In what is emerging as a clear pattern with the Harper government, or, as I like to call them, Canada’s national embarrassment, master puppeteer Harper has essentially told the United…
Couldn’t resist this one. Thanks to Mark-Leiren-Young. Recommend this Post
In yesterday’s post, I railed against the hypocrisy of the Harperites in their efforts to convince us to boycott Chiquita banana over their refusal to use our dirty tarsands oil…
Mine will be, given that the Harper government, aided by by one of its fronts, ethicaloil.org, has issued a fatwa against the company for its resolve not to use tarsands…
I was getting a little tired of reading what an all-round great guy and giant intellect Christopher Hitchens was, so I found this radio interview with Chris Hedges on the…
For those who might have been concerned that the animus, hatred and paranoia of the Harper government is directed almost exclusively at men, The Star’s Tim Harper sets the record…
Actually, the title of this post was just to get your attention. I would indeed be an unfeeling man were I to wish the minister of Human Resources and Skills…
We live in time when the Harper government seems to be doing everything in its power to persuade Canadians that democracy is meaningless and that we, the citizens, have no…
From the morally and cognitively impaired Florida Family Association comes the following news, news that consumers may wish to bear in mind at this most holy time of the year.…
I just tried to send the following letter to the Florida Family Association’s David Caton. After hitting the submit button, the message was that my message could not be sent,…
Last night, in high dudgeon, I wrote a somewhat intemperately-worded piece on American ‘intelligence,’ (prompted by Lowe’s dropping its sponsorship of a TLC show, All American Muslim, due to pressure…
While that question may seem redundant, I offer for your consideration more proof of how benighted our American ‘cousins’ (in the same sense that homo sapiens and neanderthals were cousins)…
To all Canadian Consumers: Season’s Greetings. All is still well. Shop until you drop. We repeat, Season’s Greetings. All is still well. Shop until you drop. Your dollars help to…
When I was young, there used to be a polite term for B.S. We called it a snow job, and that seems as apt a description as any of the…
Those who think that unfettered capitalism is the greatest gift to humanity imaginable will rejoice in the news that even though American steel giant U.S. Steel lost its appeal against…
The Star’s Christopher Hume has an amusing column on the other (better?) half of that dynamic duo known as the Mayors of Toronto. For those who enjoy their political theatre…
It is probably largely due to both the verbal and physical abuse I suffered as an elementary and high school student in the Catholic school system many years ago that…
If the Harper government keeps an ‘enemies list‘, which, quite frankly, I have little doubt that it does, given its infernal embrace of ‘values’ that are repellent to Canadians who…
Last April, as part of a larger post, I write the following about the pernicious effects of bad political leadership: If we consider, for example, the widespread cynicism and disengagement…
I have a confession to make. Since January of 2010, my wife and I have visited Cuba four times. So what, one might ask? Cuba has always been a popular…
