Ottawa

Nope. But he sure sounds like Warren Kinsella in this official United Nations press release condemning  "in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders’ offensively anti-Islamic film." According to Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon,  "There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence.  The right of free expression is not at stake here…Freedom must  always be accompanied by social responsibility."

It’s the same old story:  a) freedom of speech is great; b) but you must use it responsibly, which apparently means in a way that won’t offend other people; c) oops, I’m sorry: apparently, it’s okay to use it in a way that offends some people, just not those prone to react violently once they’ve been offended.

I’m kind of tired of freedom being held hostage by the violent impulses of fanatics living in faraway places.

(Read the full post about ‘Is the UN Secretary-General Canadian?’…)

I’m surprised that the Times let this get out.

Mr. Obama, it turns out, was a weak centrist. His balls rolled down the center of the lane, but much too slowly to knock over more than a half dozen or so pins.

No wonder he is beloved by so many women, especially those of the Millennial Generation - I can’t think of a better way to define a Girlie Man than this.

UPDATE: Here’s some video of the event.

Just look at how the man moves when he bowls.  Let’s just say that he seems rather limp wristed, and then leave it at that.

Damn, I wish that we’d gone for an election this Spring.  The latest poll has the Liberals in a distant third in Quebec.

I think that an election versus Dion would be a guarenteed majority.  Now, though, I don’t think that there’s any way that we get to have one, unless we engineer an election right now. 

In Quebec City, the Liberals are in fourth place - behind the NDP.  At this point, all that’s left for Dion to do is to pace around his cell and wait for the executioner to show up.

So, who’s the next Leader of the Liberal Party?  Will they go with one of the also-rans from last time?  Or is it time for the second coming of the anti-Christ in the form of Justin Trudeau?

Tonight CBC is showing part one of "The Trojan Horse", the sequel to Paul Gross’ 2004 mini-series "H2O."

The first movie ended with the plot by the Prime Minister to enrich Canada by selling water to the United States collapsing, with Canada falling into civil disorder and resultantly being occupied by the United States.  This second movie deals with the aftermath of Canada voting to join the United States, with Gross’ character running for President with the covert backing of several European governments.

Yes, I know that Gross is a leftist.  But, I have to admit, I do like the guy a bit.  "Slings & Arrows" is probably among my five favourite television shows of all time (The Simpsons, Newsradio, Star Trek, Babylon 5…  Hmmm…  Maybe top ten).

After the Jihadists, proud parading naked monsters, Commies and anti-war morons, here comes the Chi-Coms protest in Toronto opposing the Tibet independence and freedom…

Wi-LAN Inc. signs California’s Zonet USA Corp. to a six-year licensing deal for its Wi-Fi patents. The Ottawa-based IP licensing firm says the deal includes Zonet, a designer and manufacturer of computer peripherals for the network and connectivity industry, signing a running royalty agreement, as well as paying for past use of the technology. “Zonet is the latest of many companies that have negotiated licence agreements for our essential technology,” says CEO Jim Skippen, who notes that Wi-LAN is currently discussing potential licensing deals with 40 prospective clients. “In just 20 months our licensing program has secured 45 licence agreements.

(Read the full post about ‘Deal with Zonet’…)

Cognos’s business intelligence and performance management software proves a hit with the Major League Baseball Players Association, which chooses IBM Cognos TM1 Executive Viewer to help analyze data such as players’ statistics. The union will implement the solution, with assistance from Cognos partner Decision Systems, to provide baseball agents with the reports and analysis needed to support their clients. MLBPA, which is the collective bargaining body for all active Major League Baseball players, represents all 1,200 players of the 30 major league teams.

Seprotech Systems Inc. signs new contracts worth $1.6 million as it reaps the benefits of its October purchase of PJ Hannah Equipment Corp., which is responsible for half of the new business. “This is a strong initial endorsement of the acquisition and management’s strategy to expand through highly focused organic growth combined with strategic partnerships and acquisitions,” says Seprotech’s CEO Martin J. Hauschild. Seprotech bought BC-based PJ Hannah for an announced $1.15 million in cash and stock, contingent upon it meeting certain performance marks.

Sir Wil students heading to Las Vegas At first glance, it seems like any busy, fast-paced newsroom – audio technicians hunched over mixing consoles, camera operators handling equipment and directors calling commands to the talent on-set. The big difference? They’re all at least a decade or two younger than your typical television crew – and they’re all Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School students, part of a Grade 12 television and radio broadcasting class that produces a 10-minute, televised morning announcements segment each day.

Six of the budding broadcast aficionados are gearing up for an important trip next month – taking their talents down south to the NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 11 to 17. (Read the full post about ‘Sir Wil students heading to Las Vegas’…)

No transit tax hike for rural residents A tax increase proposal that would have seen rural residents citywide shoulder more transit costs has been dismissed at the committee level and sent back to staff for further examination. With reviews of the city’s transit tax scheduled for every three years, council moved in December that staff scrutinize whether new communities should be brought into the Urban Transit Area (UTA), and the Town Transit Area (TTA) – which encompasses the village of Stittsville – eliminated, with an eye to more evenly distributing net operating costs for transit service via property taxes starting this year.

Currently, a section of the east end is included in the area designated as Rural Transit Area A (RTA-A), described by city staff as “a ring around the urbanized part of the city, including most of the villages that are closest to (it).” In 2007, the RTA-A levy for a typical residential property assessed at $279,000 was $96, while UTA counterparts paid $486 in property taxes for the same home. (Read the full post about ‘No transit tax hike for rural residents’…)