For those of you in the Toronto area — message I received from the Facebook group Stop the Canada-Colombia Trade Agreement: On Saturday, June 27th, the Colombian Action Solidarity Alliance, CASA, will be picketing outside the Toronto office of Liberal MP Mario Silva and providing information to local residents. CASA
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I have to express my respect and appreciation when a news source has the minerals to express an alternative, truthful view.
Continue readingdisruptive strikes and inept city councils.. let’s PRIVATIZE
This recent Toronto city workers strike has tipped me over the edge. We are in the dead heat of summer and festivals (i.e. Pride, Toronto Jazz Festival) are starting soon. Children are also out of school and outdoors enjoying the fresh summer air. The …
Continue readingredjenny: Entitlement
Puzzle me this: Why is it that the same people who bitch about workers sense of entitlement (you know, workers wanting decent treatment and wages) themselves feel entitled to free plastic bags? (It’s true) I think its a marvelous success so far: Toronto’s new 5 cent plastic bag law has
Continue readingredjenny: Entitlement
Puzzle me this: Why is it that the same people who bitch about workers sense of entitlement (you know, workers wanting decent treatment and wages) themselves feel entitled to free plastic bags? (It’s true)I think its a marvelous success so far: Toront…
Continue readingredjenny: Entitlement
Puzzle me this: Why is it that the same people who bitch about workers sense of entitlement (you know, workers wanting decent treatment and wages) themselves feel entitled to free plastic bags? (It’s true) I think its a marvelous success so far: Toronto’s new 5 cent plastic bag law has
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: On "Immigrants" Who Protest in Canada
As our headlines have turned to the turmoil in Iran over concerns about election fraud and the resulting protests and violent action to suppress the dissent, I have watched with increasing concern the distress of my neighbour, who is Iranian. Normally very quiet on FaceBook, she was suddenly posting frequently
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: On "Immigrants" Who Protest in Canada
As our headlines have turned to the turmoil in Iran over concerns about election fraud and the resulting protests and violent action to suppress the dissent, I have watched with increasing concern the distress of my neighbour, who is Iranian. Normally…
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: On "Immigrants" Who Protest in Canada
As our headlines have turned to the turmoil in Iran over concerns about election fraud and the resulting protests and violent action to suppress the dissent, I have watched with increasing concern the distress of my neighbour, who is Iranian. Normally very quiet on FaceBook, she was suddenly posting frequently
Continue readingAdam M On The Front Page: Framing The Question
Here is what Michael Ignatieff needs to do to define the decision to go to an election or not.Regardless of what action is taken the correct question is this: “We need to decide whether it is more harmful to the economy to have an election now or to le…
Continue readingCanning's Guess: sorry folks, no election
That’s the official position of Canning’s Guess. You heard it here first!
Continue readingredjenny: First the Recession didn’t exist…
First the recession didn’t even exist (No recession for Canada, er.. well maybe a “technical” one), and now the recession is going away. yep, ok, uh-huh, sure, I believe you StevieAfter all, your finance minister has such a good track record
Continue readingredjenny: First the Recession didn’t exist…
First the recession didn’t even exist (No recession for Canada, er.. well maybe a “technical” one), and now the recession is going away.yep, ok, uh-huh, sure, I believe you StevieAfter all, your finance minister has such a good track record
Continue readingredjenny: First the Recession didn’t exist…
First the recession didn’t even exist (No recession for Canada, er.. well maybe a “technical” one), and now the recession is going away. yep, ok, uh-huh, sure, I believe you StevieAfter all, your finance minister has such a good track record
Continue readingJacked Up: Obama is responsible for the Holocaust Museum Shooting!
That’s according to Glenn Beck and Fox news. Joseph Palermo at Huffington Post had quite a take on this kind of spin. From his article: In Beck’s world President Obama brings “identity politics” and “political correctness” to the White House, and it’s the “Left” that is “racist” because unlike conservatives,
Continue readingJacked Up: Next Minister Mentioned in "The Tape"
It seems that Jim Prentice is next, according to this article at Oil Week Magazine.
Continue readingAdam M On The Front Page: Closing The Case
With everything that’s happened, being able to make traction on the Lisa Raitt Toronto Port Authority expense scandal can really be the final thing (and just perfectly timed) to finish her off.It’s going to be hard to make it get attention or make peop…
Continue readingAdam M On The Front Page: Priorities
When Lisa Raitt lost the secret documents she let down her party. And she offered to resign.When Lisa Raitt used hideous language relating to the Health Crisis her ministry is in she let down her country and her fellow citizens. But she didn’t offer to…
Continue readingcheap politics? come again?
Harper accused the opposition today in the House for playing “cheap politics” in their attacks against Natural Resources Lisa Raitt. Threatening to release “videos” and releasing attack ads during non-election times, isn’t cheap? Come again?Apparently …
Continue readingAdam M On The Front Page: Missing the Target
I don’t think Michael Ignatieff landed the target on Lisa Raitt during question period.There is a lot of confusion at what the issues are in Raitt’s new case of stupidity and I think they needed to be approached in a more clear way.You need to ask Cons…
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