5 Years For Good Behaviour
Will the NDP live up to its latest promise? So far, Elizabeth May (who was oddly omitted from this story even though she pioneered the modern foray into non-House-heckling) has…
May 2012
Newsflash: Hudak crony admits he hired Ornge insider, received thousands! Now with other Conservative cronies!
Here: A prominent Progressive Conservative who sat on a variety of ORNGE boards and gave a consultancy job to founder Chris Mazza’s girlfriend told a hearing probing the air ambulance…
My New Favourite Blog
Did I mention I like Scotch Whiskey?
Dear Line "The Godfather" Beauchamp,
Well, isn’t it ironic that while you have stated that you won’t sit at the same table with the student organization La CLASSE because the latter supposedly does not respect…
Compromise be gone, how radical change cannot be achieved without violence
I think the world by now generally understands that great social change, the kind that affects the public generationally, like Martin Luther’s Civil Rights Movement and Mahatma Gandhi’s fight against…
My New Website: GeoffBCampbell.com
Last night I finished putting up the bare bones on my new personal website/blog at GeoffBCampbell.com. Currently I only have an About page, Education, and Experience (Communications Assistant, Online Editor,…
My New Website: GeoffBCampbell.com
Last night I finished putting up the bare bones on my new personal website/blog at GeoffBCampbell.com. Currently I only have an About page, Education, and Experience (Communications Assistant, Online Editor,…
The Ottawa police have released a sketch…
… of the freak who has been sexually assaulting women in the Alta Vista area. Please feel free to copy and paste into any media where we can get some…
Quote: Revolutionary Transitions
Too much of revolutionary thought does not even pose the problem of transition, paying attention only to the overture and neglecting all the acts of the drama that must follow.…
Why editors should not write editorials….
Today’s editorial in the Moncton Times and Transcript is bizarre. It begins with a review of the mayoralty debates in Moncton and Dieppe. In both debates, the candidates, it says,…
Taco Bell, Cal-Mex and Tortillas: My Love Affair with Food Inspired by Mexico
Great story in The New York Times today about Mexican-inspired food: “How the Taco Gained in Translation.” Makes me hungry just to read it. Makes me also reflect on how…
If You Could Change One Thing
I had a great change of pace last week, when I stayed out at the CAW Family Education Centre at Port Elgin to teach a 5-day course on “Economics for…
Air Miles Starts Rewarding Eco-Conscious Purchases
Starting today, consumer tracking program Air Miles will begin rewarding people with points when they make environmentally friendly purchases. But whereas previous initiatives were intended to inspire a single socially…
The Irony Of Police ‘Sensitivity’
Given the brutal manner in which some police officers discharge their authority, it always strikes me as just a tad ‘precious’ when they complain about how unjustly they are being…
The Federal Budget and Women
(The following is from my colleague Angella McEwen.) The only mention of either men or women in the 400-odd page 2012 Budget Implementation Bill is with regards to the appropriate…
Understanding The Interim Leadership Agreement
During a press conference yesterday, Liberal Party president, Mike Crawley, said:”The board will bring clarity to whether the interim leader can seek the permanent leadership and, if so, if there’s…
memo to children’s aid: people with disabilities can be capable parents
This story makes me so angry and frustrated. I can only imagine how the parents feel! I’ve reached out to some activists I know who are people with disabilities for…
If Some ‘Left Winger’ Renounced Their Canadian Citizenchip Then Wanted It Back .. The Right Would Go Crazy ….
…. however, when it comes to Conrad Black doing the same …. not so much.
If You See a Teddy Bear, Shoot It
That would be the taste of barf in my throat Nurses Week is fast approaching. I am steeling myself mentally for the steady drizzle of syrupy tributes from various health…