Some of Canada’s Christian churches are giving voice to concerns over the Northern Gateway pipeline, in particular to the potential hazards it poses with respect to aboriginal peoples and wildlife. Kairos Canada has put out a primer for its member churches called: Ethical Reflections on the Northern Gateway Pipeline Kairos
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Canadian Soapbox: Retiring baby boomers…Society’s malignant tumour?
Canada’s baby boom is said to have commenced way back in 1946. I myself was born 20 years after the start of the boom, and having just celebrated my 46th birthday that means the front end of the baby boom is now hitting retirement. What does this mean for our
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Some great old shows on Youtube
I have a confession to make, I….uhm, I err…I don’t have television. Man, that felt good! Now that I’m opening up here I guess I should clarify, I actually do own a TV, that is to say the box..its an old gray coloured thing, but I don’t have cable, satellite
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Shaving doesn’t have to cost a fortune – The 2 buck solution
Guys, if you shave then you’ve been there. You head to the drug store or supermarket because you’re out of blades for that incredibly fancy razor, you know the one…it looks like a piece of equipment that came off the space shuttle. A cartridge of four or five blades runs
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Looking for a jobs in Québec – Use every tool available and stay positive
One of the great things about publishing a blog is that you get to share personal experience about some of life’s stressing moments, and perhaps give some perspective to those who might be going through similar challenges. Living in Quebec and being exposed to the media here I’ve noticed that
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Summertime in Québec City – Encroyable!!!
Bonjour everybody. I am having an absolutely magnificent summer residing in Québec’s capital city. No I haven’t taken a position with the local tourist board here, however it will probably seem like it. My kids stayed with me for ten days during my vacation, then after returning to work my
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Higgs Boson – Looking at God, and in the mirror
I want to start this off by stating categorically that I am not a scientist, in fact I consider myself as having anything but a scientific mind. As such what I am about to write is pure and unadulterated fiction…uhm, let’s make that Fiction with the F capitalized. I did
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: My first summer living in Québec City
This will be my first summer residing in Québec, and soon my kids will be here for ten days. I can’t wait. I’ve visited beautiful Québec City often, five times alone for winter carnival, but this will be my first summer actually living here and I plan on being very
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Canada’s housing market crash…the new reality
Its happened all around the world, and now its happening here in Canada, the inevitable collapse of our housing bubble. There are still people in denial, especially those who’ve bought in during the frenzy of the past few years. Of course buyers have had good reason to dive into
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Note to Roman Catholic Church – If you take public $ you have to answer for it
Ah Rome and her church, the last crumbling and rotting vestige of a once powerful global empire. The Toronto Star is reporting that Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop of Toronto, has his robes in a knot over not being able to discriminate against students with a homosexual orientation. Go cry to
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Ottawa citizen reports – Thomas Mulclair has a mortgage on his home
This is news? Postmedia Network, owners of such bastions of liberal journalism as the National Post and Ottawa Citizen, is reporting that NDP leader Thomas Mulclair has a mortgage on his west island Montréal home. How much does he owe? Thanks to Postmedia’s dogged research Canadians now know the mortgage is valued
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: EI changes nudge Canada further to the right
For the majority of Canadians, those who identify themselves as centre-left on the political spectrum, the announced changes to EI show further evidence of Canada evolving into a more and more Conservative nation. Hrmmm, maybe I shouldn’t capitalize in this case, we’re actually becoming more ‘small c’ conservative in my
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: What are the changes to EI? Harper government says ‘trust us’
I’ve been reading about proposed changes to EI legislation, with speculation rampant that benefits will become harder to qualify for, particularly for those who repeatedly access the program. Okay, fair enough. I don’t consider myself an extremist on any issue, and that includes social programs like EI. I’m certain that
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Flying from Quebec City to Toronto via Porter
I don’t want to come across as a corporate shill or anything, but at the same time when there’s a product or service that I enjoy, I like to share my opinion. Such is the case with Porter Airlines, with whom I have now flown twice from Québec City to Toronto.
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: A solution to the Québec student strikes…bill baby boomers
I’m really getting fed up with baby boomers, especially those who to try to characterize the Québec student strikers as being greedy and out of touch with reality. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Tuition fees in Quebec were frozen when baby boomers stormed through the educational system.
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Christian crackpot radio and useless Bible prophecy
I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City. Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as my vehicle is over 15 years old and doesn’t have a CD player. Anyone remember cassettes? I make good use of
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Huffington Post Canada Poll says majority favour today’s abortion debate
Today is the day apparently. Canada’s parliament is set to debate the creation of a committee to determine at what point a fetus should be considered a human being. Extremists exist on both sides of this debate, and when extremists have the floor democracy often suffers. Into the fray stepped
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: I guess all of Europe is misogynist – Welcome to the new Canada
Demonizing those with whom one disagrees, that’s something we’re seeing more and more of in this country. We certainly heard it during our most recent federal election. Had Canadians elected a majority of NDP and Liberal MPs the country would have been utterly destroyed, or so it seemed based on the rhetoric
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: The progressive pissing contest and the abortion debate….
When is a human being a human being, and who exactly is progressive? These are two questions being raised in the wake of Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s motion to have Canada’s parliament establish a committee to study the question of when a human being is actually a human being. As things currently
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: On abortion and absolute rights
With parliament preparing to discuss Canada’s position on abortion I wrote about the topic this past Monday, daring to express the opinion that I am not opposed to extending some rights to viable late term fetuses or pre-born babies, excepting cases where there’s a threat to maternal health. I’ve waded into
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