Some of Canada’s Christian churches are giving voice to concerns over the Northern Gateway pipeline, in particular to the potential hazards it poses with respect to aboriginal peoples and wildlife.…
Canada’s baby boom is said to have commenced way back in 1946. I myself was born 20 years after the start of the boom, and having just celebrated my 46th…
I have a confession to make, I....uhm, I err...I don't have television. Man, that felt good! Now that I'm opening up here I guess I should clarify, I actually do…
Guys, if you shave then you’ve been there. You head to the drug store or supermarket because you’re out of blades for that incredibly fancy razor, you know the one…it…
One of the great things about publishing a blog is that you get to share personal experience about some of life’s stressing moments, and perhaps give some perspective to those…
Bonjour everybody. I am having an absolutely magnificent summer residing in Québec’s capital city. No I haven’t taken a position with the local tourist board here, however it will probably…
I want to start this off by stating categorically that I am not a scientist, in fact I consider myself as having anything but a scientific mind. As such what…
This will be my first summer residing in Québec, and soon my kids will be here for ten days. I can’t wait. I’ve visited beautiful Québec City often, five times…
Its happened all around the world, and now its happening here in Canada, the inevitable collapse of our housing bubble. There are still people in denial, especially those who’ve bought…
Ah Rome and her church, the last crumbling and rotting vestige of a once powerful global empire. The Toronto Star is reporting that Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop of Toronto, has…
This is news? Postmedia Network, owners of such bastions of liberal journalism as the National Post and Ottawa Citizen, is reporting that NDP leader Thomas Mulclair has a mortgage on…
For the majority of Canadians, those who identify themselves as centre-left on the political spectrum, the announced changes to EI show further evidence of Canada evolving into a more and…
I’ve been reading about proposed changes to EI legislation, with speculation rampant that benefits will become harder to qualify for, particularly for those who repeatedly access the program. Okay, fair…
I don’t want to come across as a corporate shill or anything, but at the same time when there’s a product or service that I enjoy, I like to share…
I’m really getting fed up with baby boomers, especially those who to try to characterize the Québec student strikers as being greedy and out of touch with reality. Talk about…
I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City. Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as…
Today is the day apparently. Canada’s parliament is set to debate the creation of a committee to determine at what point a fetus should be considered a human being. Extremists…
Demonizing those with whom one disagrees, that’s something we’re seeing more and more of in this country. We certainly heard it during our most recent federal election. Had Canadians elected…
When is a human being a human being, and who exactly is progressive? These are two questions being raised in the wake of Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s motion to have…
With parliament preparing to discuss Canada’s position on abortion I wrote about the topic this past Monday, daring to express the opinion that I am not opposed to extending some…
