After Orlando: Divest!
I am sickened by what happened in Orlando and by what continues to happen every day around us with gun violence. Is an investment boycott part of the answer?
Excited Delirium
Anarchy!
Does smashing a rock through windows to save a puppy prove anything other than that we're spending too much money on police, security and enforcement of the wrong things?
End the Monopolies, End the Theft
Bell, Rogers and others want to ban Android TV boxes. It's time we banned Bell, Rogers and other monopolies in Canada.
Lockheed Martin: A Bad Business Partner
Lockheed Martin has threatened to pull jobs if we don't proceed with the F-35 contract. I suggest we deal with bad business partners by pulling all of our business with…
Ontario’s Bait & Switch Climate Action Plan, Part II
When you pull apart the Ontario Climate Change plan, there's very little to it except for new taxes, bigger costs and massive transfers to companies that don't them. I really…
Ontario ‘Bait and Switch’ Climate Plan
Ontario has finally set into action a plan to do its bit to reduce climate change. But wait … what they’re doing is creating more electricity consumers instead of gas…
Homecoming & Double Standards
Are small towns able to deal with Homecoming events that chew up property values and perpetuate double standards with enforcement and other costs?
About the Toronto Dispensary Busts
To be honest, I don’t think I can add a lot of context to this discussion because I’m neither a pot smoker, a pot dispensary, nor a police officer in…
The Scummy Race to the Bottom Orchestrated by the Conservatives & Media
The people that pull Justin Trudeau's wife into the limelight are the scummiest scum of the earth.
Paul Godfrey is What’s Wrong With Capitalism
Canada's media companies give capitalism a bad name.
Lynton Crosby Stock Plummets
Something tells me Lynton Crosby will make an appearance soon in the US to support Trump and his pleasant messages about Mexicans, Muslims, women and others in the run-up to…
Trump and the Grand Old Puppeteers
When you look at the recent history of American Republican politics, maybe Trump is the best thing for them. Time will tell.
Saudi Ambassador: Atheism = Subversion = Terrorism
Atheists are not terrorists. We need to start a Boycott-Divestment-Sanction campaign against Saudi Arabia similar to that started against Israel.
Celebrating Easter … With a Rant Against Easter
What better way to celebrate easter Sunday than with a rant against Christianity’s most holy weekend, Easter. Easter is the mythological period during which the star performer for Christians –…
Safe Injection Sites: Lots of Possibilities
What are your thoughts on safe injection sites? Many cities are about to follow Vancouver’s lead by introducing these sites as options for drug addicts. Here is my simple thought…
Understanding ‘Changes’ With Ontario’s Alcohol Business
The Ontario government's recent changes to alcohol sales in this province are not quite as promising as they seem. The initial flurry may create some 'good loving' feelings for the…
FFS STFU About Pipelines: Rick Mercer Gets Told
Rick Mercer supporting oil pipelines? The whole topic is madness. Our economy is a basket case because we relied on oil for the last decade to fuel our economy and…
FFS STFU About Pipelines
Drop it. Just drop it. There is more to the world and Canada's economy than oil pipelines. We don't want them. So STFU.
On PostMedia’s Decline
Part I: The Long, Slow Demise of PostMedia A lot of people are bemoaning the slow, painful death of PostMedia. I do not. I’m glad to see others don’t mind…
Zeitgeist: Almost 10 Years Old
I have long been a fan and follower of many of the ideas from experts like Joseph Campbell or Mircea Eliade. I have come to believe that themes like the…