Happy New Years. May the year be heavy on the clover. Doing a little house cleaning here at wheatsheafsk.com by tossing out my two bits on perennial topics of interest. First up: The Polls. Apparently Canadians do care about prorogation and do not care about Ignatieff. Despite all the wonderful
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The Wheatsheaf: See, we are not the only environmental pariahs
Seattle – November 30, 1999. What a time to remember. Thousands of activists taking it to the streets. Anarchists in turtle uniforms. That great symbol of American decadence – Starbucks – with its smashed windows. All in the fight against closed door meeting deciding our economic futures. Apparently certain groups
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Good morning
I am headed towards a downward spiral. I don’t when, or how, or what it will entail, but there is simply too much good news for a Monday morning. The only means to restore balance, is for something to fall a part. The Riders are off to the Grey Cup!
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: There is a tear in my beer because I am crying for you dear
A lover of beer. For males, what a cliche. But it is more than a passing interest. I will drive hours to experience micro-brew from the factory. I will sample any international brew – but I always return to the local. Once, I had disposible income and placed in stocks
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Blame Management
10 months, 3 chiefs of staff. Michael Ignatieff is following the Mo Johnston play book. Mo helms Toronto FC in the MLS. Off the field, by all accounts they are a successful team. They have great attendance. Their fans are boisterous and loyal. And, on paper, they have the building
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Partisan to the bone
Thanks to Jane Taber and CTV, Joe Cressy is out of the closet. Yep – he is an environmentalist. I am sure God will spite him for the way he chooses to live his life. With every protest his Marley chain, partially sunk in the boiling tar sands of hell…
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: On the Liberal void
Operating on the assumption that anything can be defined by generalizations, and media sources, in particular, can be pegged by partisan politics, over the past year I have viewed the Toronto Star as Liberal supporters. Aside from Susan Delacourt’s …
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