Christy Clark and the Big Oil Sellout
I wish I could cheer for Christy Clark in her battle with Alison Redford over the future of the Northern Gateway pipeline. But I just can't eh? I just don't…
July 2012
Medal madness
Please, please, please, could a Canadian athlete win a medal in something in the next three days?Because that’s about how long it will take until the Canadian press starts up…
what i’m reading: further thoughts on ralph ellison’s invisible man
Before reading Invisible Man, I thought the book’s title referred to the invisibility of black men in white society, but it turns out I was mistaken. Ellison didn’t call his…
Bread and Circuses
The Roman empire faced an unexpected internal problem as it reached the peak of its power and wealth in the second century BCE. Plunder and tribute filled its coffers, widening…
Shaving doesn’t have to cost a fortune – The 2 buck solution
Guys, if you shave then you’ve been there. You head to the drug store or supermarket because you’re out of blades for that incredibly fancy razor, you know the one…it…
Pop culture questions after the Olympic opening ceremony
The verdict on yesterday's Olympic opening ceremonies has been mixed with some describing the spectacle as quirky while others are calling London's kick off party cringe-worthy. Detractors say it was…
Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s “Bond Girl” Shines At The 2012 London Olympics
That’s right, our absentee head of state is the newest Bond girl. The Queen made her acting debut in the spectacular and humorous Bond sequence during the opening ceremony of…
English reporter looks at Todd Bentley in the same way that they would look at a used car
By Rick Hiebert. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved It’s going to be increasingly hard for evangelist Todd Bentley to make a living, judging by some recent press coverage. He…
July 28: Just twenty minutes ago on this Saturday…
….I noticed a Moncton Times and Transcript in my mailbox – and realized it was Saturday. It is now 5.25 pm. It happens at my age. One also starts to…
This forecast had better change…
…by the time we arrive in P Dot next Tuesday. That is all. (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The Aurora Horror and Michelle Dawson’s Bizarre Anti Autism Advocacy Rhetoric
As an autism advocate in Canada I am very familiar with Michelle Dawson’s angry rhetoric in which she attacks autism organizations advocating for autism treatment for autistic children. She has…
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson ) At The London Olympics
It is absolutely hillarious.
Nunavut residents rescue RCMP officers under fire
There are two ways to look at this — how terrible it is that police come under fire or how wonderful that ordinary people risk their own lives to save…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoingEnbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spillAlmost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge marks the…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
The World Sees Romney Just a Bit Differently Today
It was supposed to be what one Guardian pundit called an “easy date.” He meant Mitt Romney’s visit to Britain, about the friendliest foreign milieu an American presidential aspirant can…
If America is Israel’s Best Friend, Why Does Israel Respond with Treachery?
The CIA deems Israel America’s greatest counterintelligence threat in the Middle East. This is America as in Israel’s hands down greatest benefactor and defender. The CIA considers Israel its No.…
tom davis deanimated at age 59
I’ve just learned of the untimely passing of a very funny man. Those of us old enough to remember the brilliant and subversive “The Franken and Davis Show” bits on…