The political zoo keeper’s dilemma.
One of the difficult dilemmas facing you when organizing a major political convention, is keeping the news media in their cages, fed, watered and occupied. As mother used to tell…
July 2016
Pierre Would Be Appalled
Sometimes silence isn't golden. June 21st marked the anniversary of the passage of Bill C-51. When Justin Trudeau's party voted to pass the bill, they did so saying they would…
Berned: it matters
I was at Star Trek Beyond with Sons Two and Four, last night, so I missed much of the antics by the Bernie Brigade. With their booing, or with their…
How a Universal Basic Income Might Work in the USA
This year the idea of a basic income is growing in popularity, it’s even going to be tested in Ontario. The core concept that every citizen should be able to…
Pigs
They kill an 84-year-old priest, celebrating Mass in Rouen. These pigs need to be hunted down, like the animals they are, and killed. They are not human beings, if they…
The Desperate Cons and the Referendum Obsession
It's the Con's worst nightmare. The spectre of electoral reform coming after them, and threatening to drive them from power forever. And since they know only a referendum can save…
How many days does a Provincial Court sit? #nlpoli
If you listen to some people, Provincial Courts in the province are seriously overloaded such that with the loss of a couple of court houses - not judges, but buildings…
NDP moves to end secret Klein-era scheme to offload corporate losses on the public – the opposition, predictably, screams
PHOTOS: Deputy Premier Sarah Hoffman, a photo that wasn’t taken yesterday, obviously, but has the advantage of having been taken by your blogger. Below: Wildrose electricity and renewables critic Don…
On Ghostbusters
It's got an amazing cast, each of whom I absolutely adore. The director directed some of them in Bridesmaids, which is absolutely hilarious. The editors were responsible for 40-Year-Old Virgin…
On Ghostbusters
It's got an amazing cast, each of whom I absolutely adore. The director directed some of them in Bridesmaids, which is absolutely hilarious. The editors were responsible for 40-Year-Old Virgin…
This week’s column: forget the liar – but get back the ones he’s lied to
Your perspective on the Republican National Convention depends on your politics, of course. If you are in any way progressive, it was a five-alarm dumpster fire, a bonfire of insanities,…
A Referendum if Necessary, But Not Necessarily a Referendum
Opinion is divided on the question of whether Canada should have a national referendum on electoral reform. Supporters of the idea correctly suspect that the Liberal Government, and indeed all…
A Referendum if Necessary, But Not Necessarily a Referendum
Opinion is divided on the question of whether Canada should have a national referendum on electoral reform. Supporters of the idea correctly suspect that the Liberal Government, and indeed all…
A Referendum if Necessary, But Not Necessarily a Referendum
Opinion is divided on the question of whether Canada should have a national referendum on electoral reform. Supporters of the idea correctly suspect that the Liberal Government, and indeed all…
July 25: We have met the enemy. And he is….
http://journal-neo.org/2015/01/26/mit-states-that-half-of-all-children-may-be-autistic-by-2025/Since 1970, the rates of autism in children and of alzheimer's in seniors have risen spectacularly. Some scientists, working out of the very authoritative MI...
Just another E-Mail from the Real World…
A friend sent me this article, and I am adding my answer…I don’t have permission to print out the article in its entirety, but you can look for it at…
The DNC Superdelegates Can Fix Party Corruption This Week
In case you missed it, Clinton and the DNC are corrupt, and have been for a long time. They and their media partners have worked hard to keep Bernie Sanders…
Commissioner wants Park Board voice heard on moorage-free zone
21 Jul 2016, 24 Hours Vancouver, by MICHAEL MUI, @MUI24HOURSA Vancouver Park Board commissioner is hoping the city’s parks department will get a say in whether dragon boat racers in…
Commissioner wants Park Board voice heard on moorage-free zone
21 Jul 2016, 24 Hours Vancouver, by MICHAEL MUI, @MUI24HOURSA Vancouver Park Board commissioner is hoping the city’s parks department will get a say in whether dragon boat racers in…
Ontario’s New Autism Policy Not Going Over Well With Parents
(Ontario’s new autism policy lipstick on a pig, rather than implementing needed changes) With the Ontario Government announcing major funding initiatives over the past few months, it looks like autism…