4079…Flying Waiter Strike Avoided
Geez the flying waiters at Air Canada are worse than the NFL players were this summer.They keep playing the "We are going to strike card" and then don't.Breaking news from…
October 2011
4078…Happy Hallowe’en From Kraft
They are going to raise the price of peanut butter, one of the staples of all proper diets by 40 per cent on October 31.Other companies mentioned in the Associated…
Saskatchewan Election Roundup
The NDP unveiled its health-care platform today, and learned in short order that the minister currently responsible for our province's health isn't so strong in the accuracy department. The S...
Defining hate speech tough job for Supreme Court of Canada in Bill Whatcott case
I have personally never met Bill Whatcott, nor have I seen him talk in front of a camera, so it would be impossible for me to judge whether Mr. Whatcott…
Taliban Amish?
God, how I despise religion.Five Amish men in Ohio were arrested this week for allegedly breaking into the homes of other Amish men and cutting off their hair and beards.The…
Free speech? Only for Conservatives.
Just ask Moazzam Begg.Canada. What a crock of hypocrites, liars and thieves we've become. Thanks Harper.
It’s not just Blackberry
Blackberry users aren’t the only ones having trouble, at least today. Apple’s servers gave up the ghost today when millions of iPhone users tried to update their phones with the…
Stephen Harper’s Canada: History’s Newest Empire?
September 11, 2001: Terrorists hijack American civilian planes and crash them into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. America is shaken as the realization that they can become vulnerable…
The federal labour board ‘reviews’ the situation at Air Canada
Journalism can be so maddeningly vague at times. This business of the federal labour relations board "reviewing" the negotiations at Air Canada and therefore rendering any strike illegal is just…
Well, Lisa, Just How ‘Sexy’ Were You For the Canadian Industrial Relations Board?
Yeah, I know, cheesy title. Save it. Lisa Raitt’s a aging tart, I can’t do anything to change that. Something about her will perhaps turn me into a female center-left…
A little more important than the PBO thing
Tonight in Bruce Carson, the prospect of the auditor general taking a look at the use of funds at the school Carson directed, the Canada School of Energy and the…
alison redford appoints gary mar’s cabinet.
Do you think Gary Mar left a draft cabinet list in the Premier’s Office when he was measuring the drapes? Because Premier Alison Redford found it. We were told to…
Local governments take a stand on nature and climate strategy
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Several days spent at the end of September at UBCM, the annual gatheri...
What Are They So Angry About?
On October 15 the #occupywallstreet protests will arrive at cities around the world and in one of the birthplaces of the movement in downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver based magazine Adbusters…
What Are They So Angry About?
On October 15 the #occupywallstreet protests will arrive at cities around the world and in one of the birthplaces of the movement in downtown Vancouver. The Vancouver based magazine Adbusters…
Wagging the dog, Mexican style
It's been a little over 24 hours since the United States announced it had arrested an Iranian operative who was picked up in Mexico for wanting to try to assassinate…
Here’s what an opposition party looks like #nlpoli
The Conservatives won’t open the House of Assembly until the spring. Former Tory Premier Tom Rideout thinks it’s a bad idea, according to CBC: "The government is an incumbent government.…
Understanding the Newfoundland Results
Much like the recent Ontario election, there's a big urban-rural divide in Newfoundland and Labrador.St. John'sPC - 40,143 (54.5%) - 10 seatsNDP - 28,879 (39.2%) - 4 seatsLib - 4,606…
Change Wall Street
I am part of the worldwide movement for social justice that has come together due to the inspiration delivered from the Occupy Wall Street protests. We are onto something here…
Debate Injustice
It’s going to be a busy week for protesting injustice. On Saturday the Occupy Regina protest is underway, and now on Friday evening I’m again organizing a protest in front…