilty, he has merely been charged. You would think that you would be able to grasp that simple concept.
Perhaps one should remind the high minded individuals at Carleton and the B'nai Brith of the words of Pastor Martin Niemoller:
You may recall that I, the World Famous Dan Shields, am a graduate of Canada's 46th best university, Carleton, and that the beloved U of K [where the 'k' stands for 'quality'] is continually inventing ways to show its political correctness while simultaneously feather bedding and shooting itself in the foot.
And these politically correct [read stupid] actions bringing shame to the school.
Today in the Ottawa Citizen is a loverly example of that.
Earlier this week alma mater fired Hassan Diab, a summer professor, from his teaching job after the B'nai Brith released a statement critical of the hiring. Joanne Laucius writes that "Diab was terminated without consulting with the dean or departmental chair..." Of course Carleton's public relations machine, the same crack group of paper pushers who have parlayed six national basketball championships in seven years into, well, into nothing, were not available for comment.
The Lebanese born prof is accused in France of killing four and injuring many others in a 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris and is facing an extradition hearing early in 2010. Accused, not guilty, accused. He is under house arrest by the way, being monitored by the RCMP, cannot even own a cell phone. He needs to eat though, ipso facto the jobo.
" 'He's innocent until proven guilty,' said CUPE local 4600 organizer Stuart Ryan."
Not at Carleton.
Frank Dimant, executive vice president of B'nai Brith applauded Carleton; Mr. Dimant obviously believes that pre judging is a positive move. "B'nai Brith said Canadians should be concerned that an alleged terrorist...will be teaching...at a leading Canadian university."
First off, pay attention, Carleton is not a leading university, it is Carleton. Anyway you score it, with the exception of men's basketball, Carleton is not a leading university. Pandering and patronizing Carleton will score you points on campus but not else where, BB. Secondly the man has not been found guilty, he has merely been charged. You would think that you would be able to grasp that simple concept.
Perhaps one should remind the high minded individuals at Carleton and the B'nai Brith of the words of Pastor Martin Niemoller:
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;
You know the rest.
Shame on you.
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Shame on you.
WFDS
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
589...New Winner In The "WhoGivesAF'kCategory"
I love quotes like this one in this morning's Ottawa Citizen from Jan Hunter, who will lose for the second consecutive time in Ottawa Centre next election:
"Ottawa Centre has the largest Green party membership in the country."
La di f'ing da.
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"Ottawa Centre has the largest Green party membership in the country."
La di f'ing da.
WFDS
Saturday, July 25, 2009
576...To Tell The Truth
Jake Rupert in the Ottawa Citizen this morning quotes a new Statistics Canada report that indicates our federal civil service lead the pack in rising absenteeism.
The proud men and women who serve this great country take 16.2 days a year of extra time off work. Not to be out done, provincial and city employees are close behind in this prestigious category.
The champions, Ottawa division, in this prestigious race to the bottom, are the men and women who drive for OC Transpo, they call in sick, skiing, golfing 16.7 days a year.
They also discovered that the sky is blue, water is wet and the sun is hot.
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The proud men and women who serve this great country take 16.2 days a year of extra time off work. Not to be out done, provincial and city employees are close behind in this prestigious category.
The champions, Ottawa division, in this prestigious race to the bottom, are the men and women who drive for OC Transpo, they call in sick, skiing, golfing 16.7 days a year.
They also discovered that the sky is blue, water is wet and the sun is hot.
WFDS
Thursday, July 16, 2009
524...Remedial Media: Ottawa Citizen
Front page of web version, nice picture of Kiss.
Except they are from New York, but, hey, what is 1,000 miles between friends?
I mean, they both border on Ontario, right?
Problem with this is, when the paper of record in the capital of a G8 country cannot get little bitty facts like where Kiss is from how are we to believe them on the big issues?
Nitpicking, I am.
WFDS
From left to right, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of the Detroit rock group KISS perform at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Wednesday night.
Photograph by: Jean Levac, The Ottawa Citizen
Except they are from New York, but, hey, what is 1,000 miles between friends?
I mean, they both border on Ontario, right?
Problem with this is, when the paper of record in the capital of a G8 country cannot get little bitty facts like where Kiss is from how are we to believe them on the big issues?
