Yesterday I wrote about Garth Turner and his website Greater Fool. I told you about his current Canada wide tour where he’s hosting seminars and (no doubt) giving lots of advice about where people should be investing their money. Given the cost of the seminar, (free) I have little doubt
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Canadian Soapbox: After the fourth call Rogers fixes the problem….
Last week I wrote about how my cell phone was being inundated with blank text messages from the same London area cell number. After three calls to customer support I thought a better name would be Rogers Customer rape. I was told that to block messages from a specific number
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Having an issue with my Rogers cell phone. They’ll fix it…For a fee!!!
What a great day I had today, let me tell you about it. My cell phone basically shut down this morning, sometime before it was to sound the alarm I have set for 6 AM. The reason? Hundreds of text messages were inundating my inbox from a number somewhere in
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Shaving doesn’t have to cost a fortune – The 2 buck solution
Guys, if you shave then you’ve been there. You head to the drug store or supermarket because you’re out of blades for that incredibly fancy razor, you know the one…it looks like a piece of equipment that came off the space shuttle. A cartridge of four or five blades runs
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Looking for a jobs in Québec – Use every tool available and stay positive
One of the great things about publishing a blog is that you get to share personal experience about some of life’s stressing moments, and perhaps give some perspective to those who might be going through similar challenges. Living in Quebec and being exposed to the media here I’ve noticed that
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Summertime in Québec City – Encroyable!!!
Bonjour everybody. I am having an absolutely magnificent summer residing in Québec’s capital city. No I haven’t taken a position with the local tourist board here, however it will probably seem like it. My kids stayed with me for ten days during my vacation, then after returning to work my
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Christian crackpot radio and useless Bible prophecy
I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City. Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as my vehicle is over 15 years old and doesn’t have a CD player. Anyone remember cassettes? I make good use of
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: I guess all of Europe is misogynist – Welcome to the new Canada
Demonizing those with whom one disagrees, that’s something we’re seeing more and more of in this country. We certainly heard it during our most recent federal election. Had Canadians elected a majority of NDP and Liberal MPs the country would have been utterly destroyed, or so it seemed based on the rhetoric
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Need to raise taxes or cut services? Hit boomers…
I was born in 1966, and by some warped definition I am somehow included in the post-war baby boom. The baby boom is said to be the result of servicemen coming home after WWII and making up for lost time with their wives in an era that pre-dated birth control. My father however
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Dépanneur owner whose store was vandalized should learn to speak French
The owner of a Verdun depanneur had his store vanadalized after a series of events resulting from his inability or unwillingness to speak French. CTV is reporting (HERE) that Anthony Williams, owner of a convenience store east of Montreal, has seen a drop in his business after a confrontation with a
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Heading east out of the GTA? Gas up cheap in Shannonville
I’ve been back in Kingston the past few weeks, and driving to the GTA on weekends to see family and friends. I had heard that cigarettes were cheap on a Mohawk nation reserve called Tyendinaga, which was true. But that wasn’t all, the gas prices there are around 10 cents cheaper than
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: This might be my last Christmas
Christmas time is a special time, a joyous time, a time of magic. But it can also be a very stressing season. People worry about all manner of things: buying the right gifts, getting the right cards to send in the mail, adorning the house, picking the perfect tree. Many
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Living large in la ville de Québec
I am settling in nicely here in what is probably the most historic city in Canada. This blog is of course suffering from a dearth of new material, something that I will be rectifying in the next few weeks.
I am now an anglo living i…
Canadian Soapbox: 10 years after 9/11 questions still abound
We’re less than a week away from the 10th year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years since the biggest conspiracy ever.
Don’t bristle at the use of the word “conspiracy”. That 9/11 was a conspiracy is not in doubt. Th…
Canadian Soapbox: Feeling a bit depressed and needing a lift, Church revived my spirit
Its been an eventful couple of past weeks for this blogger readers, since I last updated my little corner of cyber space I celebrated yet another birthday, my 45th. But that’s not the reason for my recent funk, at least not directly.
I’m currently si…
Canadian Soapbox: On this Father’s Day, let your kids believe in their dreams
For this Father’s Day I thought I’d write about my kids. They are ‘Buddy Basketball Star’ and his sister the ‘Princess Raspberry’ aged 6 and 12 respectively.
Kids are incredible, and when they’re younger they’re even more incredible. There’s a sim…
Canadian Soapbox: While waiting for Harper to destroy the country…a bit about me
If you’ve only just stumbled upon this little corner of cyberspace, then you won’t be aware of my political leanings. You see, like many who observe the political arena, I have leanings. Leanings however shouldn’t be confused with conviction, le…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Should getting tough on crime include jailing drug users?
So the Harper Conservatives want to get tough on crime, including the building of new super jails. The question of course begs, with crime rates falling who’s going to fill all those cells.
Attitudes on drug use tend to run the gamut, with some in f…
Canadian Soapbox: Are emboldended right wingers pushing the agenda? Fraser Institute chimes in on immigration
Maybe its coincidence, or perhaps its just me…but it seems like Conservative minded Canadians have felt their cajones swell with Stephen Harper’s electoral triumph. Yes, sixty per cent of Canadians voted for the so called ‘reckless coalition’, but…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Government probe into gas prices a waste of time….
Oh boy, there’s gonna be another government review of the oil and gas industry over sky rocketing prices at the pumps. And all the while Big Oil continues to rake in record profits. I bet executives at Shell, Petro Can and Esso are shaking in th…
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