While many people are still working on their beach bodies and taking care to eat right and live healthy, poor Rob Ford is suffering as a stress filled wretched soul! I can only imagine how awkward and embarrassed Rob Ford must be feeling with all of this media buzz and
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The Political Road Map: Someone Always Has To Die…
It has been a pretty busy week so far and this beautiful weather has been a much needed treat(ment) for the woes of working a stressful job and trying to get by. Fortunate for me, but unfortunately for 500 other people, there will no longer be good and bad days,
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Great Academic Rejection of 2008-20??
…….. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20….. Do you know what this is? It is a count of the amount of days since my last job interview. A count that is used to monitor a continued hope that employment in my field or a career of some sort will be attainable under the current economy.
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: A Reality Check For The Conspiracy Theorists, An Invitation To Anonymous.
There is something innately human found in pain and suffering. Something that brings our hearts to a stop and gives us the ability to look around and realize our own demise. While this feeling may seem horrible to many, it is exactly what a terrorist or madman hopes for when
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Conservatives Are Afraid…As They Should Be.
What a weekend for Political aficionados around the country! We have the NDP essentially destroy themselves by changing what made them different and a glimmer of hope for change, all the while the Liberals make a smart move and increase their chances of reclaiming some of the ground lost in
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: More Canadian Than A Canadian?
A new Target has recently opened it’s doors in my general area. Another one, which is even closer to me, is set to go public before June of this year. With this news, I as well as many other Canadians are being given the chance to witness a grande appearance,
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Canada’s Big Pissing Game: Ring Ring!
Ever think your paying to much for your telephone, cellphone, internet and TV? Well, you are. Sorry to put it blunt, but if your Canadian, residing in Canada and registered for a service involving some form of telecommunications, you are most likely being charged at a premium, while receiving so-so
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: A Culture of Cheating Gets You Places
I was raised with the notion that by being transparent and working hard, you will not only get yourself places, but earn your keep in those places. Looking at the recent findings in the media, I frown at the examples being shown to today’s youth. Peter Penashue has recently become
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Wynne Of Change
One thing has become apparent in the weeks after Kathleen Wynne was given the job of Premier of Ontario. The fact that political parties and overall partisanship will reach it highest point in the politics of Ontario than ever before. I think we can all agree that the biggest issue
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Sweat Shops In The Heavens
I wanted to begin today’s entry with a picture I recently took, while helping a friend move. I did not take this picture to show how educational literature usually ends up once school is done, but rather to create an example…a metaphor if you will, regarding how much the world
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Shop Canadian Or Shop Thrift! A Warning To Retailers!
Darwinian Capitalism always seems to find new ways of amazing me as well as enrage me. Today it was announced that 700 Sears employees and 700 Bestbuy employees would be given termination notices and thus released from their positions. Not to mention that various Bestbuy and Futureshop stores would be
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Watch Out! Mayor Ford Is Hungry!
So, what do you know…Canadian politics has decided to take a huge u-turn and Rob Ford has won his appeal to remain Mayor of Toronto. Whoever thought having a legal team could be so useful? Ford is back in office and has developed quite a hunger from this entire ordeal.
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: OSAP (In)security…Students As Second Class Citizens?
Earlier this week I was given the notification that my name was included on a list of around 500,000 individuals who signed up for a loan from OSAP between the years of 2000 to 2006. I was given a telephone number to call and then asked to present my SIN
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Adult Assembly Required: Idle No More?
Why the “Idle No More” movement is not only making Canadian politics more interesting, but also giving Canadians a chance to take a closer look at their own social groups. Chief Theresa Spence is a very interesting individual to me, however until recently, I had no idea who she was
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Why The NDP Are Going To Win The Next Ontario Election
10 years, I want you to remember this while you read my entry. 10 years is very important in anyone`s life for many reasons. In a decade a lot can and will change for an individual. 10 years can change the position and make up of a group of people,
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: A Letter for 2013
Anthony Passaretti The Political Road Map Canada Dear Fellow Canadians, With the holiday season behind us and the new year with us, I write this letter to you, with the hope of addressing a growing problem within our beautiful country. We are all blessed to live in this great country
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Essence of Innocence…Why Good People Become Targets
December 14, 2012, While many of you were busy spending money on Christmas gifts or at work like myself, a young man, armed with an arsenal of weapons and his soon to be deceased brother’s ID walked into an elementary school and took the lives of 28 people, 20 of
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: What Israel/Palestine Need are an Icon
I get it, your wondering why I am still blogging about this topic after the media has already seemed to forget about it in it’s entirety! My answer to you is that here at the Political Road Map, we do not forget about things that easily, it is tough, but
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Rob Ford Is Not Out…Only You Can Guarantee That!
I CHOOSE YOU! People of the blogosphere and the vast and complicated landscape known as politics! Why? Simply because Mayor Rob Ford is not guaranteed out of the top spot in Toronto municipal politics any time soon, the judge may have given his verdict, but Ford still has a wide
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: You/I Say Israel, I/You Say Palestine…
Nothing like a Friday night to show off an example of the power of politics! If you haven’t already heard about the renewed fighting in Gaza between the Palestinians and Israeli’s than you should really consider buying a TV. Although, I wouldn’t hold it against you if you did hear
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