Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Responds to Canadian Embassy Closure
It is quite good and an appropriate response from ‘Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’. 🙂 CBC, This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Hilarious!
2012
The Shocking Truth About Inequality in the U.S.
Brace yourself. A report by two professors, one from U.C. Davis, the other from Harvard, contends that income inequality in the United States today is more severe even than it…
Social Connectedness: An Op-Ed
One thing I know about caregiving is that it cannot be done well by one person alone. We need friends, family… we need support. And that support is really only…
Well This is Certainly Awkward for Washington
A cabinet minister from America’s close ally in the War on Terror, Pakistan, is offering a bounty of about $90,000 for the killing of the guy behind the “Innocence of…
Slogans, Logos, and Thoughts: 4. Trent Wotherspoon
Trent Wotherspoon Slogan: Forward Together Initial Thoughts: Again, due to the similarities with Ryan’s “Better Together” slogan, some of the impact is diminished with this slogan. However, despite the similarities,…
Houston Cops 1, Double Amputee 0
Imagine the horror. You’re being threatened by a double amputee (one leg, one arm) in a wheelchair brandishing a pen (presumably in the one hand he uses to propel his…
Health care cutbacks across Ontario
Sudbury hospital officials expect the shortage of hospital beds in the city will force 4 surgeries a day to be cancelled. Thirty have been cancelled this month. Dr. David Boyle,…
Slogans, Logos and Thoughts: 3. Ryan Meili
Ryan Meili Slogan: Better Together Initial Thoughts: Unfortunately, the Meili Campaign has fallen into the same problem as the other campaigns; in that the slogan being used is very similar…
Slogans, Logos, and Thoughts: 2. Erin Weir
Erin Weir Slogan: Principled, Pragmatic, Progressive Initial Thoughts: As I mentioned in Cam’s post, the leadership race is a little bogged down with similar campaign slogans. Cam and Erin both…
What fish can perform medical operations?
A Sturgeon
The USDA Knows Global Warming When It Sees It
It’s the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s business to monitor climate change and changing conditions for agriculture in America. That’s why the USDA has released an updated plant zone map informing…
Slogans, Logos, and Thoughts: 1. Cam Broten
Despite what the title of the post might say, this is not going to be a close examination of the nuances of the campaigns; rather, as promised, this is going…
Mitt Romney – Class Warrior
Mitt Romney wouldn’t be the first really rich man to enter the White House. But, as Robert Reich points out, he’d certainly be a lot different. America has had hugely…
Dr. Sandy Crocker: BC dentist ‘drilling’ for love all the way in Ireland
It is a true story, interesting although a bit crazy. Poor Romeo is looking for his Juliet. 🙂 B.C. dentist Dr. Sandy Crocker is in Ireland to search for a…
Obama Campaign Day 2
Entering the Obama Campaign office, I introduce myself to the hard-working people. I mentioned that I heard Obama has a slight lead in this, Romney's home state of Michigan. Ms.…
Obama Campaign Day 2
Entering the Obama Campaign office, I introduce myself to the hard-working people. I mentioned that I heard Obama has a slight lead in this, Romney's home state of Michigan. Ms.…
In today’s Sun: Who speaks for Canada? Not cowards like Harper and Mulcair
Who said this?: “The national flag of Canada is a symbol of honour, pride and Canadian identity.” And who said this?: “As Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast celebrate our great country’s 145th…
Coyne On Politics
Andrew Coyne is no Pollyanna. He does not expect much from politicians; and, he says, we should not be surprised by the state of our politics. For politics is rarely…
No Price Tags on West Coast Paradise
This is a guest post by Nikki Skuce, and originally appeared in the Edmonton Journal. In Edmonton this week, experts and lawyers have gathered again at the Joint Review Panel…