Churches should stay out of politics, said Tory Senator
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Nicole Eaton, the Conservative senator, is annoyed at the United Church’s politicing, On As It Happens a few weeks ago, she…
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Occupy This!
It has been a painfully long time since the opinion poll was fully assimilated into Canadian political life. In the arid and austere years of the 1980s, both federal parties…
Sick People or Sick Societies?
The words “health care” and “crisis” have become inseparable in any discussion about health policy in Canada. Stories about long waiting lists for surgery, interminable delays to see specialists, spiralling…
4831…Bye Bye Bev Oda
It’s like deja vu all over again.I think I already wrote this but I am too busy/lazy to check.Sun TV is reporting that Bev Oda, the truth challenged International Co-operation…
The Birth of Medicare
Medicare was born in Saskatchewan on July 1, 1962. It would be the first government-controlled, universal, comprehensive single-payer medical insurance plan in North America. It was a difficult birth. The…
Want to Know What I Think I Do for Living? Canada Writes Asks Me Some Questions
Earlier this year I spent a slew of evenings reading entries in the Canada Writes non-fiction competition. Very interesting, with some sterling entries in the lot I was given. (There…
Pipeline to Perdition
The photo ops of the Canadian prime minister petting panda bears and cuddling kittens have all been calculated to humanize Stephen Harper and project an image of someone who gives…
Ten Days of Patriot Love: June 24 to July 1
Like to see anybody in the US of A take on “Oh Say Can You See” in the same spirit And if you’re feeling beaten by the heat, here’s the…
Harper Refuses To Release Taxpayer-Funded Study On Pensions
The conclusion the cynic would draw (that’s me) is that the report suggests no need for the changes Harper has made in the OAS. H/t Brandon Laraby Recommend this Post
350.org’s Bill McKibben on Colorado fires and the global warming threat
On the heels of the failures of Rio+20 initiatives, the US has been hit by environmental wake-up calls in the form of a devastating heatwave and flooding. These are hardcore…
4830…Breaking News: Teenagers Are Horny
This newsflash comes to my attention via Milky, the mid day guy at 93.9 BOB FM in Ottawa.Ottawa’s news leader, The Ottawa Sun, breaks the news, from Reuters, that a…
Let’s play 3: Oda retires
A little bit of by-election mania in our near future… Durham. Calgary-Centre. Etobicoke-Centre. Do I hear Peterborough, anyone? Maybe four in our future. Or Provencher? Go for 5?
Canada’s Lamentable Lack of Imagination
When I was a kid growing up, I thought Canada was cool. Canada’s centennial celebrations made me believe that as a young country we were just coming into our own.…
Speaking Truth to Power in Harperland
I think this cartoon in the Toronto Star neatly sums up what Stephen Harper did on Parliament Hill the other day. Turn a celebration of Canada, into a shameless and…
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Private health care: Placing children at risk to increase profit
You have to wonder how executives at GlaxoSmithKline sleep at night? Yesterday the British drug manufacturer agreed to a civil settlement with the U.S. Government in which they will pay…
Good riddance
Now, Libs, we got any hope of winning that riding? Held it long ago, as I recall.
No Justice Here. . . .
One more scumbag gone, how many left to go? Bev Oda is an example of real human trash. She told bold-face lies to the House of Parliament, she actively supported…