Below, Ursa Horribilis emerges from his winter den. When he entered his den to hibernate late last fall he weighed a plump 160 seats, but emerges reduced to 110 at best:
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I didn't make this a work weekend. After talking with Marian on Thursday night, I decided to bring her and Kerri down here for an impromptu visit. It enforces down time for me, which is good. Besides a visit to the farmers' market and dinner at Wok's Taste, we spent all Saturday watching movies.
With family around I find it hard to settle to sleep at night. I need solitude at the end of the day. I went to bed at 11:30, but sat up with the laptop until after 1:00. Next time I should try to retire earlier so I can be alone for a little while and still get to bed in good time. The new apartment's layout is more conducive to this.
This morning I didn't get up with the alarm, but lay in bed an extra 40 minutes. It was the first time I did that in week...
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In the first hour of Royal City Rag on February 6, Ajay Heble, Artistic Director of the Guelph Jazz Festival, joined us to chat about some of the great artists taking part in the Help Haiti benefit show in Guelph at the River Run Centre on February 7. The event features Kevin Breit, Scott Merritt, Jane Bunnett, [...]
Some interesting, and somewhat disturbing, things going on in Carleton's CUSA Elections. Nick Bergamini, a candidate for CSUA President, was accused of operating a website that redirects to a CBC report on the fiasco that ensued with the CUSA in 2008.If you recall, members of the CUSA voted almost unanimously to cut funding for cystic fibrosis research and treatment. Why? Because, in their
In late Summer 2006, we launched GOKW.ORG due to Public demand for GO Transit services A seeming lack of desire or mandate to expand westward by GO, only maintaining the status quo Upcoming (at the time) elections, which allowed us to get the message out to incumbants which are at present, our elected politicians GO showing a desire to expand illustrated by the Barrie service restoration North Mainline Municipal Alliance studies and lobbying for increased train service Congested highways and frustrating commutes from KW and Guelph along the 401 and Highway 7 We felt that within the next 4 years, the time to decide on GO Transit would be put before all our Politicians, and I’m glad to say we managed to do our collective jobs. GO is one of the foremost infrastructure project...
We all are aware of Iggy's crass partisan move(*) this week, a move that was intended to smear Prime Minister Harper and paint him into a box on the divisive issue of abortion.Well, it looks like this one's really gotten away from him and blown up in his face, first with one of his own MP's rebuking him, and now with several Catholic leaders publicly condemning him for playing politics with the
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Was looking for info from an old post of mine, and came across this prophetic pic from October 2007...Yep, looks like we called that one pretty accurately... although at least Ignatieff waited long enough to let him have one kick at the can. Anyone remember playing "CLUE" when they were a kid?"The murderer was Professor Iffy, with the knife, in the House of Commons... I WAS RIGHT, I WIN!!!"
Like to spend a nice evening enjoying some folk-roots music in Guelph after enjoying a great meal? Check out Andrew McPherson with his Lefty Singer band and Shannon Kingsbury at Carden Street Cafe on February 12 at 10.00 p.m. No less than 7 musicians playing harp, mandolin, tuba, harmonium, harp, guitar, bass and possibly the proverbial kitchen sink. There will be [...]
It seems that Stephen Harper can’t get a break… Reeling from heavy criticism over his decision to prorogue parliament to avoid difficult questions regarding Afghan detainees, he is now backpeddling and asking MPs to work through two scheduled family breaks when they get back. Does this guy really have a clue? Mr. Harper’s decision to turn a customary recess [...]
Yasus Afari will be at the E-bar in Guelph on February 8 at 8.00 p.m. From Jamaica, Yasus Afari is a Philosopher, International Dub Poet and Author of the critically acclaimed book Overstanding Rastafari – Jamaica’s Gift to the World. Yasus was the first ever Rastafarian to be invited to the Parliament of the World Religions which was [...]
A child-pornography investigation in Surrey, B.C. that has led to one arrest and the "rescue" of seven children is part of a broader investigation that spans the globe, police announced Friday.
According to RCMP, police received information on Jan. 22 from an international source alleging that a Surrey man and other individuals from around the world were exchanging images and videos of children being sexually abused.
