Tim Hortons Takes Aim And Fires
The advertising would have us believe that Tim Hortons is a Canadian institution and icon that we should all revere as patriotic citizens. Who can forget the role the coffee…
2014
The Shocking Cost of Stephen Harper’s Junket to lsrael
We all knew that Stephen Harper's recent tour of Israel was a bloated junket. A massive extended photo-op designed only to win votes back home. We knew it was packed…
Its Silly Season in Ontario
With advanced polls opening for the Ontario Election today its definitely silly season in Ontario, we are inundated with totally meaningless TV ads from 3 of the Partys telling us…
Andrea Horwath populism and Liberal anti-populism
The main attack used against Andrea Horwath this election by the Ontario Liberals and the Toronto Star (in 24 op-eds so far,) is that Andrea is a dreaded “populist.” And…
Tim Hudak and the Made in Amerika Monster
Well I'd like to tell you I'm having totally relaxing weekend eh? But sadly I'm not.I mean how can I relax when Stephen Harper just spent three days in my…
Thoughts on Education From the Inside
By Brad Farrell High school teacher and concerned parent “What do you do for a living?” A question. A common question. One people ask to start a conversation. One that…
Right-wing Rage Machine readies the Full Neil Young Treatment for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu will now be subjected to the full Neil Young Treatment for speaking out against overdevelopment of Alberta’s Bitumen Sands. (CBC Photo.) Below: Progressive Conservative leadership…
Policy Network – News
Policy Network – News. State of the Left 30 May 2014 The dust is still settling after the European elections of last weekend with the horse-trading over the Commission presidency…
Southern Ontario Skins: A Cast of Stooges Part III (Trouble in Paradise)
The bromance between Southern Ontario "Skinhead" founder Max Hynes and his newest member Brodie "Bee Fresh" Walsh has continued through it's honeymoon period this week. Here they are wearing matching…
Do Con vehicles have amnesty…
…wrt the Highway Traffic Act? Cuz that’s how it looked to me in my ‘hood this aft. A Mr. Matt Young van was thinking itself Ferrari-worthy on a F1 circuit……
The Thing About
The thing about right wing believers they love a good fight good and evil black and white the extremities heroes and villains sinners and saints But when it comes to…
The Thing About
The thing about right wing believers they love a good fight good and evil black and white the extremities heroes and villains sinners and saints But when it comes to…
Lap the Gats: redux
I’m pretty pleased with my performance at Lap the Gats today. I was 27th out of 200 riders, 15th in my age group. I did better still at the hill…
Saturday night blues blogging
David Bromberg seems to have definite ideas about what to do on a Saturday night. Chains and Things was once a big hit for B. B. King. This is Joe…
#RicochetParty Thank you!
A big thank you to all the tremendous support at the West Coast Ricochet Party. Thank you to everyone who came- thank you to everyone who approached shy-little-me to say
Band of the Month: O’Hara
Here it is, just in time…. May’s Band of the Month! O’Hara is a Montreal band that is gentle yet poignant with delicately sparse melodies, and memorable vocal hooks delivered…
Review: Military Workfare
After what I had already read, I didn’t really expect to find work like this, especially in the Canadian context. It is history — well, social and historical geography, really…
May 31: May is such a wimpy month – glad it’s over.
Unless you get all excited by beer festivals and obvious but useless statements from politicians (A15. St. John MP Rodney Weston – a good, half-page of wasted paper to tell…
The cat responsible for Global Warming
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