Another Remembrance Day has come and gone, and hundreds of thousands of people gather at cenotaphs and memorials across the country to hear the well-worn words of “In Flanders Fields” echo mournfully out across the assembled crowds. That poem, more than any other single thing, defines my experience of Remembrance
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Calgary Grit: Joe Who?
“I don’t know, just use a name that nobody has ever heard of” Spotted by alert reader RC in a Boston Staples.
Continue readingBlevkog: One quick note for Mr. Rob Ford:
Dear Mr. Ford, I believe it was Pierre Trudeau who said “There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” I cannot emphatically enough say that the reverse is also true when it comes to you. The nation has no desire to even accidentally glimpse the
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: “I don’t think there are words for what just happened”
I am a huge Katie Simpson fan. Simpson, who’s been doing amazing work for CP24 with her Rob Ford coverage, is seen here reacting on live TV to Ford’s comments about, um, how well fed he is at home.
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: What Lindsay Mattick Davidson and the Globe didn’t tell you
Today, the Globe ran an opinion piece by Lindsay Mattick Davidson, one of the Justin Trudeau “ladies night” organizers. She, apparently, is unhappy with those of us who criticized the invitation and is now whining – in print – that politics is “ugly.” What’s really ugly however is when you
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Jim – it’s you who loves P3s, not us
The Honourable Jim Flaherty Minister of Finance House of Commons Centre Block Building – Room 435-S Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Jim – We get it. You love public-private partnerships, or as most like to call ‘em, P3s. The sound of … Continue reading →
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: The Lion’s Roar: Cutting through illusion to the heart of the matter
“There is no difference between theism and non-theism, basically speaking. Declaring an involvement with any kind of ‘ism’ turns out to be a matter of self and other. In fact, the whole question of self and other can then become very important. But if you really pursue any spiritual path,
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Harperites’ hypocrisy
On Monday, long-time Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis said something regrettable on television. Stupid, too. And then he did something that politicians don’t do enough these days – he immediately apologized. But then the Harper machine got on it. There’s a petition out there calling for Karygiannis’ resignation and a fundraising
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Scarborough-Rouge merger comes with costly conditions
The merger of The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) with the Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) will not come cheap. Last night the hospital boards approved the idea of merger but only under very specific and costly conditions. Nor will the merger … Continue reading →
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Writings of J. Todd Ring 2013-11-12 19:39:07
Even “the wastes” of nature are never wasted, and never a waste. Time spent among chandeliers and caviar may be a waste; time spent chasing money or seeking status may be a waste; devoting one’s precious, short life to the accumulation of material things may be a waste; but it
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: No more excuses
There is no question: this generation will be held responsible for our actions, and even more, for our inaction. Apathy, complacency and denial are morally unacceptable. In fact, at this time in human history, they are nothing less than complicity in the worst of collective atrocities. We must act now.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: More cooking joy
In the past week I’ve learned how to make nine new dishes – so joyous! Nothing compares to home cooking. Banana bread and zucchini loaf Both gluten-free, scrumptious and super-nutritious: with gluten-free flour, eggs, stevia, and loads of fresh-ground flax as well as chia seeds (From an improvised recipe from
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Dumped
Because Margaret Wente quoted me in her column today. This was, according to Warren, the final straw: Sometimes a guy can’t catch a break. “Justin. Unplugged.” read the eye-catching invitation to a Toronto fundraiser held last week. The come-on offered well-heeled professional ladies (their word, not mine) the chance to
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Jumping into the fire
The last few days appear to suggest the brave new world of health reform is not unfolding as it theoretically should. The news is all around us: another violent death in a nursing home; another frail senior discharged early from … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Coyne Skips The Trudeau #cdnpoli Taboo
One of the not-so-solemn duties of the blogosphere is to hold the Main Stream Media in check when they go a little astray. I’m not sure if I should hold Andrew Coyne’s hand as I walk him back to where he was a week ago, or if I should slap
Continue readingA. Picazo: Poppy Wars
This op-ed appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on November 11, 2013 “Ottawa Students Don’t Care If ‘White Poppy’ Offends Veterans!” screamed the Sun News headline. In what has become the annual stopgap war between the War On Halloween and War On Christmas, the Poppy War was again trotted out as
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: New dam planned for St. Lawrence River
BECANCOUR, Que. – The Quebec government is helping to bankroll a $130-million project by RER Hydro, Hydro-Quebec and Boeing to generate clean energy on the St. Lawrence River, in what officials say would be the world’s largest river-generated turbine farm. The three-phase project could eventually culminate in nine megawatts of
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Ontario PC party campaign itinerary leaked
And they think having beer with the media and posing for photos with soccer moms will be Hudak’s path to victory. Wow.
Continue readingBlevkog: November 11th, 1100 hours
It’s Remembrance Day. It doesn’t matter if you have friends or family that have served their time in uniform, though I suspect that most of you do. It doesn’t matter whether you choose to wear a red poppy or a white one or whether, as you should be, you’re against
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Compare and contrast
What Justin said Thursday night about territorial governments in Canada, during his “ladies” night event: “But if I were to reach out and say which…which kind of administration I most admire, I think there’s something to be said right here in Canada for the way our territories are run. Nunavut,
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