Seniors recommendations head off in wrong direction
The government’s new senior’s “action plan” discussed in the last post follows on from Dr. Samir K. Sinha’s report for the government “Living Longer Living Well”. Sinha’s report is labelled…
January 2013
Sunday Morning Reading
I have been struggling lately to organize my thoughts enough to write my regular Sunday morning commentary, not because there is no enough to write about on the democracy front…
Last Day to Apply for Ontario Liberal Party Convention Accreditation
A reminder to those who blog (of any political persuasion): today is the last day for you to send in your application to the Ontario Liberal Party to be accredited…
Ramallah Underground: a voice against oppression
Ramallah Underground is a musical collective based in Ramallah, Palestine. The artists Stormtrap, Boikutt and Aswatt are co-founders of the collective. The style of music includes hip-hop, trip-hop, electronica, downtempo…
Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty politician The…
Julian Fantino: once a dirty cop, now a dirty politician The dishonourable Julian “Mussolini” Fantino, Canada’s minister of international cooperation, was recently busted for ordering a pro-Conservative propaganda letter (signed…
Hockey Night in Harperland
A couple of my friends came over this evening to watch the Habs-Leafs game on my big screen TV. And they were surprised to find out that I hadn't been…
5 People Shot At 3 Different US Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day
“If the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have…
What is the worst portage you’ve ever done?
There’s probably a reason 70 per cent of the people who visit Ontario Parks never visit the interior. Portages.
5533…Manti T’eo Has A Future In Politics
He’s a liar, he by the way is the closeted Notre Dame star and former sure fire first rounder until this week’s breaking news about his non existent/never was girlfriend.…
5532…Googlelessish For Chief Theresa Spence
Her fame is diminishing by the day. But one has to give her props. Her hunger strike, which is as genuine as Manti T’eo’s girlfriend, served the purpose of making…
The smartest guys in the room got it wrong
The Guardian’s George Monbiot writes that, after each gained an average of $2.4 billion in 2012, the richest 100 people now hold wealth near equivalent to the United Kingdom’s GDP.…
Party Brass privatization of Liberal Supporters flies in face of Liberal values
There is a fight going on right now about the ability of individual candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada being able to keep the names of…
Crybaby Liberals, Part 2
The previous blog post was seen as a might bit unfair by a couple of folks on twitter. Particularly in my thought that Ms. Murray and Coyne were so off…
We Should ALL be Idle No more
{The following column was originally written for the February Anahim-Nimpo Lake Messenger–MC} Are “Idle No More” protestors complaining too much? Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Dick Harris certainly seem to think…
If a Tree Falls in the Forest is it not Canadian if it Originated in Norway
I remember way back when when I was in school, not back in the days of the one room schoolhouse but back in the days of the eight classroom schoolhouse…
If a Tree Falls in the Forest is it not Canadian if it Originated in Norway
I remember way back when when I was in school, not back in the days of the one room schoolhouse but back in the days of the eight classroom schoolhouse…
In Sunday’s Sun: the case against the NRA, terrorist organization
Good morning, Your Honour. We appear before you this morning to argue for the proposition that the defendant, the National Rifle Association of America, hereafter referred to as the NRA,…