Girl On The Right

Both Al Jazeera and Reuters are reporting that PFC Keith Maupin, missing and presumed captured since April, has been executed by his Iraqi captors. Aljazeera said it catered to viewers’ sensitivities and did not broadcast the execution but said Maupin appeared blindfolded in front of a freshly-dug grave with his back to the camera. He [...]

The Liberals have been awarded a minority government. I’m making a strong drink. Then I’ll think about moving again, since I haven’t unpacked yet. The people of Canada have spoken in a most democratic way, and they have said “We are too scared to change. Better the devil you know. We’ll keep the Liberals.” I [...]

How convenient. The polling station for my area is in the lobby of my apartment building. It should always be this easy. When I lived in Montreal for the last election, I couldn’t vote. The polling station was in a school, but not one bus or cab driver, let alone Elections Fucking Canada, knew where [...]

The UK prisoner escort outsourcing firm, Reliance, has let another prisoner slip through it’s bumbling fingers. Back in April they released a teenaged murderer who faked them out with someone else’s papers. Today it was a man charged with assault, who escaped through the roof of the Reliance van. Mr Riall confirmed that a 19-year-old [...]

I found a new site last week, with an excellent article on the upcoming Canadian election, and how everyone needs to get out and vote. The site is A Chick Named Marzi, and since she doesn’t have trackback on her individual posts, I shall post her article entirely here. It’s quite inspiring. My apologies for [...]