You Can’t Fire Me, I Quit!
Sorry Conrad. Try as you might, even you can’t alter reality. Recommend this Post
February 2014
Ten years and counting…
It’s an important anniversary for me today – on February 4, 2004, I smoked my last cigarette. And that was one of the best decisions of my life. It was…
A Taste of America
You should be cynical when it comes to a company peddling sugar water, but I haven’t felt such an emotional connection to a commercial in a long time. As a…
John Tory: I “frankly may be out of date”
No kidding. From the Star, “John Tory on defensive over comments about women.” Canada.com: “A man being touted as a front-runner for mayor in Toronto’s next election (despite not having…
Smile
It’s sometimes really difficult for me to come to terms with realizing that there are some really horrible people in the world. Like, not just ignorant but just really hateful.
Fisherman Fighting Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Worried About Explosions, Long-Term Impacts
Pete Ide probably isn’t the first person you’d expect to oppose the Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. “First of all, I have to be frank,” he says.…
The Con Regime and the Shadow of Big Brother
I'd like to believe Canada's spy masters when they tell me they're not spying on Canadians. I'd like to believe I'm still living in a democracy and not a budding…
I hate that they never serve snacks at the meetings
I mean, come on, Illuminati — some veggies and hummus or even those lousy cookies you get at Western University functions — something! Alltop doesn’t believe that cookies exist. Exquisite…
We get letters: the wee guy whose program breached broadcast standards is heard from
From: Doyle, Ryan rdoyle@newstalk1010.astral.com To: Warren Kinsella Hey Warren, Just wanted to say it was a pleasure to go back and forth this morning. You are welcome on my show…
The Abacus Poll for VOCM #nlpoli
A new poll by Abacus Data for VOCM shows the Liberals under Dwight ball leading the governing Conservatives in every region of Newfoundland and Labrador. According to a new VOCM-Abacus…
The Disgrace of Julian Fantino and the Shame of Stephen Harper
Well he wasn't available to answer questions in the House of Commons yesterday, no doubt having decided that discretion ducking and covering was the better part of valour. After having…
Athabasca’s Cancer Ponds
The Athabasca Tar Sands tailing ponds are said to be so huge they’re visible to the naked eye from space. As the Harper government steamrollers over obstacles in the way…
Consultation? We don’t do no stinkin’ consultation!
“The chief electoral officer has not been consulted, and we heard the minister’s comments,” said spokesman John Enright.“There’s been no consultation on the contents of the bill.” OF COURSE the…
A minor tear in my right, outer meniscus
We expect. We hope. We being me and the awesome physiotherapist I saw today at the Carleton Sports Therapy Clinic. The meniscus is the donut-shaped bit of padding between the…
Great line of the day
Charles Pierce on the startling discovery by American corporations that without a middle class, there are not going to be any middle-class businesses anymore: This may be the first country…
Robyn Doolittle talks Rob Ford and Crazy Town
Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle discussed her new book Crazy Town — about the drama surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the investigation that led to admission to having used crack…
In Tuesday’s Sun: small is big
What’s better, politically? Small or big? Well, a few years back, Conservative MP Peter Van Loan called Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty “the small man of Confederation.” Van Loan shouldn’t…
Liberal Fundraising Up – But Is It At A Cost?
As you’ve seen on here if you follow me, the Liberal Party’s Biennial Convention is coming up this month. As you also know, I’ll be there as an accredited blogger…