Author: nthier

Based on the media and blog reaction to the Conservatives re-appointing some failed candidates to the senate, I’d think I should be feeling a huge sense of outrage.  But, I don’t.  It does sound sketchy enough, but not quite outrage-inducing, and I’m curious why. I think it boils down to: The senate seems like a […]

Listening to the radio over the last few days, there’s been more talk of getting the government to step in and control rising gas prices.  I don’t think anyone understands how difficult that would be. Sure, the government could probably affect prices of our domestic production, but we do still import much of our oil. […]

Here are the results as of this morning from the CBC’s Canada Votes 2011: The Conservative majority is obviously bad for me, but I have to say I’m not unhappy about the other aspects of the result.  I haven’t been impressed by the Liberals lately, so that’s not a big deal for me.  I think […]

I saw this linked on Reddit as “This is quite possibly the simplest and most Zen flowchart I’ve ever seen”, and I like it:

It’s tough deciding where to put my vote on the “left” and it’s not getting any easier this election. Let’s take a look at my choices: Liberals The traditional “safe” left-leaning vote, although there’s been a lot of talk recently about them having moved too far to the right.  Their platform doesn’t have a lot […]

I noted recently that A murderer should not be allowed “access to the community” 2 years into his sentence and it seems like a lot of people came to their senses: Rally in Coquitlam over Schoenborn.  Even the murderer had some sanity: Schoenborn withdraws escorted day leaves application. There is something wrong with our legal […]

Patients Are Not Consumers – this is true for so many reasons, not the least of which being that the country who already has a more “consumer-focused” medical industry has incredibly inflated costs and below average outcomes.  It&#82…

What?  Child killer Schoenborn granted chance at escorted access to community.  Really?  What? I’m all for people receiving proper treatment when found guilty but “not criminally responsible”, but after murdering 3 kids in cold blood (his own kids, no less) I’m appalled that such a person would ever have “access to the community” again in […]