4471…Never Take Your Mistress On A Bike Ride
I write these words of wisdom from the centre of Ottawa, the town that adultery website Ashley Madison says is the stepping out capital of Canada. My reference, well if…
2012
Champlain lookout – 57km, 2 hours 15 minutes
My first ride up to Champlain lookout this year. A gorgeous evening and the parkway was just clogged with riders. I really liked seeing all the people out on bikes.
4470…So The Pink Thing
Did not work out so much but this Ottawa Senators playoff fever in your capital, oh it is for real. WFDS
Taking to the streets to stop the cuts: Your ads and posters show up in key ridings
Stop the Cuts posters on Andrew Saxton’s riding office read more
Tory Support Dips, Prince of Darkness Still Riding High
Support for the Harper Conservatives has fallen, a few points, to 34% but amazingly but old Beelzebub hisself is still riding high at 42% even after the robocall scandal and…
On Uniting The Left
It’s not Chretien’s fault; he was too busy uniting the whole country against Quebec Separatists and Alberta Firsters. But–and you know I have the little red LPoC card now and…
The Youth’s Rejection of Politics
I have always known that generally, Canadians do not share my interest in Canadian politics. Since 1963, when voter turnout stood at 79.2%, Canadians have been increasingly willing to stay…
Connecticut abolishes death penalty
This is easily the good news story of the day. Last night, the state legislature in Connecticut abolished the death penalty. The number of states that have done away with…
So this happened…
It was a matter of time really, but my latest temporary job has run it’s course and I am once again seeking employment. I was hired on a simple letter…
A must-read piece
at The Gazetteer where one of RossK’s readers tells an interesting story about PostMedia. It includes this: “… I would argue that the heavy lifting was still done by the…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lawrence Martin comments on the growing resonance of inequality as an issue for Canadian voters. But the most telling sign may be…
Cell Phone Companies – On the Wrong Side of the Law
So, this is going to be kind of a quick hit, as it doesn’t require a crazy amount of time and space to explain why the Ontario Government’s recent proposal…
Lessons for the Liberals from the NDP leadership contest
The criminalvoter suppression attacks launched against the federal election in May 2011 andthe NDP leadership election prove that any elections need robust protection toavoid any taint of possible illegitimacy. The…
Diet for a dying planet
And You Thought It Was Just ‘Pink’ Slime, Lena Groeger, ProPublica
Did you represent yourself in court?
CBC.ca | Ontario Today | Friday: Did you represent yourself in court?
Social Statistics: Ignorance Is Bliss
Pretty soon asking even the most basic social policy questions will require huge amounts of investment in primary research. Regularly published statistical reports and summaries are disappearing by the minute.…
Serving the greedy, not the needy
Wading through financial reports of BC’s two main political parties leads me to the conclusion that BC Liberals have lost interest in honest and ethical government and are now focused…
New column day
Here, on the distinction between healthy optimism and dangerous boosterism – and how both the Harper and Wall governments are dragging Saskatchewan toward the latter.
Union warns of huge border security risks due to cuts
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/04/11/mb-cbsa-border-budget-cuts.html