That same day, police searched a Surrey home and seized electronic and computer devices.
A 36-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged with a number of child pornography-related charges, including sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography and making child pornography.
Six loca...
Posted by Brian WilliamsSouth-end resident Vince Lanci called the newsroom today to let us know the three-legged coyote that dodged police bullets last month is alive and well.Vince said the three-legged coyote and one other were hunting mice around 7:30 a.m. Friday in a field between Hazelwood Drive and his property on Milson Crescent.Click here to read our story from Jan. 26.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business came to meet with me today to share research pertaining to small and medium-sized businesses. Some of the points of note from their presentation: the CFIB has 700 members in Guelph and has three representatives on the ground in our community meeting with this membership each week the CFIB makes nearly 2000 personal visits to their member businesses in Ontario most Ontario businesses are small (57% have no employees at all) while small businesses were hit by the recession they performed better overall than medium-sized and larger businesses optimism about the economy is growing among independent businesses tax, regulatory, fuel and energy costs are at the top of their concerns; concerns about the cost of insurance are growing the ratio o...
Now the word out of Owen Sound is that Joey Hishon is injured, not suspended by the team.The Owen Sound Sun Times has backtracked on a story yesterday that said Hishon was suspended for violating team rules.The latest story is here.
Brooks was at the Storm practice Thursday, standing up straight for the first time since October.He had been using a walker to help get around after his operation, but that's gone now. Walking slowly, but without assistance.Not sure when he'll be back behind the bench, but at least there's progress.
The need for reform of parliamentary procedures is still very much in the news. Don’t forget that Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University,will be in town next week for a lecture on “The State of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada”. The lecture takes place at the University of Guelph’s War Memorial Hall on Monday February 8 at 7.30 p.m. Dr. [...]
Just wanted to say with all sincerity that I wish Jack Layton all the best and a speedy recovery. If there is one thing about Jack Layton, he's a tenacious fighter, who possesses an incredible spirit. Those attributes should serve him well in the weeks ahead. You can beat it Jack!
Conservative bloggers are slavering all over the CAPP Facebook Group and elsewhere screaming, see see we knew the rallies were partisan, and not non-partisan like the organizers said, see see, here's the evidence on this website that we Harpercons paid for !
The majority of Canadians took a partisan position against Stephen Harper three elections in a row precisely because we suspected and then knew that he is a liar and a hypocrite and is anything but a lover of democracy.
Who the hell else would on the streets in large numbers but Liberals, New Democrats, Greens, except the large number of conservative voters who were betrayed by Peter MacKay and who have also joined CAPP ?
We are who is going to continue to rally and plan and cooperate in order to gu...
Eye of the tiger, thrill of the fight..
‘Tis the season when a young man’s fancy, (or a young woman’s, for that matter) turns to love… Why not spend this Valentine’s Day with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra? This Valentine’s Day, the Guelph Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating some of the most romantic music ever written – Mozart’s Elvira Madigan Concerto, the Warsaw Concerto, both works [...]
Hey! Check out my new video featuring my artwork on YouTube! There's a bit of cool animation in there that I've been itching to put together, all the nifty geometry stuff you'll see in there. Let me know what you think!
Click the image below or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNikdm6-HsU
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WOHA... The National Post is reporting via Twitter that, NDP Leader Jack Layton to "make an announcement about his personal status and his immediate future as NDP leader".THIS COULD BE HUGE, stay tuned, press conference at 2PM EST
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We have another busy Royal City Rag planned for February 6. In the first hour, the Artistic Director of the Guelph Jazz Festival, Ajay Heble, will be joining us to talk about some of the great artists taking part in the Help Haiti benefit show taking place in Guelph at the River Run Centre on February [...]
from Dave Paradi @ http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com Dave, the author of “The Visual Slide Revolution, is a master at teaching people how to make their PowerPoint presentations more interesting…and effective. Call an audible during your presentation On Sunday I was watching the AFC Championship game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Jets. Even if you are [...]
Sorry to all of the genuine "non-partisans" who participated in last month's anti-prorogue rallies... but it looks like you've been sold a very partisan bill of goods.Someone has done a very thorough investigation into the partisan political links of rally organizers, and has come up with the hard evidence that most of us BTers have suspected all along... that the VAST majority of these rallies
Two more findings out, both of which point to a public relations nightmare for the government.
