There was an executive decision years ago when this blog started that there is little need to waste time editing comments from others. To be fair, your writer also does not waste time commenting on the inane ramblings of other blogs. You only need read the occasional blog to see
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Babel-on-the-Bay: Is Premier Wynne a temporary worker?
There seems to be good and bad coming out of Queen’s Park these days. It is nice to see that Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi’s proposed bill protecting temporary workers is being greeted with approval. At the same time Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli’s long term energy plan seems to be met
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: No wipes please, these asses are Canadian.
When does a biodegradable product not degrade? It seems that when the product crosses a border there are different levels of biodegradable. And it is causing trouble. It seems that the new wipes designed to replace toilet paper from companies such as Kimberly-Clark and SC Johnson are promoted as being
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Chong is challenging the Hair.
An e-mail a few days ago said: You gotta support Michael Chong’s private member’s bill to democratize Parliament. The initial response to the request was to ask why waste time on a bill that does nothing more than remind Members of Parliament of powers they already have. The fact that
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: It is easy to mismanage billions.
A person with just so much money to last until the next cheque, learns to manage money. They have to and they can become very careful and frugal. Conversely, persons managing billions of dollars can be very wasteful. And to make matters worse, these persons managing billions—who think they are
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The Hair heads for the Holy Land.
What does Prime Minister Stephen Harper think he is? He sure is not the fourth wise man. Besides, the Hair and his hairdresser are not going to be in Israel until after Christmas. When the taxpayers are paying, why settle for Miami Beach? Harper is hardly the first Canadian politician
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Guilty of disrespect of Parliament.
There ought to be a law. In fact, there has to be. We cannot continue to allow these disrespectful scoffers to ridicule our parliamentary system of government. And that is exactly what Stephen Harper and his henchmen are doing. They are dragging the Parliament of Canada in the mud. And
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: He knows if you’ve been bad or good.
We are not talking about Santa here. We are talking about the Harper Conservatives. And they want more and more information about how you feel and what you think. Now they want real-time access to your social media attitudes and what you say in your blog. And if Babel-on-the-Bay suddenly
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Not all Liberals are liberal.
There was a bit of concern watching Wynne’s Whigs turning out to help in the federal by-election in Toronto-Centre recently. It was obvious at that stage that Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland was a clear winner. The only thing left to do was to make sure the vote turned out on
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The tenacity of troglodytes.
It is probably disrespectful to our prehistoric ancestors to think of some people arguing about how we vote as cave-dwelling troglodytes. They seem to insist on going backwards instead of forward. They look for solutions in repressive countries instead of the progressive ones. They brutalize statistics and numbers to make
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The economic answers in Ontario.
It was right there opposite the editorial in the Toronto Star today. It was the answers to all our economic questions. The bold headline read: Keys to unlocking the full force of Ontario’s economy. It was by Roger Martin, chair of the Ontario Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: If you cannot win it, spin it.
Can you believe that the Toronto Star paid Robin Sears for an opinion piece on political spin? In it the former NDP stalwart explains that by-elections are a political spin master’s dream. He alibis the New Democrats for failing to win any of the four ridings at play on November
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Mr. Mulcair, you better not pout.
It looks like New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair got an early lump of coal from Santa last night. The orange surge in Quebec came up short and Tommy’s star candidate in Toronto did not make it. And it was the Liberals who benefitted from the anger with Prime Minister Harper
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: With this Ring of Fire, I thee wed…
It is a wedding of convenience. There seems to be little love lost between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. It is likely she only wants him for his money. She needs it to build an all-season road 500 kilometres north from Thunder Bay to the Ring
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Welcome to Canada’s new economy.
It appears that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is winning. Opposition Leader New Democrat Thomas Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau are giving him a free pass. By default, Harper is locking Canada into an economy based on Alberta bitumen and we will rue the day. We were reminded of it
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Bye Mr. Ford. See you in the funny papers.
There is an unsavoury anger in Toronto these days. It is directed at Mayor Rob Ford. It has to do with the fact that the city appears to be stuck with that guy until the municipal election planned for October next year. He has dragged the city through the muck
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The time of testing of Trudeau.
Monday is by-election day. In four federal ridings scattered across Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, voters will be having their say. It will be a test of their resolve for change and their direction for change. New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will be tested and judged
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Rob Ford’s evil twin Stephen Harper.
It seems appropriate. While the Toronto Police are sniffing around Mayor Rob Ford’s purported dealings with crack houses and drug dealers, the RCM Police are sniffing around Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s dealings with the Senate and expense account fiddlers. Are they not all the same? Do Canadians have one law
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Rob Ford, Civic Commando?
The Rob Ford mayoralty situation in Toronto is just like trying to get rid of a Condo Commando. These are tenacious troublemakers for condominium boards. They are the bane of property managers and boards because they use the Ontario Condominium Act to terrorize the condo to get their way. Whether
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Countdown in Toronto Centre.
It is the week before election day in the federal riding of Toronto-Centre and it is when the campaigns go into the transition for election day. And no matter what your pollsters tell you, it all comes down to getting out your vote. Intentions are worthless unless you get them
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