Bouazizi and the Struggle. . .
I have never heard the full story of Mohamed Bouazizi until this morning when CBC replayed a story from earlier this year on the first anniversary of Bouazizi’s death. It…
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Canadian Climate Survey: Temperatures Declining in Swift Current, SK
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
As seen on the 401
The last remaining Harper supporter left in Canada.
200 Year Old Triumphalism a Bit Stale
Stephen Harper obviously likes wars. His type, the kind who are never actually around for the killing and the dying, often do. Perhaps because he so royally screwed up his…
We Need To Resist the Lure of American Exceptionalism
American exceptionalism is an intriguing, occasionally lethal, notion. Americans, it seems, are brought up to believe the United States is exceptional, the best, “number one.” From Main Street to Pennsylvania…
Matte cat
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Canada Day in Oshawa
Yesterday was amazing. The Oshawa Federal Liberals handed out 1,500 flags, balloons for the kids and gave out candy. We had a very successful booth and talked to lots of…
The Bank of Canada Warns Canadians over the Threat of ‘Euro Crisis’ Spill Over
{This is a guest column by freelance writer Joanna Hayward. It provides a very good concise description of the euro crisis and what it means for Canadians--MC}Last week, in the…
Who Speaks For Canadians?
Over the weekend, Conrad Black ventured the opinion that Canada’s “almost slavish veneration” of the UN was coming to an end. Calling the recent Human Rights Council criticism of Quebec’s…
On Harper Ideology and Young Hudak’s ‘Vision’
Two reading recommendations for Monday morning: The Star has a good editorial suggesting that the Harper government’s efforts to find a buyer for the Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora is…
Conor Enjoys Canada Day Weekend Despite Autism
We have had perfect Canada Day weekend weather here in Fredericton and Conor has been outside enjoying it …. for the most part. Some may not see autism as a…
The Moose Jaw Tornado
Last week there was an impressive tornado south west of Moose Jaw. Here’s one of the more popular videos of it, brought to you by Saskatoon Scanner who I know…
Important data on sexy notes
Not precisely sure what would entail a “sexy note”, but I do believe this is a sound graph of the relevant data. Alltop prefers sending its sexy notes via pigeon.
4623…RMC Fail
Joe Scanlon, reporting thru Dale Stevens’ Canadian University Basketball Discussion List, tells the world that the Royal Military College inKingston has decided that coz they suck horribly in basketball, the…
Happy after-Canada Day
I hope everyone had a good Canada Day yesterday and enjoys the day off today. I won’t be one of those, as where I work, we deal with US clients,…
Canadian Climate Survey: London, ON Warms Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey: Yarmouth Warms 0.7˚C Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey: Sydney, NS Warms 0.8˚C Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…
Canadian Climate Survey: Sault Ste Marie Warms 1˚C Since 1961-1990
The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on…