Atheism rising in prominence in the U.S.
Is this is good news from south of the border? You betcha! Young Americans in particular are beginning to think for themselves and critically analyse the belief systems held by…
2012
Bribery! First Shave & Haircut for Conor THEN Back to So Called "Segregated" School
Conor Shows Off His New Shave and Haircut Nothing wrong with bribery if it helps us get Conor to sit still for a shave and haircut! That’s what happened this…
Julia Gillard Still Sucks
Everyone has been praising Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard recently in regards to her quite well justified speech in Australia’s House of Representatives against Tony Abbott, the Opposition Coalition leader…
Rule of Law or Why Bailing Out Jehovah’s Witnesses is OK
Justice Tom Bingham defined the Rule of Law as follows: “The core of the … principle is … that all persons and authorities within the state, whether public or private,…
Conservatives have been making a lot of things up -‘Lying Liars’!!
Canadians deserve better!
Bob Richardson on Fight the Right!
Right here on Ontario Newswatch!
Did Quebec separate overnight?
Nope. Just looked out the bus window and the Gatineau Hills are still there. I guess Marois’ scheme to pry her province from the RoC using bars and pulleys didn’t…
Good move
It seems the publicity and protests about the treatment of marine animals at Marineland has had an effect on the provincial government in Ontario: The provincial government plans to bring…
Muskrat needs full review: AIMS #nlpoli
By any reasonable standard, Gordon Weil would count as an expert. In business. In the energy business. An expert. As much as she said she wants to hear from experts,…
Trevor Greene stimulates thought
Joe Oliver probably knows nothing about the courage of people like Canadian Forces hero Trevor Greene. The Minister for Oil and Energy Companies was born to a wealthy Montreal family.…
Beating the Doggie Called Depression
I went for a walk the other day through the leafy lanes of The Shire, with a friend of mine who has suffered from severe depression from about this time…
Privatizing creativity: the ruse of creative capitalism
Ties by Henry Gepfer (henrygepfer.carbonmade.com) 1. The new hype about creativity Who can hate creativity? Who would want less of it? No one, obviously. But something profound has happened to…
Purely local issues: Fear and loathing on St. Albert’s dog runs
Lots of St. Albertans love their dogs and want to see them run. St. Albert dog owners, of course, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Councillor Malcolm Parker striking…
Today was John Lennon’s birthday
John Lennon would have been 72 today:
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats with clothes.
Will (Bill) Abram’s Has Moved Upstairs
Will Abram 1928-2012 R.I.P. When I heard of Bill’s passing I thought of that old folk song, “He was a Friend of Mine.” Will (Bill) Abrams was a friend of…
Late night Gillard
Thanks to Dr. Dawg for posting this most excellent video. Had to fly the flag for Julia over here too! I don’t have much to add just hope that everyone…
Australia’s Female PM Assails “Misogynist’ Opposition Leader & Sexism
A political master-stroke of epic proportions. That’s my take on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s take-down of opposition leader Tony Abbott in this 15-minute speech on sexism in Parliament. OK,…
NHL lockout just the tip of the iceberg for CBC
The CBC will suffer a devastating financial loss of as much as $200 million annually if it loses the rights to Hockey Night in Canada in 2014 when its agreement…