Justin Trudeau – The Liberal Party Has Israel’s Back (video)
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was at a great program on Thursday, November 29th at Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Toronto. Visions for Canada is billed as an…
November 2013
When will the government learn – Online spying legislation won’t fool Canadians
Justice Minister Peter MacKay is following former-Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews’ playbook. When will they learn that Canadians see right through these attempts to push through online spying legislation…
OpenMedia’s Staff page gets a facelift!
Our OpenMedia Staff page just got a facelift. Thank you to Klix Photography for these images! Learn more about your OpenMedia team at: https://OpenMedia.ca/Staff read more
In Sunday’s Sun: lies, statistics and polls
Can public opinion polls suppress voter turnout? Of course they can. Do they? Yes, a lot, a lot. If a poll shows the electorate evenly split, turnout typically surges —…
Israeli Prawer plan to expel Bedouin: Day of Rage protests: open letter signed by 50 UK public figures
Day of Rage protests against Prawer Plan A group of 50 public figures in the UK have written an open letter to the Israeli government opposing the Prawer Plan that…
News roundup: November 30, 2013 Here are a few thoughts about…
News roundup: November 30, 2013 Here are a few thoughts about recent Canadian political stories (in no particular order). Liberal spin on the Toronto Centre by-election Justin Trudeau and the…
Globe story on Brandon-Souris
Quote: “…For all the potential missteps, Mr. Dinsdale says he’s not looking back. He plans to run in 2015. “In an election, many, many things go your way. Many, many…
Paul Crouch, founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network, dead at 79
The founder of the worlds largest Christian cable network, Paul Crouch died today in California. LA Times: The son of a Missouri missionary, Crouch moved to California in the early…
Oil and economy: The shale oil revo-illusion [Part 2]
Canadian Trends: Oil and economy: Understanding the risks In part 2 of this series (boy was it stupid of me to start 2 separate series posts at the same time!…
Brian Pallister … the Conservative Who Wants To Be Premier Of Manitoba … Wishes you ‘Merry Christmas’ .. Even you infidel athiests too!!!!!!
What is it with the Right Wing in Canada lately … are your REQUIRED to take those ‘Stupid Pills”????
Death of a Thousand Cuts. Can You Feel It?
Around the world, civil, human and political rights seem to be in retreat. The rapid onset of our loss of privacy of all sorts is symptomatic of a larger threat.…
A Good Solution For Leamington (& Ontario & Canada)
Surely there’s a better solution than to just shut down the Heinz plant in Leamington. Some thoughts on the road we should follow.
Justin Trudeau on Iran – I love a straight answer (video)
I was at a great program on Thursday, November 29th at Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Toronto. Visions for Canada is billed as an opportunity to engage with senior politicians on…
Wow. This guy is a piece of work!
Conservatives. Ah. Some of them never cease to amaze me. Take this guy for example. I guess, as one of those infidel atheists (or I.A’s, as we like to be…
So That’s Why Men are Pigs and Women are….
Well, women have evolved. Men, however, are mainly still pigs. It turns out that might be our evolutionary steady state. Turning the theory of human ancestry on its head, Dr…
On Toppling the Czar
The Tory backbench may have the best idea to emerge from the Conservative ranks since Harper rose to power. A Conservative backbencher, Michael Chong, plans to introduce An Act to…
Wildrose to PC MLAs: It’s not your fault, your party left you. Come on over.
Tweet The Wildrose Caucus has released a flashy new YouTube video encouraging Progressive Conservative MLAs to join the Official Opposition. The video begins with two former PC MLAs making the…
As If the West Needs Another Reason to Get Out of Afghanistan
For decades Pakistan and it’s powerful military intelligence arm, the ISS, has been meddling in Afghanistan’s affairs. The ISS was instrumental in backing the Mujad’s battle against Soviet forces in…
A Closer Look with Jody Paterson
Jody Paterson Many of us miss reading Jody Paterson’s columns and articles in the Victoria Times-Colonist. A couple of years ago she signed on with CUSO and headed down to…
Crime & Punishment, Harper Style
Rick Mercer, in his latest rant, said what a large and growing majority of Canadians believe – Harper is lying through his teeth about the PMO scandal and he was…