Embracing Redundancy
We've all been sold a bill of goods. All the time we are told that efficiency, productivity and profitability are the most important things in the world. Heck, we've even…
Grokodile
Republican Party of Canada?
Should they really be thought of as the Conservative Party of Canada? I don't think so. Let's inject a little bit of honesty into the political arena because it is…
Political War on Words
I think that progressives need to wake up. You see, the conservatives have been at war with us for decades now. It isn't simply that they prefer slightly different policies…
A Temporary Coalition?
I've been thinking about the state of affairs in Canadian politics. In case you haven't noticed we have a single conservative party winning majorities while getting a minority of the…
Still Alive
Yes, I'm still alive. I haven't been shut down because I solicited leaks or anything silly like that.
Online Anonymity with Tor
I doubt many people in the general public have inspected their browser request headers recently. An edited version of a request from my own browser is below: HTTP_HOST: ... HTTP_CONNECTION:…
OilGate: Selling our Sovereignty
Harper's government is guilty of projection if nothing else. Yesterday's article in the Ottawa Citizen clearly points out how foreign interests have taken ownership of the oilsands from the inside:…
Hacks and Douchebags
Well, well, well. It gets more interesting all the time. Here we have a hack writing an opinion article who's real purpose is to blame unions for the ills facing…
Electoral Reform: Recalling an MP
In a fit of pique I was searching for the concept of recalling the government or at least an MP. I found an article discussing this concept and how it…
Capital Gains Tax Arguments
Well, south of the border Mitt Romney released his tax records. Death and Taxes Guess what, everybody is discussing whether or not capital gains taxes should be at a higher…
Douchebag Economics
I have no argument with the vast majority of mainstream economic theory. In fact I will quickly suggest that I understand and agree with the following items: Competitive advantage: trading…
Why? Why? Why?
Gwynne Dwyer is obviously wondering why world powers are clinging to so much military capacity. Defence Budgets and Cave Men For the first time in history, NO great power is…
Stop Whining and Fight Back
This is great advice but a little hollow. In fact, Warren's column essentially does the same thing it decries: Stop Whining about Political Impudence They’re doing to Rae what they…