A Stinging Indictment Of Joe Oliver And The Harper Mentality
It would seem that Chad Beharriell of Windsor has Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver’s number: Make transition to a green economy Like a dinosaur that can see the comet coming,…
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What Do Mark Twain And Charles Darwin Have In Common?
If you thought their commonality lay in their capacity for observation, thought, and contribution to the general good, guess again. First, Mr. Twain’s shocking ‘truth’: Next, the real story about…
Ignorance Is Bliss (For Some)
George Carlin left us far too soon. Watch as he offers his trenchant views on what the corporate agenda wants and demands from us. WARNING: SOME PROFANITY AHEAD: Recommend this…
This Is The Best They’ve Got?
Many Ontario residents of a certain age will be aware of the fact that the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party ruled the province for forty-two years, from 1943 to 1985, a…
The Struggle For Dignity
All of us have a right to respect and dignity. Many of us do not receive it. Having been ‘educated’ in the Catholic system at a time when the application…
More Lies From Harper Inc.
By now, most Canadians are probably aware that truth and the Harper regime are total strangers. Whether talking about the cost estimates of F-35 jets, knowledge about the Wright-Duffy-Wallin Senate…
Oh I Can Think Of So Many Ways This Is Relevant
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About Upper-Class Twits and Peter MacKay
Yesterday, over at Northern Reflections, Owen had a trenchant post on Justice Minister Peter MacKay, a man who has always struck me as one of the most profoundly incompetent members…
A Reminder Of Our Place
As our Cuban friends’ visit continues, we are trying to give them a sampling of life in Canada. Yesterday we went to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto; the first…
Will He Or Won’t He?
2015 is not very far away. It may be the year of liberation, the year Canada reclaims its collective soul, or it may be the year in which Canadians elect…
The Anti-Harper
I’d like to make it clear at the start of this post that I have by no means been converted to the belief that Justin Trudeau would be an appropriate…
On Sporadic Blogging And Willful Ignorance
We are hosting our dear friends from Cuba for about the next week, so depending on our sight-seeing schedule, my blogging may not be quite as regular as usual. But…
Your Saturday Smile
This morning in her column contrasting Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, The Star’s Heather Mallick offers this hilarious observation: I am only now recovering from the photo of Harper posing…
As We go Into The Weekend …
With thanks to Karen, I am reposting a poem that she left in the comment section of an earlier post. Karen writes, On Facebook I follow the goings on of…
Another Guest Commentary From The Salamander
In response to a post I wrote yesterday, The Salamander left one of his trenchant and masterful commentaries on the myriad deficiencies of the Harper regime. So that it has…
Hee Hee Hee
Despite the misspelling in the caption, I rather like this cartoon, probably for obvious reasons. As well, you may enjoy these letters from Star readers who have an even less…
My Second Surprise Today
Earlier today., I posted a brief piece on how, despite my reservations about Justin Trudeau’s leadership capacity, I found his openness and honesty refreshing when it came to pot. The…
Let The Hysteria Begin
While I have real doubts about Justin Trudeau’s leadership qualities, I have to give him credit for a degree of openness almost non-existent in politicians. While surely well-aware of the…
Constable Stefanie Trudeau
Given Sammy Yatim’s tragic execution by police for swearing at them and holding a penknife, and the shooting in the back of the unarmed Steve Mesic in Hamilton, I suppose…