Justin Trudeau visited Surrey for a fundraiser. The lighting in the room was not ideal, so I only got a few shots.
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Justin Trudeau visited Surrey for a fundraiser. The lighting in the room was not ideal, so I only got a few shots.
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I was invited to my friend Jati Sidhu’s place to help welcome Justin Trudeau to Abbotsford.
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I was invited to my friend Jati Sidhu’s place to help welcome Justin Trudeau to Abbotsford.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What, Setting Aside Money for A Rainy Day? This Is Harperland After All!
One of the first thing Sideshow Steve Harper did upon seizing the reins of power was to powerfully defund the federal government. Clinging to the neo-con ideology that taxation is theft and that government surpluses are the fruits of that crime, Harper slashed the GST by two points… and a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and the Two-Headed Monster
I always knew Jason Kenney was a man of many faces eh?Some hidden and some not.I always knew he was extremely vain and incredibly ambitious.But who knew he was so inflated with his own sense of self importance, that he would steal another Minister's portfolio? Read more »
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Feeling Insignificant Department: Saturn’s Moons and the Earth
The little arrow is pointing to the Earth in this photograph taken from the space probe Cassini from Saturn’s neighborhood. Makes our problems seem pretty inconsequential, in the (very) big picture.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Global Warning
By superimposing a big red “N” over the black “m” in “Global Warming”, the editors of a feature article on greenhouse gas emissions in NewScientist magazine (Nov. 17/12) altered the title to “Global WarNing”. This simple change of a single letter summarizes the sobering prospects of climate change induced by
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night: Trains
I’m pleased to be able to report that no Toronto city councillors were injured in the debate over which train songs to include in tonight’s post. This is British blues band Nine Below Zero performing Riding on the L & N. Now Brian Setzer, Mark Winchester and Bernie Dresel are
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Michelle Is Still Trying Too Hard
Michelle Erstikaitis and her "friends" responded to an article in which we questioned her "White Nationalist" bona fides. Our argument is that she basically latches on to anything that will result in her getting some sort of publicity, something that we admit to being complicit to. But among the more
Continue readingwmtc: hey mcdonald’s: the working poor don’t need financial advice or higher banking costs. they need higher wages.
Part 1: McDonald’s version of company scrip (Part 2 below) Any minute now we’ll see the return of company scrip. In the bad old days before labour unions forced reforms, companies – especially in industries where workers were isolated, like mines, lumber, and farming – would pay their workers in
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Hydro-Quebec Statement of Claim #nlpoli
Via labradore, the statement of claim filed on behalf of Hydro-Quebec earlier this week. You can search it and read it in English. Those of you using Chrome will find the translation very simple. If the text here is too small, then click on the title – Hydro-Quebec Statement of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TorrentFreak: Finland becomes first country to vote on a crowdsourced copyright law
Hey Canada, Finland just did something epic. Really epic. It’s time for us to do the same. Let’s start the discussion to shape our digital future. Make your voice heard at http://openmedia.org/digitalfuture Article by Ernesto on TorrentFreak: Finland is the first country in the world in which Parliament will vote
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Why I Chose Autism REALITY As My Social Media Name
The picture above, for those visiting my blog for the first time, is my son Conor now 17+ years old. I love him dearly and he brings great joy into my life every day. He is also severely autistic with severe cognitive challenges (intellectual disability) and like many with those
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: What Would "Republic of Canada" Presidential Elections Look Like?
You’ve all seen it on TV, in the newspapers, and online – the overwhelming amount of adulation and gawking at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s new son, Prince George Alexander Louis. It is one part pathetic, one part interesting. I prefer not to get wrapped up in it, or
Continue readingCalgary Grit: King or Country
You may have missed it, since the story slipped largely under the radar, but a baby was born in England Monday. As this post will show, I’m a staunch republican (the kind who want the monarchy out of Canada…not the kind who want to arm fetuses). Still, I don’t take
Continue readingBuckdog: Over 200 Groups And Organizations Formally Ask Harper’s PMO To Release Their ‘Enemies’ List …
OTTAWA—More than 200 public-interest and aid organizations are formally asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government to reveal who’s on the “enemy” lists given to new ministers in this month’s cabinet shuffle. But it doesn’t appear that Harper’s PMO will be producing the lists anytime soon — if ever. A letter
Continue readingEclectic Lip: Tesla sales in Canada, Jan-May 2013
My GreenCarReports article on Tesla Model S sales in Canada this year has been popular enough to reach second-place in GCR’s “Most Popular this week” sidebar. Very cool, and almost certainly indicative of the fact that Tesla fans are starved for sales data! After all, the company is about as
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