Me too, but I feel I have to put my oar in the water on this issue. I’ll admit my prejudice right up front. I do not like either the niqab or the burqa. Both make me feel extremely uncomfortable, but not for the usual reasons being trotted out about
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Views from the lake - eh?: Sick of hearing about niqabs?
Me too, but I feel I have to put my oar in the water on this issue. I’ll admit my prejudice right up front. I do not like either the niqab or the burqa. Both make me feel extremely uncomfortable, but not for the usual reasons being trotted out about
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: “I want my country back”
Commonly seen in the Twitterverse and in online comments responding to the latest Harper Conservative “outrage” is the phrase “I want my country back”. This is immediately dismissed by the Conservatives and supporters as a meaningless expression by ‘leftards’, malcontents, elites, and others over on the progressive side of the
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: “I want my country back”
Commonly seen in the Twitterverse and in online comments responding to the latest Harper Conservative “outrage” is the phrase “I want my country back”. This is immediately dismissed by the Conservatives and supporters as a meaningless expression by ‘leftards’, malcontents, elites, and others over on the progressive side of the
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: I’m back again – for now.
Over the past year or so this blog had been dying a slow, quiet death as I focused my blogging attention on other areas (www.ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com). However, now that we are in the heat of another election campaign, it seems appropriate to resurrect it as a means to vent about the
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: I’m back again – for now.
Over the past year or so this blog had been dying a slow, quiet death as I focused my blogging attention on other areas (www.ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com). However, now that we are in the heat of another election campaign, it seems appropriate to resurrect it as a means to vent about the
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Suppose they gave an election and nobody came
In just a few weeks, on June 12, Ontario residents will go to the polls to elect a new provincial government. For some voters putting Liberal red lipstick on a pig would get it elected. For others, painting it Tory blue would do likewise. But for most of us
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Suppose they gave an election and nobody came
In just a few weeks, on June 12, Ontario residents will go to the polls to elect a new provincial government. For some voters putting Liberal red lipstick on a pig would get it elected. For others, painting it Tory blue would do likewise. But for most of us
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Omnibus bills – my take
Envision this scenario. A few years ago you fell on hard times. Your income had fallen and accumulated debt was dragging you down. So you took drastic action. You cut back on your spending, eliminated many nice-to-haves and pared essentials to a level you could afford. You moved out of
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Omnibus bills – my take
Envision this scenario. A few years ago you fell on hard times. Your income had fallen and accumulated debt was dragging you down. So you took drastic action. You cut back on your spending, eliminated many nice-to-haves and pared essentials to a level you could afford. You moved out of
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Conservatives and the cult of victimhood
Having read (again) the Prime Minister’s speech to devoted Harperites in Calgary I am struck by two things. First of all is the utter banality of the speech, a view that has been broadly discussed by most media outlets, including the Con-friendly press, so I won’t belabour the point. The
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Conservatives and the cult of victimhood
Having read (again) the Prime Minister’s speech to devoted Harperites in Calgary I am struck by two things. First of all is the utter banality of the speech, a view that has been broadly discussed by most media outlets, including the Con-friendly press, so I won’t belabour the point. The
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: F35 Fiasco
I’ve avoided posting on the F35 up until now for a couple of reasons, not least of which is I have absolutely no idea whether this is the best plane for Canada at this time or not. With a defence strategy that could only charitably be called incoherent it’s hard
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: F35 Fiasco
I’ve avoided posting on the F35 up until now for a couple of reasons, not least of which is I have absolutely no idea whether this is the best plane for Canada at this time or not. With a defence strategy that could only charitably be called incoherent it’s hard
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the trip, the airport hassles, the hours trapped in a metal tube 6 miles above the earth, by effectively putting my
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the trip, the airport hassles, the hours trapped in a metal tube 6 miles above the earth, by effectively putting my
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Progress is being made
After the carnage of three weeks ago (reported here) things have been looking up, albeit frustratingly slowly. A follow up hospital visit discovered fluids had pooled in one lung so that required the medical equivalent of a Roto-Rooter procedure to drain and an overnight stay but otherwise the ribs are
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Progress is being made
After the carnage of three weeks ago (reported here) things have been looking up, albeit frustratingly slowly. A follow up hospital visit discovered fluids had pooled in one lung so that required the medical equivalent of a Roto-Rooter procedure to drain and an overnight stay but otherwise the ribs are
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: The views from the lake have changed
The week started out normally enough. I was playing golf with some friends a few miles east of here when we were called off the course due to electrical storms in the area. So not wanting to waste a perfectly good afternoon we headed over to the Ashton Brew Pub
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: The views from the lake have changed
The week started out normally enough. I was playing golf with some friends a few miles east of here when we were called off the course due to electrical storms in the area. So not wanting to waste a perfectly good afternoon we headed over to the Ashton Brew Pub
Continue reading