Abortions are not always a big deal
When it comes to abortion, I sometimes feel the pro-choice side of the argument gives up half the argument to the pro-life side by agreeing to the framing that abortion…
September 2011
On royal bias
The Wall government's position on reviewing an eight-year-old royalty regime when the expected result would be substantially more revenue for the province: firmly against.The Wall government's position on reviewing an…
Something to think about
something to think about... Today, the richest 400 American families own more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans. - Bernie Sanders, US Senator (Senator Bernie Sanders is the longest…
$500,000 spending limit per leadership candidate, really?
I almost feel like supporting the NDP leadership hopeful that doesn't spend more than a few hundred dollars on the campaign. Given the fact that dozens of federal riding campaigns…
“The Empire Is Eating Itself”
That’s the title of a Ralph Nader piece that ran in Counterpunch last week, and on this 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Weekend, with sovereign nations joining the “TBTF” club, stock…
Sun Media Empire Contracts
...closing down Kanata call center and snuffing 100 jobs so Quebecor can consolidate its call centre operations in Sarnia. Because it just doesn't take that many people to sell subscriptions…
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Bill the bear
Poverty: The invisible issue of #ONelxn
The issue of poverty and inequality while perhaps the defining issues of our time have received little or no attention from any of the Parties or the media in the…
In a war of ideology, everyone loses
Not long ago a naive younger version of myself decided he would be ‘left-wing’. For many years I subscribed to this ideology. I amongst many others took part in partisan…
PC Leadership Candidate Profiles – Primer
Nation, almost 5 years ago, this blog was born. The first post was a welcome. The 2nd was a review of the recent PC Leadership Forum. And the third was…
Never Mind The Bollocks….
....Here Comes The Sandwich.Danielle's sandwich that is. You want yourself a real Ukulele Lady?You got her._____Me, I'm working on a different Arlo song, by way of the real king, Hoyt…
Saturday Photo: More Hints of the Plateau’s Rural Past
Le Jeune street is only a block long, running between boulevards St-Joseph and Laurier in Montreal's Plateau district. It doesn't fit into the usual pattern, being too narrow and not…
Dechert Hearts (2011)
The media are now busy crafting a screenplay. A relatively unknown Conservative MP, Bob Dechert, caught flirting by email with a press official from China. A suggestion—less than a whisper—of…
Barbie dolls are killing Chinese workers
Harmless, Barbie dolls are not. They are, in fact, responsible for exploitation, misery, and even death for thousands of innocents. According to the human rights group Students and Scholars Against…
Well Done: Sid Ingerman Takes First for Canada at the International Triathalon Competition in Beijing
The wonders of the internet allowed Sid Ingerman's many friends to follow him to victory in his age group at the International Triathalon sprint championships in Beijing Saturday.Sid, 82, took…
Naughty
His Nibs and I went to a Store yesterday for the purpose of purchasing a Bed. “Dear God, cenobyte,” you are thinking, “have you no BED!? How can you *live*…
“Grade-Boosting” Stimulant Use on Campus
A recent editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal looks at the use of “grade-boosting” stimulants (such as Ritalin) by Canadian post-secondary students. According to the editorial: “Universities and colleges…
Is Stephen Harper Using The British Monarchy And the Appointment of Angelo Persichilli To Try And Rekindle Separatist Sentiment In Quebec?
Q: Is Stephen Harper using a couple of sly tricks to try and rekindle Separatist sentiment In Quebec?This is a valid question. I'll tell you why. If you were Stephen…
"When did we become for immigrants?"
HT to Oakville Mayor Rob Burton (or as we like to call him, @OakvilleMayor) for pointing out the quote of the day from Burlington PC candidate Jane McKenna: “We have…