We Can Be Such Children!
…. but we can live with that. Happy Dead Hitler Day, one of the few deaths we will happily commemorate.
April 2012
Art for social justice: 12 remarkable women – Roots to Resistance project shares stories of courage
Natalia Estemirova Twelve women. Twelve stories of political courage. Twelve portraits. The Roots to Resistance project is spreading word about the groundbreaking work of twelve women who have dedicated their…
Assessing Alison Redford and Danielle Smith: one minute you’re a hero and the next you’re a bum!
Wellington rallies his troops during the Battle of Waterloo. “The nearest run thing you ever saw in your life.” Below: I think you’ve all seen enough photos of Alison Redford…
4559…Competition In Health Care Is Good V.2
Plus we need to get more doctors, toute and suite. That means opening up medical schools and getting aggressive in recruiting foreign doctors and credentializing them in a more timely…
Shake up in the BC Liberal senior ranks
But let’s be honest, this isn’t going to save them. The problem is that there’s nothing liberal about ‘em.
4558…Competition In Health Care Is Good
I know it will cause a lot of you to plotz but the fact is that if we in Ontario and Canada are going to fix health care and make…
Strategic Research of Environmental Causes of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
In A Research Strategy to Discover the Environmental Causes of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, an editorial in the current issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, authors Philip J. Landrigan, Luca Lambertini…
Mas-debating in the media. RANT MODE. ON.
If you say mas-debating out loud, that is exactly what Coyne is doing today. "Libertarian" Andrew Coyne. He always strikes me as a status quo kinda dude however. And today’s…
The car-crash-that-never-ends
Liberals across Canada are being hoist with their own petard, Brian Topp, The Globe and Mail, Apr. 29, 2012 “Meanwhile, the car-crash-that-never-ends that is the premiership of British Columbia’s Christy…
Parliament in Review – March 29, 2012
There’s been much ado about the NDP’s position on trade agreements based on the Cons’ recent publicly-funded cheerleading for free trade at any price. But for anybody looking for the…
Brian Topp: Failed Candidate, Failure of a Columnist
I have a particular dislike of Brian Topp. I don’t know what it is about him, but the man smacks of all the things about union leaders, columnists, and New…
Secret Facebook Posts: A Disturbing Glimpse into the Thoughts of Kyle McKee
Although we are troubled (an understatement) that Kyle McKee's actions harmed more people, we are cautiously optimistic that these same actions, as well as the weapons charges, will result in…
New Song: "The Ballad of Steve Harper"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I done it again. Here's a new song all about Steve Harper set to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The Ballad of…
New Song: "The Ballad of Steve Harper"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I done it again. Here’s a new song all about Steve Harper set to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The Ballad of…
New Song: "The Ballad of Steve Harper"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I done it again. Here's a new song all about Steve Harper set to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The Ballad of…
New Song: "The Ballad of Steve Harper"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I done it again. Here’s a new song all about Steve Harper set to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The Ballad of…
Why women need to get over guys liking our looks – A Liberal Female Perspective
I’m really starting to get sick and tired of some women whining about a guy looking and commenting about females because they’re pretty or their breasts are nice. It’s not…
Registered Nurses won’t make newspaper headlines, but your local sports pro will.
With Ontario’s Nursing Week approaching, May 7 – 13, posters for the Ontario Nurse’s Association (ONA, our union) campaign on supporting nurses the same way pro-athletes are have been put…