….. Canada Day
I wish that I could have inserted ‘Happy’ in front of today’s title, but for reasons too obvious to discuss, I can’t. However I will say this: may next year…
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As Canada Day Approaches
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Robert Reich’s Warning About the Trans Pacific Partnership
Although directed to an American audience, these warnings are equally applicable to Canada: The Trans Pacific Partnership is a zombie that refuses to die no matter how many stakes are…
Reprobate Redux
For your Monday discernment, I offer this volley of wise observations about that unrepentant felon, Dean Del Mastro, from the usual suspects – Toronto Star readers: Re: Ex-Tory MP Del…
Like A Festering Pustule That Refuses To Heal
Perennial posterior pain K(T)ory Teneycke just won’t go away. Currently a Conservative Party campaign spokesman, he once again appears to be out of his depth. In the following video, which…
A Site Young Voters Should Visit
I have written several past posts on the fact that for the most part, youth do not vote, largely because they see nothing on offer from any of the major…
Speaking Of Conservative Crime
It seems that our Prime Minister may have violated his own anti-terror law against terrorist imagery and propaganda. As reported by CTV, A new Conservative attack ad takes aim at…
What Constitutes Reasonable Return?
Orphan diseases are perhaps the most cruel of illnesses. Frequently life threatening, they afflict only a very small percentage of the world’s populations, thereby discouraging research and making any drugs…
God, I Love The Perp Walk
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Burn, Baby, Burn
Click hear to learn about pastor Rick Scarborough’s plan to defend ‘traditional marriage.’ Would it be wrong of me to offer this ‘man of God’ some waterproof matches? Recommend this…
Breaking With Tradition
… there were no reports of Dean Del Mastro breaking down in tears, a first for the former star of the Harper regime. Perhaps knowing that he will only serve…
Things We Are Not Supposed To Know Or Think About
While The Star’s David Olive recently wrote an article extolling the economic benefits of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, others strongly suggest the need for extreme caution, not just because…
Entitled To Her Entitlements
That seems to be the attitude of Ann Gray, another former Harper appointee, on her and her husband’s lavish ‘fact-finding’ trips, which cost the taxpayer plenty. She regards the fuss…
Michael Chong And The Reform Act
Yesterday, Owen at Northern Reflections wrote a post on Michael Chong, one of the few members of Stephen Harper’s caucus with real integrity, attested to by his principled resignation as…
This Is What Real Protest Looks Like
All Canadians could learn a lot from the Brits: London, United Kingdom – Activists and trade union leaders have called for a general strike and a mass campaign of civil…
In Which John Ibbitson Continues His Audition For A Senate Seat
But he’d better hurry. There is talk of regime change this October. Watch The Sunday Scrum as John consistently, stoutly and steadfastly defends Dear Leader at every turn while opining…
Some Days I Don’t Have To Write Anything
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On The Dyspeptic Rona Ambrose
In a post last week, I explained the basis for my outrage over Health Minister Rona Ambrose’s manufactured rant at the Supreme Court’s decision permitting medical marijuana users to ingest…
Another One Bites The Dust
Bye, bye, James Moore. Recommend this Post
More On The Precariat
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about Angel Reyes, the 61-year-old member of the precariat terminated from his five-year ‘temp’ job at a recycling company one week after speaking to The…