We've seen dueling partisan narratives, the opposition hammering the Conservatives on the prorogue issue, the Conservatives doing everything in their power to project a hard working government. According to Harris Decima , pretty much nobody is buying the Conservative projection:
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey indicates 39 per cent of respondents believed the government had been not at all active or hardworking since Harper prorogued Parliament, which is not due back until March 3.
That's more than triple the 12 pe...
Julie Van Rosendaal is a miracle worker. In what must be the fastest turn-around in cookbook publishing history, she conceived, organized and helped deliver Blog Aid: Recipes for Haiti. In less than three weeks she got, 27 food bloggers to donate 72 recipes complete with photos, one very tired designer (Cathryn Ironwood) to give the book a cohesive look, and two corporate sponsors (West Canadian Graphics in Calgary and Blurb in San Fransisco) to match proceeds. The results? The book’s been on sale all of 24 hours and we’ve raised more than $20,000. Proceeds of book sales will go toward Haitian...
My solution to the mess Canadian democracy is in, is one, which I believe would be most fair to the vast majority of voters, and that is all inclusive, proportionally representative cabinet. Cabinet is the government. The House would become the loyal opposition and get the watchdogs and GG, the PM would have to step aside if he or she can't keep the confidence of the House, and the party whips become effectively meaningless, restoring representation to local voters, and removing it from the parties. It's a much simpler form of proportional rep, it's more cost effective, and could actually become a custom of the House without any changes to the constitution: all it would take is a willing PM, and parties prepared to run the House on behalf of the largest possible majority of Canadian voters...
Apparently, the only people allowed to vote in online polls like the ones employed by CTV to justify all things Harper are conservatives. If 223,000 Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament decide to vote they're being undemocratic (although about 20% of CAPP members seem to be conservatives from the Progressive side of the party betrayed by Peter MacKay.) Apparently, the Christian Con thinks that if we don't bend over for the shaft from elf-professed social authoritarians, we're Harper haters. Some people never will understand that democracy is meant to respect the directions of the majority.
Maybe that's why lying, the inability to apologize for wrong doing, and ethical hypocrisy of all kinds are the hallmarks of the American-inspired holier-than-thou minority that now governs this n...
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This evening did not go quite as planned. After work I needed to be present for one of the important people in my life, and the phone call set my head spinning for a little while. And it is my writing partner's birthday; she still wanted to meet, but called to see whether we could shift it later to allow her partner to take her out for dinner.
I was afraid the cafés would be busy, I wouldn't find a place to plug in, and the laptop would run out of juice. So instead of eating out, I walked up the street and brought take-out from Wok's Choice. By the time I sat down with the manuscript, it was 7:00. So I read for an hour before going to meet Sarah at the Red Brick Café, worked there for another hour, then came home.
So it wasn't a...
The Guelph Arts Council Guelph's Fête Romantique was the 24th annual fundraiser giving those who supported the arts in the city of Guelph, a chance to win a gourmet dinner for six served by members of the council in a local heritage home. My cousin who sits on the board sold me two tickets and once again I didn't win, but there is always next year! I can't wait to see what they plan for the 25th
His time was 52:39. Go Lance Go!!!!
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Guelph is a great city to call home with a diverse multi-cultural community where both artists and scholars abound. It is also home to the University of Guelph’s faculty of Scottish Studies, a specialized program offered only in our city. Near to the campus, is “The Wandering Scot,” a British shop which features delightful imported [...] ...
My first ever experience (experiment?) with making my own rice paper wraps was tonight’s dinner, and WOW was I impressed with the ease of these delicious wraps. I had tried these many times before at a local Thai place, and I guessed what might be in them and replicated it at home. I think mine [...] ...
OHL called back. McNaughton gets 5 games for bullying.He wasn't a happy camper after practice at the West End Community Centre. Thought he should have got two or none.Jason Brooks was there, taking practice in from above. He wasn't too thrilled either, but with Cody, not the suspension.Both McNaughton and Brooks said they hope it is just part of the learning curve.
