The Case for Gun Control – From Jim Jeffries
Brace yourself, Sheila. Don’t whine about the language. It’s Jim Jeffries.
June 2015
Canadian cell phone users will pay the price for government’s broken promises on Rogers/Mobilicity deal
Moore.jpg Rogers $440 million takeover of Mobilicity will mean fewer choices and higher prices for Canadian cell phone subscribers when wireless prices are already increasing at 3 times the rate…
A Remarkable Story of Banishing Grief After Loss
KarolinaJonderko is a Polish photographer who nursed her beloved mother throughout a frightful journey to end with cancer. After her mother died, Jonderko realized that she’d forgotten all the happy…
Seriously… Really? Just When You Thought You Had Heard it All.
Okay, it’s China and adulterated food products – yada, yada, yada. Yawn. Tell us something new. How about something old instead? 40-years old in fact. But don’t worry, most of…
Austerity’s Silver Lining – Arms Race Update
A couple of headlines this morning got me thinking that the West’s embrace of austerity might not be all bad. Of course it’s probably just wishful thinking. The first article…
Stephen Harper quietly appoints another anti-gay academic to the Ontario Court of Appeal
Stephen Harper’s latest anti-gay judicial appointment Just in time for Toronto’s Pride, we learn today whose side Stephen Harper’s still cheering for when it comes to gay marriage, an issue…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Your news links for today: Mobilicity accepts Rogers’ $465-million offer – Globe and Mail Industry Canada has approved the sale of Mobilicity to Rogers, Wind Mobile will receive “certain AWS-1…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sheila Block points out the problems with the spread of low-paying, precarious jobs. And PressProgress fact-checks the CFIB’s attempt to make as many…
Rob Douglas & Roger Hart’s Big Idea Series Focuses On Small Business in Cowichan—Local Ownership
Does local ownership of the economy matter? Rob Douglas Here is Big Idea No.5 Local Ownership from Rob Douglas and Roger Hart regarding economic development and the potential of expanding…
Excuses, excuses
In the morning papers, columnists regularly canvass the latest political excuse-makings here and here. Happens a lot, when you think of it. Here’s the three that bug me the most:…
Things We Are Not Supposed To Know Or Think About
While The Star’s David Olive recently wrote an article extolling the economic benefits of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, others strongly suggest the need for extreme caution, not just because…
One of Justin Trudeau’s better moves.
It makes sense to make nice with the United States. It is surprising for many Canadians when that becomes necessary. Not since Prime Minister John Diefenbaker pissed off President John…
So long, every single Jewish vote in Canada
Quote: If the Liberal Party claims victory in the next federal election, Justin Trudeau says, his government would end Canada’s bombing mission against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and restore…
Another Name For Financial Madness
http://people.opposingviews.com/ Last Saturday, 250,000 Britons marched against Austerity — something the newly re-elected David Cameron believes is good for the UK. Which raises the question, Who is austerity good for?…
The Ghastly Hypocrisy of the Shameless Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper has so many monstrous human flaws, I think my fingers would fall off before I finished typing all of them.But one of the worst is his ghastly hypocrisy.For…
Purity Factories’ advertising no treat at all #nlpoli
Venerable local food manufacturer Purity Factories has a new advertising campaign featuring its delicious cream crackers. On a billboard in the east end of St. John’s, the line in big…
Perfesser Dave explains ethics in lobbying and how to manage political marriages
VICTORIA, B.C. Some stories are just too confusing for ordinary bloggers to explain. That’s when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by such distinguished academics as Perfesser Dave, The…
Why is the Harper Regime Training Neo-Nazis in Ukraine?
As you know Stephen Harper is leading the charge against the Russians in Ukraine, with his big mouth.In relentless pursuit of the ethnic vote.And to try to distract Canadians from…