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Cup Fever (1965) David Bracknell
December 20th 2021
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Cup Fever (1965) David Bracknell
December 20th 2021
Policies, Publics, and Protests
Policies, Publics, and Protests
On 31 October 2007, the Calgary Herald published my opinion that protests of public policy contribute to knowledge, democracy, and good policymaking. As Albertans await the report on #environmental NGO funding of protest activities, I dusted off the op-ed of good things that come from public protests. On 28 July, 2021, with slightly updated wording, I’m publishing it as a blog post. The Alberta…
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Battle of the Gladiators December 26th, 1993 1993 Christmas special as six celebrity sportsmen play to win up to £5,000 for charity. Featuring Gladiator’s host and Wimbledon footballer John Fashanu, his teammate Vinnie Jones, boxers Gary Mason and Dennis Andries, showjumper Oliver Skeete, and judoka Neil Adams (brother of wrestler Chris Adams and former partner of future Gladiator Sharron ‘Amazon’ Davies).
Gamesmaster [S01E02] January 14th, 1992 Games: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Blast Man, Lemmings Special Guest: Gary Mason
Woman flown to hospital following two-vehicle crash in La Verne
Officials flew a woman to a trauma center as a precautionary measure Saturday following a two-vehicle crash in a residential neighborhood, authorities said.
The crash took place just after 3 p.m. at Via Campo and Via De Mansion, La Verne police…
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This is a pretty great summary:
"These are the small cities and towns filled with blue-collar workers that the NDP has always relied on for support. Instead, the New Democrats have become captive of the café socialists who believe the economy can be fuelled by wind turbines and people drawing cartoon characters for an animation company."
An accurate, but not totally straight-forward, description of Rob Ford (from B.C.)
Gary Mason’s column in yesterday’s Globe and Mail, he wrote (about Christy Clark’s campaign):
“It’s a strategy not unlike the one Rob Ford used in his unlikely journey to the mayor’s office in Toronto. In fact, Mr. Ford’s campaign manager, Nick Kouvalis,…
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RIP