Changes
There are grand changes going on at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Ordinary Times, including a new name. As part of these changes, the nature of The 49th, and all the other sub-blogs is changing. No longer will it be… Continue Reading
Author: Jonathan McLeod
Twitchy-Eyed, Machete-Wielding Savages can’t catch a break
Remember when National Post‘s Chris Selley made a joke in defense of Edmonton that their mayor just couldn’t understand? Well, now it’s Maclean’s Colby Cosh… except he’s actually making fun of Edmonton, and her mayor: A fine-dining competition between Edmonton and Calgary, if… Continue Reading
Well, his name does start with “Snow”
Writing in The Toronto Star, Thomas Walkom argues that Canada should provide sanctuary for Edward Snowden: “By all rights, Snowden should be a Conservative poster boy. He has upheld the rights of the individual against intrusive big-brother government. He has exposed… Continue Reading
Twitchy-eyed, machete-wielding savages
The National Post’s Chris Selley got into a bit of a thing with Edmontonians, including their blustery, I-don’t-understand-sarcasm mayor, Stephen Mandel. Here’s what Mr. Selley wrote: Get dry soon, Alberta The Calgary Herald’s editorialists could not be more proud of how those… Continue Reading
Military Pride
Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Edmonton has marked a new first in the history of the Canadian military. They are flying the Pride Flag. From CTVNews.ca: n a show of support by the Canadian Armed Forces, CFB Edmonton became the first… Continue Reading
Don’t Mustache with Intellectual Property – Updated
Playoff battles can lead to Intellectual Property battles, apparently. In the heat of the playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal’s Brandon Prust angrily commented, “We don’t really care what that bug-eyed fat walrus has to… Continue Reading
Immigration, Employment and Apologies to Will Truman
Yesterday, Will wrote a thoughtful piece on the nature of immigration, foreign workers and the U.S. visa system. In this post, Will makes the observation: Now, with my last two paragraphs, here is where some people respond, “but why should… Continue Reading
And Now We Can All Hate Toronto
I really never intended to write this much about hockey, but something quite distasteful is going down between the fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the fans of the Boston Bruins. It’s more than just the usual taunts. In… Continue Reading
Perhaps You Should Adjust Your Priorities
The Ottawa Senators took it to the Montreal Canadiens in last night’s playoff game, eventually winning 6-1. It had been close for much of the game, but things quickly got away from the Habs in the third period. By the… Continue Reading
“Unequal To Me”
Poet Zoe Whittall has created a found poem “culled and adapted from Canadian Notes & Queries, The Globe & Mail, The National Post, The New York Times, The Guardian”: Much of the novel seems held together with a kind of… Continue Reading