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2014
Conservatives push for Christian Sharia in the States.
The Supremes now allow prayer at public meetings by a Christian pastor. How long before a type of Christian sharia takes over, not just in the States but in Canada?…
Blogging and the Great Escape from Harperland
Well I must admit that there are so many things I want to do with my free time, now that the Winter from Hell is over and it finally feels…
Kathleen Wynne’s environmental ups and downs
Feature image: Ontario Rangers youth gather at Queen’s Park in January, 2013 to protest cuts to a Ministry of Natural Resources program many former participants claim changed their lives. Ontario…
Company Rob Ford Gave T.O. Garbage Contract To Has Safety Rating Downgraded
The one universally acknowledged success of Rob Ford administration at City Hall was his farming out of garbage collection west of Yonge St. to GFL Environmental. However, at the time…
Food
Salmon Jello for dessert tonight, last night was chocolate cake.
Take $600-$800 million out, replace it with $270 million, and call it reform
The provincial election has been called. The chances of any of the three parties having a real debate about health care is remote. When it comes to elections, talking about…
The ‘Vankleek Hill May Show’ is dead, long live the ‘VKH Victoria Day Weekend Arts Festival’… or something TBD later.
We’re doing just fine, thanks. …there’s a rumour going around that Vankleek Hill’s ‘May Show’ has been cancelled this year. But it really hasn’t. Vankleek Hill’s ‘May Show Arts Festival’…
Choice of Counsel
The right for an accused to retain counsel of his choice is recognized by section 10(b) of the charter and upheld in the Supreme Court Case of R. v. Willier,…
Open letter to Ontario political parties
Dear political parties: I run Canada’s Best-Loved Political Web Site© – you may have heard of it. It is not a “blog.” During your election campaign thing, if you have…
Hudak’s first ad
…first one I’ve seen, anyway. It’s not bad at all. Has a ‘Morning in America’ kind of feel to it. The shiny forehead suggests to me that the footage was…
Ipsos on Ontario: province on the wrong track, majority want change
This poll – by a real polling firm, not an IVR bucket shop – was out just under two weeks ago. That’s a lifetimes in politics, of course, but the…
Don’t Let A Culture Of Defeat Hold You Back
That’s right, folks. There are untold opportunities to enhance both your gross domestic product and your wallets through the scourge gift of oil spills, as oil pipeline company Kinder Morgan…
Blair Lawrence in Moncton Ward 2 Will Raise Taxes
Blair Lawrence and his opponent Mike Dawson are both running for Moncton's Ward 2 seat vacant because of the death of Merrill Henderson. The election is May 12th. Do either…
The Condemned exposes the dark lives of convicted murderers
On the outside, The Condemned is what you would expect of a documentary about a prison: bad food, unsympathetic guards, tearful family reunions, letters from Lonely Hearts, and a lot…
How Can You Celebrate Honour When You Have None?
How can someone so vile pretend to be honourable?
Details of TransCanada Pipeline Safety Whistleblower Scandal Emerge Amid Keystone XL Delay
Former TransCanada employee and engineer Evan Vokes, who released thousands of pages of records after he was dismissed by the corporation in 2012, believes that a newly acquired internal email…