August 26: Lies and Liars.
"Watchdog warns New Brunswick tax burden onerous as rates soar" Front page headling, Irving press, August 25.Watchdog. Get that? Obviously this is from an impartial body, perhaps a government commission.…
August 2016
Two Takes on Shifty Steve
You would never know they were talking about the same guy, Stephen J. Harper.According to Kinsella, Shifty was an okay guy deep down. If only we had been as privileged…
Two Takes on Shifty Steve
You would never know they were talking about the same guy, Stephen J. Harper.According to Kinsella, Shifty was an okay guy deep down. If only we had been as privileged…
Bikini, Burkini – Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
– initially entered as a series of ranty comments on an effbook post – I don’t care WHAT your religion is, or isn’t – no government has the right to…
Deputy mayor & interim CAO missing in action?
The headline in the Connection story reads, “Collingwood meets with provincial ministers about waterfront plan.” Well, that’s incorrect: it wasn’t “Collingwood” – it was Mayor Cooper and two staff members…
What Will Be Stephen Harper’s Legacy?
I'm not sure Stephen Harper will leave any particularly lasting impression on the Canadian public. Thinking back on his near decade in power, what do you consider his cardinal achievement?Becoming…
What Will Be Stephen Harper’s Legacy?
I'm not sure Stephen Harper will leave any particularly lasting impression on the Canadian public. Thinking back on his near decade in power, what do you consider his cardinal achievement?Becoming…
Taking Responsibility for the Carnage
Our federal government - not the last one, the new one - the Liberal government, has to accept that Canada is now complicit in the carnage and humanitarian disaster of…
Taking Responsibility for the Carnage
Our federal government - not the last one, the new one - the Liberal government, has to accept that Canada is now complicit in the carnage and humanitarian disaster of…
The Day Stephen Harper Finally Resigned
Yes, it's true. After living high off the hog for about ten months after he was defeated and humiliated, the mad emperor has finally left the building.Stephen Harper has finally…
The Day Stephen Harper Finally Resigned
Yes, it's true. After living high off the hog for about ten months after he was defeated and humiliated, the mad emperor has finally left the building.Stephen Harper has finally…
So long, Stephen
Here’s what I wrote when he started packing up his Hill office. Good luck!
Hoist on His Own Orange Petard
Poor old Donald Trump just exploded in his own face. He is, as Shakespeare would say, hoist on his own petard.A bit of history. A petard was the original shaped…
Hoist on His Own Orange Petard
Poor old Donald Trump just exploded in his own face. He is, as Shakespeare would say, hoist on his own petard.A bit of history. A petard was the original shaped…
Buying Coal Time, Burns Ours
2. Because if coal's "demise" is anything like Big Tobacco's, the industry didn't shut down after lawmakers' cracked down some. — Saskboy (@saskboy) August 26, 2016 Man bites dog:#Coal industry…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on a new Ontario study recommending a strong investment in child care to reduce the gender wage gap. - Allan Moscovitch,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on a new Ontario study recommending a strong investment in child care to reduce the gender wage gap. - Allan Moscovitch,…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday August 26, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday August 26, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug…