Here’s another complete waste of time
Try this game — Find Five. It is appallingly addictive.
June 2012
Queer-friendly road trip songs
The sweltering Canadian summer is also the season when adventerous friends and families embark on regional road trips. So whether you're headed east from Ottawa to make the most of…
Musical interlude
Kaskade – Be Still
My first summer living in Québec City
This will be my first summer residing in Québec, and soon my kids will be here for ten days. I can’t wait. I’ve visited beautiful Québec City often, five times…
Surette uses the F word
The conservative conscience is in turmoil, Ralph Surette, Halifax Chronicle Herald, June 23, 2012 “Are you among those baffled and alarmed by what’s going on with the Harper government —…
Social Media Over-Nerd Abandons Sun Media For Postmedia, Is Still Headed For Unemployment Line
Sun Media’s one guy that understands social networking has fled to Postmedia…like abandoning The Titanic for The Lusitania, but whatever. PS. I don’t believe that William Wolfe-Wylie is his real…
What’s hidden from the Auditor General ?
Vancouver Sun’s excellent business writer David Baines considers tax implications of government paying $6 million in legal fees for convicted criminals Basi & Virk. $6-million question: Should corrupt aides pay…
More Local Lab Service Cuts
It seems that the government is now using changes in the OHIP fee schedule give more work to the for-profit laboratory corporations. This reduction in patient access is documented by…
CTV Montreal viewers and readers say "No" to La Fête nationale du Québec
La Fête St-Jean or La Fête nationale du Québec is a statutory, provincial, public holiday celebrated annually on June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a popular…
CTV Montreal viewers and readers say "No" to La Fête nationale du Québec
La Fête St-Jean or La Fête nationale du Québec is a statutory, provincial, public holiday celebrated annually on June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a popular…
CTV Montreal viewers and readers say "No" to La Fête nationale du Québec
La Fête St-Jean or La Fête nationale du Québec is a statutory, provincial, public holiday celebrated annually on June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a popular…
CTV Montreal viewers and readers say "No" to La Fête nationale du Québec
La Fête St-Jean or La Fête nationale du Québec is a statutory, provincial, public holiday celebrated annually on June 24, the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a popular…
Summer Memories of the Lake
Today I am at the lake, remembering. Nicholas used to come with us here – to swim in our crystal clear water, to play charades with family (Jim and I…
Liberal leader list
Lord, it’s long! Lotsa good names, too. If you couldn’t win your seat, however, you shouldn’t run. Same goes for those who carry debt from previous runs. See? I just…
While local radio dies
May I recommend BBC Radio for its many worthwhile podcasts and online listening opportunities. Currently, one of the many series available, free of charge, is the 2012 Reith Lecture series…
The Incomparably Incompetent Peter Kent
I have to start this brief entry by invoking an old cliche: the best defense is a strong offense. That certainly seems to be the strategy ‘Environment’ Minister Peter Kent…
There is no Canada, only Zuul
Perspective is everything. When a Canadian citizen looks up at their government, they see a democratic institution being stolen from them through deceptive practices. When an international corporation looks down…
Spread The Outrage, Link To Things You Hate
One of the amusing things you can learn from Blogger Stats is where your traffic comes from. Most of my traffic of late has been coming from the Land of…
Fun with scammers
So I’m sitting at home today watching my toddler run around when the phone rings. I answer the phone and someone with a heavy Indian accent introduces himself as someone…