Saving Cyclists’ Lives
It seems like every year we have cycling deaths in our community. In the past, the local paper reporting has held a subtle anti-cycling stance, but this summer, some tragic…
July 2016
Saving Cyclists’ Lives
It seems like every year we have cycling deaths in our community. In the past, the local paper reporting has held a subtle anti-cycling stance, but this summer, some tragic…
from the front lines, day 13
We spent more time in the community this week, speaking to Mississauga residents about our cause, and giving the gift of free storytimes. Here are some reports.Malton"I had a customer…
from the front lines, day 13
We spent more time in the community this week, speaking to Mississauga residents about our cause, and giving the gift of free storytimes. Here are some reports.Malton"I had a customer…
Thick as a brick
You really have to watch Rogers’ coverage of Collingwood Council, July 11, 2016. Start around 2:08:00. That’s when the discussion about the upgrades to the brick at Curling Club begins.…
Free Speech Is Fine
.... except when it is used to criticize Israel, as Mississauga, Ont. teacher Nadia Shoufani is learning. She addressed a downtown Toronto rally on 2 July, marking al-Quds Day, an…
Green Party of Canada Releases Statement on Monika Schaefer
UPDATE: Looks like the CBC picked up on the story as well.Back in June we published an article about Monika Schaefer, a Green Party member and three time (at least)…
Green Party of Canada Releases Statement on Monika Schaefer
Back in June we published an article about Monika Schaefer, a Green Party member and three time (at least) candidate in the riding of Yellowhead.Or, perhaps it might be more…
North Cowichan & Corporate Sponsorship
NC Councillor Rob Douglas As you may have heard, North Cowichan is currently considering a proposal that could ultimately lead to the municipality selling the naming rights to our public…
Fake Ark, Fake Religion
Well, it finally opened: the $100 million-dollar Noah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky that features an allegedly life-size model of the mythological boat described in the Bible. It’s 510 feet…
After the past few months, this is the only conclusion I can make
The world has become Israel. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 16, 2016
Why the Con Leadership Race Is Doomed to Mediocrity
Well I suppose it was just a matter of time before even the Cons took a good look at the list of candidates for the leadership of the Harper Party.Started…
Saturday Photo: Day Lilies for Difficult Days
A long time ago my son had to take a class that when I was an adolescent would have been called Home Ec (the only advance in his day was…
Saturday Photo: Day Lilies for Difficult Days
A long time ago my son had to take a class that when I was an adolescent would have been called Home Ec (the only advance in his day was…
A Canadian contingent for Trump.
Canadians need their own wall. It would hardly be fair for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to have a wall on the south without equal opportunity for the north. This…
They Never Were
Tony Clement wants to be leader of the Conservative Party. Perhaps he believes that the third time will be the charm. But, Bob Hepburn writes, there are five reasons Clement…
Donald Trump and the Road to Damnation
Well he may look like the man from Glad. But Mike Pence, Donald Trump's choice for vice president, is actually the man from God.He defines himself as “a Christian, a…