Cale-doh!-nia
Yesterday, residents of Caledonia made their way to Queen's Park to voice their displeasure over the land dispute going on there. A few people had placards, because that's what crowds voicing displeasure tend to employ.
My favourite part about placards is that they are poorly written, in general. Notwithstanding goofy sayings, it's the grammar and spelling errors that make you look bad. See?
What I love about the whole thing is that sign isn't hand-written: someone had that printed. Did no one notice, or did an would-be editor pull a Mcguinty and fail to grow a spine?
The sad part is I don't know how many people really know that's an error...
Cancer “cures” and big pharma
There's an excellent rebuttal to the latest news surrounding the cancer fighting drug DCA and its supposed suppression by "big pharma" over at Respectful Intolerance.
The gist of the article is that its too soon to say much about how the drug will work in humans ("miraculous" drugs have been seen to work before in the lab — the efficacy of something like DCA in the lab is not new) and that it is ridiculous to label cancer as a single disease. Furthermore, clinical trials are not as expensive as people are saying.
The "big pharma" thing has reeked of conspiracy theory nonsense, and the above article injects some much needed reality into the discussion.
For the politically inclined…
From a Globe and Mail online Q&A session with columnist Jeffrey Simpson:
Sara, Montreal: ... Why is the Liberal Party taking so long to have their leadership convention? Is this a deliberate tactic?
Jeffrey Simpson: ... a brilliant question. This is going on far too long, especially given the severe limits on spending and fund-raising. I honestly don't know why the party decided to take so long. I'm sure the party can come up with a reason. I can't.
For the record, I can't either.