Towards Greater Clarity Of Language
A little something from the conservative lexicon: H/t I don’t like what Stephen Harper is doing to Canada Recommend this Post
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Pass the Puffer, Please
You probably know that dolphins are highly intelligent creatures, with brain sizes that are comparable to those of humans. And, like humans, they are self-aware creatures with the ability to…
Charlie Angus Sings ‘The Reactionary Blues’
Kind of catchy, and makes for a great singalong, don’t you think? They’re melting down the ice caps And raising up the trolls.Putting shutters on the windows And burning all…
All It Takes Is One Ant
H/t Occupy Canada Recommend this Post
Another Indictment Of Police Leadership
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am a regular critic of the police. While recognizing the at-times difficult job they have and the very real potential of…
"The Truth Must Be Told"
By substituting the name of your own country for ‘America’ and ‘person’ for ‘man’, I think you will agree that Martin Luther King’s message in the following speech is timeless:…
The Responsibility We All Must Assume
In a column entitled A disheartening year in Canadian politics published on Dec. 20, The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson recounts the corruption, buffoonery and scandals that permeate our municipal, provincial and…
Boxing Day Shopping
It’s never enough, is it? Recommend this Post
Guest Post: The Salamander’s Innovative Ideas For Bringing Down Harper
Come, my friends. ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows; – Ulysses – Alfred, Lord Tennyson I…
A Christmas Thought
While I was not going to post anything today, I offer the following brief thought: During this season and throughout 2014, may our hearts be attuned to those who can…
A Good Question
But what is the answer? Re: ‘Golden age’ for Poland caps 500 years of pain, Dec. 22 Seeing the statement “communism’s iron grip” was too much. What about capitalism’s iron…
Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten
H/t Catherin Bradbury ‘God save thee, ancient Mariner!From the fiends, that plague thee thus!—Why look’st thou so?’—With my cross-bowI shot the ALBATROSS. -excerpted from The Rime of The Ancient Mariner,…
Tory Policy-Making: The Dangers Of Simplistic Thinking
Fallacies of reasoning are easy traps to fall into. Whether it is absolutist thinking, straw man arguments or any number of other errors of thought, we are all prone to…
Another Timely Reminder From Canada Post
Perhaps the new levels of geriatric fitness to be achieved by ending home service will save government so much in health care costs that they can someday restore service? Just…
Is Nothing Sacred?
My, my, my. These Santas were giving out something few would want to receive: Recommend this Post
Canada Post Has Our Best Interests At Heart
Of course it does. H/t The Globe and Mail Recommend this Post
The Affluenza Judge Seems To Have A Double Standard
Now why does this not surprise me? Recommend this Post
Were This The Best Of All Possible Worlds…
Were I of Dr. Pangloss’ rosy outlook and believed that this is the best of all possible worlds, I might have some sympathy for people like Industry Minister James Moore…
Now Here’s An Interesting Idea
At a time when workers’ rights are under constant attack, dangerous, Draconian, Orwellian and unconstitutional measures have been passed in Alberta that not only strip away the arbitration rights of…