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New blog affiliates
We haven’t done announcements of new blog affiliates since we started at the new site in June, and it’s about time we did. The honours for the restarting of this…
Yellow Report Alerts
Does everyone know that coal and oil technology for energy creation were both subsidized when they first started being used?? Does everyone know that they are still subsidized?? So why…
Trying to understand outrage at ONDP’s 1% HST reduction in gasoline
This portion of the ONDP platform has probably received the most discussion, usually vacuous outrage, especially by self-styled environmentalists. So, I’ve been trying to figure out what is so egregious…
More to Know About the Use of Government Jets
We haven’t seen the end of the story of questionable use of government jets. According to CBC 60% of the planes’ flights were taken by passengers not needing the extra…
Morgan Freeman Discusses The Tea Party and Racism With Piers Morgan
In a conversation with Piers Morgan, Morgan Freeman discusses Obama, the Tea Party and racism. See it here via The Huffintong Post.
The Risks of Building the Afghan Army
Below is an oped that appeared in the Globe and Mail. The regional military training centre in Herat is a desolate and harsh place. On the outskirts of an Afghan…
New 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Logo
It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays are one step closer to getting rid of their horrific “JAYS” logo. Out with the new, in with the old!The Blue Jays have…
Ontario Jobs Anyone? a brief analysis
I think one of the biggest issues in the upcoming provincial election is JOBS! I’ve seen it all over the media and it’s also of personal interest to me as…
Another Day I’m Embarrassed To Be A Human Being
University of Georgia graduate student Arlana Henry checks her phone for news on the execution of Troy Davis while holding a vigil at the entrance to the University of Georgia…
Elizabeth Warren Speech
You love Elizabeth Warren, right? Everyone does. Check out this speech of hers via Moveon.org.
Diary of a Film Festival Virgin, Part 1
I have a confession to make. I was born and raised in Toronto, lived half my life there, I am a huge movie fan… and yet, up until this year…
A Deal Is A Deal: BC Will Have to Repay Federal HST Money
Jim Flaherty expects British Columbia to repay the $1.6 Billion it received from the federal government as part of its HST tax rollout. Here’s something I don’t say very often:…
Toronto Star: Hudak blasts McGuinty for school ‘credit mills’
Had John Tory and his provincial Conservatives formed the government after the last Ontario election, they would have introduced funding for private religious schools. Heck, anyone would have been able…
Weekly Traffic; 9/12 – 9/18/11
Starting this week, We’ll be posting a weekly summary of our traffic at the site – basic stuff, but hopefully of interest. (The graph shows up if you click the…
Apple and the Rest
I’ve always been an Apple loyalist. Anything that had that simple, sexy, half eaten apple on it, I was buying. iPods, Macs, iPhones, iPads, you name it. But recently, I’ve…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
Embrace Innovation People
I think conservatives are just scared that the clean energy act might be successful. Any educated person knows new technology costs start off high and go down as inputs required…
PC Leadership: first ballot predictions
I pride myself on having made some pretty accurate predictions in the 2006 Progressive Conservative Party leadership contest and so on this, the eve of the first ballot of the…