Yes, been a while, hasn't it... Among other things ( Read more... )

From the NY Times Magazine. Yes, America's possible RepubliTeaLibertarian future is probably more like Pakistan then Somalia, but never mind, there'll be enough misery for lots more people:

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This signed editorial from today's T-C says what I was thinking, only better. It's not exactly news, to people who have been reading the news, and IMIO Canada has slightly retreated in recent years from being "this most civilized of nations", but it needs to be said once in a while, to remind us of where we came from.

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Editorial: Torture, ( Read more... )

But you knew the "domestic" threat was the real one all along...

Domestic threats biggest Olympic security concern: expertLast Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 10:48 AM PT CBC News ( Read more... )

Oh, this one's rich... empahsis added par moi:

Border closed in eastern Ontario over handgun disputeBy David Gonczol, Ottawa CitizenJune 1, 2009 ( Read more... )

From today's T-C:

Terror expert says ferries need armed officersCanwest News ServiceJanuary 28, 2009 8:01 AM ( Read more... )

Okay, so why Kelowna?

I refer you to another entry on these silly contraptions: http://ltmurnau.livejournal.com/145545.html

Still, I think if someone wants to see my saggy belly and misshapen legs, they should pay me, not have it incidental to me paying them.

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I find nothing at all surprising here:

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Student recruits unfit for service, say former border guardsFacebook postings show drinking and partying while officers in uniform ( Read more... )

BC Ferries to screen passengersThis is bloody ridiculous. What are they going to screen passengers for? Will I have to leave my nail clippers at home when I want to visit my dad on Pender Island ( Read more... )

Iranian woman caught in legal limbo detained at Vancouver airporthttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/03/15/kamalfar-family.htmlRead more... )