John Kasich For VP? Part 1
This is a part of my continuing quest to research every possible VP pick before Romney announces them. Today I will analyse John Kasich. He is the governor of Ohio.…
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An Olympic lesson on how to botch a mobile marketing campaign
I’m no fan of Coca-Cola. That said, their television ad running throughout the Olympics is quite clever. It features British DJ, producer and musician Mark Ronson, who sampled sounds produced…
Interview at Progress Planet: Why I blog, and more
I was interviewed by the folks at Progress Planet which you can read here. Topics include why I blog, what my goals are, and how to achieve world peace! The…
Harper’s Religious Agenda?
Does Stephen Harper’s religion affect government policy? He is associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, an evangelical group. We all know how these evangelical groups have managed to shape…
The NDP’s Dangerous National Unity Game: The Triumph of Talking Points Over Truth
What’s going on with Canada’s New Democratic Party lately? It seems to me that the NDP has decided to imitate Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party, at least when it comes to…
Why seek validation from the IOC? Instead, flip it the bird
Share this: I love the Olympics, but not for the reasons you might think. It can be truly inspiring to watch the best athletes in the world – and the…
Radio Topics, July 31st
We’ve got an exciting show lined up today- at 8:30 I’ll be speaking with the President of the Hintonburg Community Association, Jeffrey Leiper, about the goings on in the community,…
Making the Introduction
At a recent event in Vancouver, it fell to the President of Vancouver Kingsway, Alex Burton, to introduce me before I spoke. I was somewhat surprised when instead of the…
The Economic Freedom of the Few Limits the Political Freedom of the Many
Politics is all about who decides on whose behalf. Inevitably, political decisions entail winners and losers. In an ideal world, political decisions would be made by inclusive institutions that allow…
The views from the lake have changed
The week started out normally enough. I was playing golf with some friends a few miles east of here when we were called off the course due to electrical storms…
Bell Canada
We all love to hate large faceless corporations, and usually with good reason. Case in point: Last Monday, July 23, a massive storm blew through and several trees took down…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
Two simple measures to reduce gun violence in Canada
Much has been written since the Danzig Street shooting about the proliferation of firearms in the hands of Canadian criminals. Everybody agrees that one gun in the wrong hands is…
Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or…
Red Dragon Falling
Has China clipped it’s own economic wings? In previous posts, I have mentioned on more than one occasion how I feel about China and it’s current economic platform. Yes, many…
You Don’t Say… July 26, 2012
I’m not saying that I have any time for the gang warfare and shootings that have been going on in Scarborough this year, but I really don’t think that kicking…
Doing the Math on Peter Penashue’s stolen election.
Peter Penashue spent about $88,000 ($4000 too much) on this election to the riding of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 meaning he spent about $21 for each vote he received.…
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AGRICULTURE:BREAKING THE ANTIBIOTIC ADDICTION: For many years it has been a common practice to add antibiotics to food animal rations (poultry, pigs and to a lesser extent cattle). The rationale…