Canada’s Next Tyro?
Either Tom Mulcair doesn’t know his ass from his elbow or, as some of us suspect, he’s a pandering huckster with a loose tongue who, like Harper, sees riches in…
September 2015
Why Thomas Mulcair Should Distance Himself From the CFIB and Why he Won’t
Recently, Justin Trudeau has come under fire for remarks he made suggesting that some small business owners used their concerns to avoid paying taxes. He did not suggest all, but…
Why Thomas Mulcair Should Distance Himself From the CFIB and Why he Won’t
Recently, Justin Trudeau has come under fire for remarks he made suggesting that some small business owners used their concerns to avoid paying taxes. He did not suggest all, but…
Why Thomas Mulcair Should Distance Himself From the CFIB and Why he Won’t
Recently, Justin Trudeau has come under fire for remarks he made suggesting that some small business owners used their concerns to avoid paying taxes. He did not suggest all, but…
Why Thomas Mulcair Should Distance Himself From the CFIB and Why he Won’t
Recently, Justin Trudeau has come under fire for remarks he made suggesting that some small business owners used their concerns to avoid paying taxes. He did not suggest all, but…
Documentary: This Changes Everything
The Toronto International Film Festival starts today and one of the documentaries that will be screened is based on the book This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein. The film shares…
New column day
Here, pointing out that if the Harper Cons have little idea what they’re doing in Canada’s federal election, it isn’t for lack of advantages over their opponents in planning out…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robert Reich argues that the spread of inequality and corporate abuses is the result of deteriorating public morality and the expectation that…
The tyranny of freedom
From Kurt Vonnegut’s Bluebeard, 1987.
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, September 10, 2015
Your news links for today: Police secretly track cellphones to solve routine crimes – USA Today Microsoft case: DoJ says it can demand every email from any US-based provider –…
"What Happened? You Used To Be The Good Ones!"
Ad Busters has created a powerful anti-Haprer commercial that deserves to be shared far and wide. For generations, we Canadians were seen as peacekeepers, as mediators and as the inspired…
The Missing Frankenstein Movies
I was worried when I saw a new package for the Frankenstein films in WalMart recently. Labelled the “Complete Legacy Collection,” it offered eight original films on the Frankenstein theme,…
KCCCC Day 39: Election 42 – nuttier than squirrel poop
Nuttier than a fruit cake. Nuttier than a Tim’s Maple Log. Nuttier than a port-a-potty at a peanut festival. Nuttier than a Trump-Palin ticket. NUTTY. That’s how nutty this election…
How To Be A Resilient Caregiver – Especially When Change Hits Hard
Resilience is a word that’s thrown around a lot these days. Everyone needs it and everyone wants it, especially people giving or receiving care. And the truth is we all…
An Eloquent Voice
Samia Mazdar, whose parents came to Canada from Syria, quietly and eloquently discusses why she will vote in the upcoming election. She also serves to remind us of the values…
Morning Line: Liberal Party 3 – 1.
Despite the less than accurate opinion polls showing all three major parties in a statistical tie, the trends are moving in the correct directions. There is no question but that…
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Buried Giant is a different book from Ishiguro’s previous ones, and that’s something I admired before I…
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Buried Giant is a different book from Ishiguro’s previous ones, and that’s something I admired before I…
Harper and his Future Image. . . .
By the evidence offered in his latest article for McLean’s Magazine, writer Paul Wells is engaging in significant hallucinogenic substance abuse. What else could possibly explain his bizarre attitude toward…
Planned passport renewal change opens door to fraud, forgery
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-passport-renewal-change-security-1.3219326