America Is in the Thrall of Future Shock
Observing what’s happening in the US as Americans are only six weeks from electing their president, I am struck by a society in complete disarray. A stalled economy, more than…
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Trudeaumania Begins Today
Today is very big day for my friend Justin. My guess is his leadership speech will be something that gets the attention of many Canadians. Liberals that still think he’s…
RESIGN.
Asking for a Minister to resign in 2012 is about as useful for asking a backbencher to resign. If a Minister had some autonomy, such a call would make sense.…
Rob Anders Issues Non-Apology Apology
The 40 Year-Old Virgin and his best pal Hey look! It’s everyone’s favourite disgraced, narcoleptic, proud 40 year old virgin MP and overall vile human being Rob Anders bringing the…
The Liberal Party needs a competitive race
With the rules that will govern the race now in place and more candidates about to put their names forward, the race for the Liberal Party of Canada is about…
Canadian Business Innovation Tanks Under Harper
Canadian business innovation has dropped from 11th to 22nd place in the world over the past year. Earlier this month, and for the second consecutive year, Canada dropped two places…
Iran, Embassies, Omar Khadr
Prime Minister Harper took a ridiculous and counter-productive hard line against Iran a couple of weeks ago. Breaking diplomatic ties with Iran was a move that left politicos around the…
The Guardian : What ails Canada?
Maple leaf ragged: what ails Canada? Country's increasingly hardline stances on immigration (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/kenney-immigration_b_1411909.html), tar sands, indigenous people and Quebec separatism (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/pq-immigration_b_1842349.html) spark soul-searching. On the topic of Immigration Canada is…
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak and party admits Dutch Disease contributes to decline in Ontario jobs.
I was reading through the Ontario Progressive Conservatives White Paper on unions, and I came across a most interesting part. Page 6, emphasis mine, When the Canadian dollar had a…
The sinking ship of mainstream journalism.
The Wentegate affair and much of the traditional media’s reaction to it really tell us something about the mainstream media. Margaret Wente, who is documented to be a serial-plagiarist has…
Ontario NDP virtually tied with PCs
A new Forum Research Ontario tracking poll is out. The results show the NDP and PCs in a virtual tie, with the Liberal support continuing to plummet. Horwath’s and Hudak’s…
Stephen Harper trumpeted his lust for Brit colonialism in 2006 speech
At the heart of our relationship is the golden circle of the Crown which links us all together with the majestic past that takes us back to the Tudors, the…
Stephen Harper jubilait son admiration pour la colonisation britannique dans un discours de 2006
Au cœur de notre relation se trouve le cercle de la Couronne, qui nous relie tous avec son passé majestueux qui nous ramène à l’époque des Tudors, des Plantagenets, de…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP 2012-09-27 23:06:00
Annual General Meetings Edmonton-Rutherford,Edmonton-Whitemud, and Edmonton-South West Provincial Constituencies and Edmonton-Leduc Federal Riding Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 7:00pm Southminster-Steinhauer United Church 10740 – 19th Avenue, Edmonton 6:45pm—Registration 7:00pm—Provincial Constituencies’…
Prosperity in a Low-Carbon Economy: Greater Sudbury Should Say "No" to Costly Rural Residential Development
The following text is taken from Speaking Notes prepared in advance of a special public meeting (September 27/12), hosted by the City of Greater Sudbury’s planning staff, as part of…
French Immersion in Peel Region – Plus ça change
The Peel District School board in Ontario has made headlines this week for an all-too-familiar Canadian problem: burgeoning enrollment in French immersion, and limited capacity to accommodate the student demand.…
Hands off my Uterus
Last night relief of the defeat of M-312 quickly gave way to anger. Given the rampant deregulation being implemented by this Government, it would seem that the only regulation they…
Still Alive
Yes, I’m still alive. I haven’t been shut down because I solicited leaks or anything silly like that.
The Pot and the Kettle
In several previous posts, I’ve made passing reference to the idea that every generation doubts or outright disparages the “work ethic” of the one following it into the workforce. Conducting…