What does the Hair know about anti-Semitism?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was born too late. There was little left of the anti-Semitism of the 1930’s and 40s in Toronto when he was born in 1959. He lacked…
January 2014
Palestinian legislator Ahmad Tibi slams Harper’s postion on Israel as "unbalanced" and "right of Likud": why Tibi gets it right
Ahmad Tibi, the Palestinian legislator who walked out of Stephen Harper’s Knesset speech said in an interview with CBC’s Evan Solomon that Harper’s views on Israel were “unbalanced” and “right…
Really Exploitative Winter Olympic Sports
The Winter Olympics are about to begin in Sochi, and to honor this occasion, we thought to would revisit some suggestions The Skwib has had for more exciting events in…
Not good times for Tim Hudak/Ontario PC’s
Yesterday won’t count as one of Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak’s better days. First came this snippet from the Windsor Star that the party had “fired” their candidate in Essex…
Stephen Harper and the Day the Junket Died
Well it was supposed to be a relaxing day in the Promised Land. A chance for Stephen Harper to travel from one holy site to another. And another.And soak up…
The Second Longest Slow Good-bye #nlpoli
Provincial Conservatives will get together on Wednesday morning and eventually admit the worst kept secret in local political circles: the local Tories will have a new leader before the next…
Shifts and Changes #nlpoli
Kathy is going. Tom Marshall gets to quit politics as interim Premier. That’s if the reports on Tuesday night hold through Wednesday morning. Here are some quick observations: (Read more…)
We Must Face Reality: Autism Disorders Can Be Harmful, Even Deadly
After discovering an arm, torso and legs Thursday, police continue the search for human remains along a rocky shoreline in Queens, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. The remains belong to 14-year-old…
The ‘Petroleum Party’ in full cry about Neil Young: what are they afraid of? Not what Northwestern Alberta doctors fear
Neil Young: Giving as good as he’s been getting during an all-out attack by the Petroleum Party. Below: Dr. John O’Connor, vilified by the hirelings, toadies and pet legislators of…
Evangelicals in Isreal with PM Harper
Thanks to an alert blogger. This is the gang that accompanied Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Israel. Toronto Star: In addition to the politicians, a delegation of 208 cultural, business…
Why invest in the stock market?
After the dot bomb blow out of the early 2000s many people swore off ever investing in stocks. And despite history showing that the capital markets represent the best way…
Happy birthday, Boss
The best part wasn’t necessarily at the dinner, but came earlier, when Lala and me gave him this painting my Mom did for his 80th – from all of the…
Paragliding in Ecuador
Almost chickened out… glad I didn’t.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Splayed cats.
Impression Fraud
I wasn’t originally going to post about this particular piece of information I’m going to be writing about. I haven’t even tweeted this news article as I don’t believe it…
Wall Street Journal Investigation: High-Tech Oil Pipeline Monitors Catch Less Than 20 Percent Of Leaks
Last September, a farmer harvesting wheat in North Dakota smelled crude oil in his fields. That was the first indication anyone had that a Tesoro pipeline had ruptured and spewed…
Harper Doesn’t Get It
Several times on the news today, I’ve heard Harper protest to reporters that when he was in the West Bank that nobody asked him to single out the Palestinian Authority…