I’ve never found it any more egregious than the government’s other hiring practices, but one of the hot button issues when it comes to Harper government patronage is alleged loading…
Canadian wireless and broadband Internet prices are high by international standards. In the case of broadband, those high prices are climbing even higher, which jibes with a recent report from…
One of the problems in our industrialized, heavily urbanized North American society is the huge disconnect between our food system, and the cycle of life and death that nearly every…
I’ve got a post up over at TechPresident on Ushahidi. I’m basically responding to a new site called DeadUshahidi that points out a lot of Ushahidi maps never generate a…
When Michael Ignatief was the leader of the Liberal Party, I lamented that someone whose pre-politics life was as an expert on foreign affairs and had written several books on…
The first section of today’s Moncton Times and Transcript will be a treat for those who just love close-up pictures of rubber boots in the mud at a rock concert…
Last week’s Environics poll caused more than a few people in the province to have a few sleepless nights trying to find a way to prove it was a crock…
Detroit has been hit hard by the ongoing economic claptrap that’s plaguing the global economy; the once-thriving oil-driven economy of the city is not fairing well. The city of Detroit…
Today begins my first full week of graduate school. I’ve felt a bit overwhelmed at times here but there’s no way back from here. I have next to no graphic…
Sometimes, I like to just sit and think about how there are so many words that people use incorrectly. This, of course, reflects on how, in English, we have words…
B.C. minister tours Haida Gwaii, surveys tsunami debris 3-day fact-finding mission aims to survey debris first-hand Wow..three days? Really? I’d love a three day jaunt to Haida Gwaii, don’t get…
Winnipeg Free Press story. Long live the patronage!
Dear Boys (this does not apply to the men out there, as you know what’s up), I really do believe you kids need to learn a thing or two about…
As you have probably heard a hundred times over the past month, the Calgary Stampede turns 100 this year. Calgary has changed a lot over this time. A seat at…
Share this: So it turns out that all-world point guard Steve Nash isn’t going to be a Toronto Raptor next year. Boo hoo. Wonky back and all, the 38-year-old received…
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that even after the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Obama implemented single payer system in the U.S., at least half…
The modern day Fatty Arbuckle, found innocent by a California court but found guilty by the court of public opinion, O. J. Simpson turns 65 today. He was one of…
Ours will not be the first civilization to foresee its own demise yet do nothing to prevent it. It’s sometimes called the “boiling frog” syndrome. Place a frog in a…
Sections 12 and 40 of the Family Law Act, allow for a non-dissipation of assets. Section 12 provides as follows: In an application under section 7 or 10, if the…
Frank Sr. Aceti ACETI, Frank Sr. – Passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side, at the Greater Niagara General Hospital on Friday July 6, 2012 at the…
