ISIS is Not Our Problem
So there are a bunch of armed religious zealots running around Syria and Iraq trying to turn that region into a Saudi Arabia minus the Saudi part. How is that…
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5 millions pour la F1, rien pour le mascaret de Moncton
La F1 c'est une fin de semaine par année et pourtant le gouvernement Harper lui accorde 5 millions de dollars par année pour les prochains 20 ans. Le mascaret de…
5 millions pour la F1, rien pour le mascaret de Moncton
La F1 c'est une fin de semaine par année et pourtant le gouvernement Harper lui accorde 5 millions de dollars par année pour les prochains 20 ans. Le mascaret de…
5 millions pour la F1, rien pour le mascaret de Moncton
La F1 c'est une fin de semaine par année et pourtant le gouvernement Harper lui accorde 5 millions de dollars par année pour les prochains 20 ans. Le mascaret de…
The CBC is a Waste of Money
The government subsidizes TV. That's like having the Queen on the money (they don't even do that in Scotland). It is anachronistic and should end. Poor people pay far more…
News and Weather Networks are Pointless and Should be Off Basic Cable
The only time I every watch a 24 hour "news" network is via the Daily Show with John Stewart. For anybody that can read, the Internet is a much better…
Shediac-Bouctouche à 4 voies est un gaspillage épouvantable de fonds publics
Dès leur entré au pouvoir, les Conservateurs du Nouveau-Brunswick ont augmenté la taxe sur l'essence. Malgré cette augmentation, la taxe est moins élevé qu'au Québec ou en Nouvelle-Écoisse. Et contrairement…
No Foreign Temporary Workers, But Students And Graduates Can Still Work
Full time foreign students can work in Canada up to 20 hours a week. In addition, they can work in Canada up to 4 years after graduating as long as…
Walmart Will Deliver $1 Can of Ham for Free
Mind blown. Walmart will deliver a $1 can of ham to me for free via Canada Post (I live in Moncton).
Dear Rex Murphy, Christians Need Impose Their Religion on Others
Rex Murphy seems to think that religion should over-ride democracy. Firstly, the idea that Christians MPs need to impose their faith on others by banning stuff is ludicrous. Christian MPs…
I Support the Northern Gateway Pipeline
I consider myself a progressive. I've given thousands to the NDP and even threw a few strategic progressives dollars to the Bloc Québécois. I also consider myself an environmentalist. Perhaps…
Justin Bourque, 24 Year-old Angry White Man
Justin Bourque murdered 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers Wednesday night in Moncton. Based on his Facebook page, the alleged RCMP killer clearly loved guns. When I read his Facebook…
The Goddess of Democracy Would be 25 Years Old
I had so much hope for China in 1989. Oh well, at least I got an iPhone.
Media Talk is Dead, Long Live Media Talk
The Guardian's Media Talk is the king of media podcasts. And it is dead. As I wrote on The Guardian site in 2010: I love your podcast. It is like…
In Blogs We Trust: Making Money from a Macro-Blog in the Age of Social Media
Google just gave me an other hundred bucks for all the ads on my blog (hosted by Google but written by me). I have to admit I prefer microblogging on…
End CBC, VIA Rail and Print Subsidies
Canadians are fat and lazy. And yet we use sales tax dollars collected from poor people's gym memberships, bicycles, sneakers and basketballs (and income tax on their meagre salaries) to…
Does New Brunswick Need Universities?
New Brunswick's need for a French language university is dubious at best. There are only 250,000 Acadians in New Brunswick, and Quebec's quality universities are right next door (and indeed…
Blair Lawrence in Moncton Ward 2 Will Raise Taxes
Blair Lawrence and his opponent Mike Dawson are both running for Moncton's Ward 2 seat vacant because of the death of Merrill Henderson. The election is May 12th. Do either…
5 Years and 14,500 Tweets
5 Years that I've been on Twitter. 5 years. So lets see: 14,500 tweets/(365 X 5)= 7.9 tweets a day. Hmm. I don't know about 2009, but right now, Miley…
6 Honest Truths A Woman Can Learn About Herself After A One-Night Stand
That title, my friends, is why I am blogging from my basement apartment instead of from wherever successful bloggers blog from. Success measure by money, obviously. The Woven empire though…