Nitpicking, I am.
WFDS
522...Elizabeth Payne On Global Warming
In an editorial in today's Ottawa Citizen, an editorial that skillfully uses the near death of Lake Erie 40 years ago as metaphor, Elizabeth Payne thoughtfully asks "What will it take to get some concrete action on global warming?"
The answer is simple yet out of control of science and scientists.
It has to get warm.
As in hot.
Ridiculously hot.
Not that I am being Lowell Greenesque and doubting that global warming is an issue but you did ask the question Miss Payne.
It is just hard to energize the common man, and none are more common than I, behind a cause that one cannot feel and in a summer in Ontario and Quebec where the temperatures have barely touched 20 let alone the 30's and near 40's of years gone by, it is difficult to believe that there is global warming.
Intellectually I know that there is global warming but when I am running my car heater in July in Ottawa it is hard to emotionally buy in.
Lake Erie had dead fish washing up on shore, the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland, great optics for television; global warming doesn't have that.
The issue has to be saleable. And it has to be localized.
The only question is, how?
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The answer is simple yet out of control of science and scientists.
It has to get warm.
As in hot.
Ridiculously hot.
Not that I am being Lowell Greenesque and doubting that global warming is an issue but you did ask the question Miss Payne.
It is just hard to energize the common man, and none are more common than I, behind a cause that one cannot feel and in a summer in Ontario and Quebec where the temperatures have barely touched 20 let alone the 30's and near 40's of years gone by, it is difficult to believe that there is global warming.
Intellectually I know that there is global warming but when I am running my car heater in July in Ottawa it is hard to emotionally buy in.
Lake Erie had dead fish washing up on shore, the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland, great optics for television; global warming doesn't have that.
The issue has to be saleable. And it has to be localized.
The only question is, how?
WFDS
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
518...This Would Never Happen In Ottawa
Too many permits to apply for.
Plus the noise laws.
"Angry French Nortel workers threaten to blow up the factory"
Lead headline in the online edition of the Ottawa Citizen.
Using an interesting negotiating tactic, workers at the French arm of telecommunications manufacturer Nortel have forced management into talks over layoff terms by threatening to blow up their factory.
Okay, let us review, if you don't give us our jobs back we will blow up the factory and everyone will be out of work.
Everyone.
Not just those laid off.
And you, Mr. Nortel, who wants to close the factory, will get your wish.
Brilliant.
And by brilliant I mean:
Stupid.
WFDS
Plus the noise laws.
"Angry French Nortel workers threaten to blow up the factory"
Lead headline in the online edition of the Ottawa Citizen.
Using an interesting negotiating tactic, workers at the French arm of telecommunications manufacturer Nortel have forced management into talks over layoff terms by threatening to blow up their factory.
Okay, let us review, if you don't give us our jobs back we will blow up the factory and everyone will be out of work.
Everyone.
Not just those laid off.
And you, Mr. Nortel, who wants to close the factory, will get your wish.
Brilliant.
And by brilliant I mean:
Stupid.
WFDS
Friday, July 10, 2009
486...Stephen Harper, Three For Three This Week
First he pisses off the gays, then the Roman Catholics and now he lies about Michael Ignatieff.
Peter O'Neil's front page story in the Ottawa Citizen says that Mr. Harper, who is in Italy at the closing news conference at the G8 summit there that the next Prime Minister of Canada, Mikey I., had suggested a new body to replace the G8 might be created that won't include Canada.
Wrong. Wrong. And wrong.
One of his aides, Dimitri Soudas, fed the information to our beloved leader without actually checking who said it.
Stupid facts.
Presumably Mr. Soudas will soon be working at a drive through window near you.
WFDS
Peter O'Neil's front page story in the Ottawa Citizen says that Mr. Harper, who is in Italy at the closing news conference at the G8 summit there that the next Prime Minister of Canada, Mikey I., had suggested a new body to replace the G8 might be created that won't include Canada.
Wrong. Wrong. And wrong.
One of his aides, Dimitri Soudas, fed the information to our beloved leader without actually checking who said it.
Stupid facts.
Presumably Mr. Soudas will soon be working at a drive through window near you.
WFDS
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