The mystique of Montréal’s magnolias
Have I mentioned that I love magnolias…and Montréal? One of my favourite spring walks around Toronto is in search of the beautiful flowering tree and, with Montréal on my itinerary…
2012
Canadian Environmental Groups Black Out to Speak Out Against Government Threats to Nature & Democracy
Blackoutspeakout.png With full page ads in the Globe and Mail and La Presse national newspapers, a major coalition of Canadian environmental non-profits have come together to launch the Black Out…
Can Canada not protect its workers from foreign predators?
That the new global economy is a corporate construction is not in doubt. It is arranged to benefit investors and employers, not employees. Canadian and American companies can freely enter…
How I Became A Canadian Liberal
My parents belong to the generation just before the baby boomers. They found themselves young parents in the midst of the turmoil of the sixties and while they yearned to…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dr. Dawg responds to Andrew Coyne’s suggestion about cracking down on advocacy by charities with an entirely reasonable suggestion as to how to…
I’m gonna be on Google Streetview!!
I just saw this go by on my street! Respecting the decorum of the situation, I naturally waved my arms like a madman. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
4631…Mikey I Is Getting Paid Today
It is 65 candles time for Michael Ignatieff. Gee, it has been so long, is it one f or 2? Wonder what Stephen Harper got him for his birthday? A…
4630…High Fiving To The Hospital
A high five is just an extra happy handshake. The Washington Post reported that Bryce Harper’s high five of Washington Nats teammate Mark DeRosa sent Mr. DeRosa to painville. Mr.…
Step program
14 Steps That Will Evolve Your Views On Gay Marriage Here’s the one I liked the best: imagine how stupid you’ll look in 40 years
4629…Will You Still Love Me When I’m 64?
Happy birthday to Israel, 64 today! Big ups to Salim Mansur of The Suns for the tip. WFDS
Shouldn’t the RCMP Mind Its Own, Long-Neglected Business?
I have found it puzzling that the Commissioner of the RCMP, the federal top cop, is writing letters to provincial chief firearms officers (CFOs) warning them not to start setting…
Nuke the Moon: The Wacky World of Geo-engineering
Okay, time to stop worrying about climate change. Turns out we can just change the climate. How? Well, maybe we should just nuke the moon. (Apparently if we can shift…
Libya Mission cost Canadians 7 times more than we were led to believe
“Last October, MacKay told CBC Radio’s The House the Libyan mission had cost taxpayers less than $50 million.” The actual cost was $347 million. First it was F-35 and now…
Say it with me: Abortion is a Medical Procedure
In the Winnipeg Free Press there was a ‘have your say’ response that grabbed me, it was short and sweet and to the point, and regarding the recent discussion over…
Thank you Judy from Winnipeg!
In the Winnipeg Free Press there was a ‘have your say’ response that grabbed me, it was short and sweet and to the point, and said everything that needed to…
May 12:We’ll start with a student column because…
….it’s almost the only thing worth reading in today’s Moncton Times and Transcript. Jana Giles, a grade 8 student at Lewisville Middle School, writes on p. F7 that iti would…
Stop, children, what’s that sound
I think there’s something happening here. What it is, not exactly clear. But the Montreal Gazette has scored a major interview with one of the leaders of Anonymous who is…
Saturday At The Movies
Tonight we’re hosting a singalong Sound of Music event, so in honour of that, and the birthday that it is celebrating, here’s Julie Andrews and the rest of the cast…
canadian doctors protest cuts to refugee health care
Bravo to the hundreds of Canadian family doctors who protested the dismantling of the refugee health care system! There was a demonstration in Ottawa, occupations of MP’s offices in Winnipeg…