Just talked to OHL VP Ted Baker to see if Cody McNaughton has been suspended for jumping Hishon last weekend."It's being finalized," said Baker.Word will come down "no later than tomorrow morning," which leads me to believe their is a suspension, they're just figuring out how long.
Owen Sound benches Hishon, sends Wilson home.http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2434108
Heads up everyone, the anti-Prorogue folks are telling all their supporters to frep the CTV poll about Harper's decision to extend the sitting days for Parliament. Let's make sure we keep things honest and even, eh?Now there's irony for you... these folks get mad at Harper for cutting the number of days Parliament sits short... then they get mad at him for trying to make up for some of those
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Posted by Phil AndrewsGreg Layson of our staff attended at a serious, late-afternoon, single-vehicle crash on the Hanlon Tuesday.The vehicle in the incident crossed multiple lanes and narrowly missed others before entering a ditch and running up against a fence.We struggled decided which photo to publish in the paper and where to place it in the paper Wednesday.We went with a through-the-fence shot that depicts the Hanlon in the background and some of the traffic congestion context of the incident. It shows faces of emergency response workers too. It was published as our main page one photo with a story.Any thoughts on our decision and or whether you might have done differently?Here were the options considered:...
from: http://www.guelphmercury.com Back woes ground Storm goaltender February 03, 2010, Tony Saxon, tsaxon@guelphmercury.com GUELPH — Guelph Storm goaltender Cody St. Jacques could be done for the season. St. Jacques flew home to Iroquois Falls last weekend to have an MRI on his ailing back in nearby Timmins and the results weren’t good. “I’ve got two herniated discs and one bulging disc,” St. Jacques said in street clothes from rinkside Wednesday as his teammates practiced at the Sleeman Centre. “They told me I have early degenerative discs, which is extremely rare for a 19 year old. My dad’s side of the family always had back problems, so I’m not surprised there was a problem with the discs, but I was surprised how bad it was.” St. Jacques is waiting for an appointmen...
I’ve been thinking for a long time about what the topic of my next blog post would be. As most of you know, I work full time at the University of Guelph, and I support my fiancé with his photography business as a photographer, and I dabble in freelance design and jewellery design. With so many different creative outlets, I never get to really post or talk about topics I really love, like helping people. For the longest time, I’ve sat back and observed how we the mass, have rocketed into social media, and I don’t feel we’ve really realized what information is really out there about ourselves....
After a sleepless night of hand wringing, the Liberals have reacted to the Conservatives latest "trap" :
Judging from this statement from Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale, his party's response to the government's modest proposal to cancel the March and April break weeks would seem to be a slightly less cheerleader-chick-flick-reminiscent variation of Bring It On:
"This is truly a sad and pathetic scramble by the Conservatives to save face after the backlash against them for shutting down Parliament. Their demand for more time in the House now directly contradicts their argument for prorogation. Liberals are here in Ottawa, to...
The sun is shining! I feel like...
The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada (Hardcover)
by Marci McDonald (Author)
An urgent wake-up call for all Canadians who think that this country is immune from the righteous brand of Christian nationalism that has bitterly divided and weakened the United States.
In her new book, Marci McDonald documents the startling extent of the influence that the religious right already wields in Canada and shows how, quietly, often stealthily, it has provoked far-reaching changes in Canadian policies and institutions, including our public service, our schools and our courts.
In four short years, galvanized by their failure to stop same-sex marriage, not only have conservative Christians developed a permanent infrastructure in Ottawa, d...
I got a bit carried away. I was experimenting with roasted vegetables for today’s CTV appearance and ended up making five variations. I just couldn’t make up my mind which version I liked best, so I made them all. Well, almost all. Having recently posted about Herb-Roasted Potatoes I felt I could skip this one and try some less obvious options. While I know that steaming is the most healthy option, I think of it as more of a summer technique. Light, bright vegetables suit the sunny weather. But during the dull, grey days of winter? I require more depth of flavour, more...
This letter was originally sent to the staff at the River Run Centre: I attended the Piano Man and was very impressed! The primary purpose of my visit to the area was to stay in a B & B and “see” if Guelph was where I would “set-up shop”; Not only corporately but personally. My children live in [...]
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