Victor Toews demonstrates how wedge politics biteth like a serpent
Mennonites in Paraguay. Below: Victor Toews and Omar Khadr as they appear nowadays. Way below: Ron Anders in one of his waking moments. You’d think Victor Toews would have felt…
October 2012
A Huge Breakthrough for Renewable Energy
One serious drawback of some forms of renewable energy, such as wind or tidal power, has been that they don’t conform to peak market demand. Some are intermittent, some work…
Will Afghan National Army Drive NATO from Afghanistan?
NATO countries may have had their fill of their soldiers being murdered by Afghan soldiers. While most ISAF forces are scheduled to leave in 2014, NATO Sec-Gen, Anders Rasmussen, says…
Don’t Feed The Trolls
And now to explain the ‘that was interesting’ comment from the previous post opener. Sometimes, being first is a good thing. Other times, it’s nice to sit back and let…
Erin Weir Digital Town Hall
Well, that was certainly interesting. One advantage to the digital format means I don’t have to rush to keep notes, simply copy and paste, which is nice from a reporting…
Did The Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Board Recommend Increase To Province’s Min Wage OR Is Brad Wall Just Making Things Up As He Goes Along?
The Province of Saskatchewan has a Minimum Wage Board that reviews and makes recommendations to the Provincial Cabinet concerning minimum wages.Brad Wall has recently come under criticism for having the…
Map: Alberta cabinet ministers catch the international travel bug.
Tweet“The Redford government spent more than half a million dollars on its trip to the London Olympics earlier this year, including about $113,000 in hotel rooms that were not used…”…
RESIGN.
Asking for a Minister to resign in 2012 is about as useful for asking a backbencher to resign. If a Minister had some autonomy, such a call would make sense.…
RESIGN.
Asking for a Minister to resign in 2012 is about as useful for asking a backbencher to resign. If a Minister had some autonomy, such a call would make sense.…
In tomorrow’s Sun: what Justin Trudeau should say
My fellow Liberals, my fellow Canadians: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address had less than 300 words. This hypothetical address has about 500. Like Lincoln’s speech, I immodestly hope mine will be remembered.…
Shame shame. SHAME!
We came across a site the other day that made the whole family in the batcave laugh, dog-shaming.com. People post pictures of their dogs with guilt riddled faces and a…
The Colors of Fall
To be honest, fall is not my favorite season. When people ask me what my favorite season is, I answer "summer" without any hesitation. Fall to me is the end…
The Colors of Fall
To be honest, fall is not my favorite season. When people ask me what my favorite season is, I answer “summer” without any hesitation. Fall to me is the end…
The Colors of Fall
To be honest, fall is not my favorite season. When people ask me what my favorite season is, I answer "summer" without any hesitation. Fall to me is the end…
Rob Anders Is Insane – Too Bad Harper Lacks The Leadership Ability To Do Somethng About Him
After all of the gaffes and idiocy that Rob Anders has committed .. you have to wonder what he holds over Stephen Harper that allows him to remain in the…
John Cameron Mitchell creates Sigur Rós music video about gay bullying
I’ve been a monumental fan of Hedwig and the Angry Inch since John Cameron Mitchell’s transexual punk rock musical first hit the small screen over a decade ago. I’ve introduced…
Lawyers are pricey
So are planners. And the Hintonburg Community Association needs good ones, because they are taking their objections to Claridge’s planned development at Somerset and Breezehill to the Ontario Municipal Board.…