Seasick or Seachange: The G8 and G20 Summits
Only when the last tree has been cut down;Only when the last river has been poisoned;Only when the last fish has been caught;Only then will you find that money cannot…
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Liberals Flunk Economics
Or so Zogby would have you believe. They did a poll where they made statements about “basic economic” issues and saw that the left-leaning people got the answers wrong. Now,…
DRC article in The Guardian
I came across an article about the DRC today in The Guardian. Very interesting article by the way, written by a woman battling cancer, and her determination to heal herself…
A Turning Point for Pride Toronto
In 1981, Toronto police raided four gay bath houses. The gay community was accustomed to harrassment, but the scale of these raids pushed the community past a breaking point. As…
What They Should Say…
OK, so it’s coming out that the lake didn’t cost $ 2 Million. It cost more like $57 000. The lighthouse didn’t cost $100 000. It cost more like $1000.…
Mike Harris’s Honorary Hypocrisy
Nippissing University, presumably out of some masochism or ignorance, has decided that Mike Harris is deserving of an honorary degree. Mike Harris. Remember him? I do. He’s the guy who…
Adam M On The Front Page 2010-06-08 17:35:00
I’m just having a really hard time taking Evan Solomon seriously. How does a change of host radically alter the trajectory of this program so much? Isn’t there some kind…
Control Freak Steve
It’s no surprise that Father Knows Best Harper has been using a tightly controlled message strategery to muzzle his ministers and anyone who represents his government or that they’ve tried…
Death of a party
The hearty partisans don’t like one another. The ground troops work against each other. The voters believe that the parties are different. But the leadership, i.e. those in the know,…
The Crisis In Gaza — An International Tipping Point
If, and as long as between the Jordan and the sea, there is only one political entity, named Israel, it will end up being either non-Jewish or non-democratic… If the…
Haldimand "Sweet Dividend"
Haldimand Hydro dividend By Jim Knisley NewsJun 02, 2010 Albert Marshall, chair of Haldimand Hydro, presented Mayor Marie Trainer with a $691,445 dividend cheque on Monday. The dividend is up…
Haldimand "A Rumour is a Rumour"
I read with interest an article in the Sachem this week in regards to the ground-breaking ceremony and the fundraising efforts for the new Dunnville Arena. As reported in the…
Bringing Home the BP Oil Disaster
If the oil gusher happened in my neck of the woods, here’s how much area it would currently cover. h/t to The TO Star Related: Gulf oil spill: BP lacked…
Quote du Jour: Today’s Parliamentary Food Fight
After QP today, BQ member Michel Guimond, while being heckled during a point of order about repeated accusations by the Cons who have said the party does not support children…
All Hail the Oligarchy
Yes, of course it’s obscene that the minority Conservative government is going to spend an estimated $1 billion for security for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits as a result…
Justifying Murder on the High Seas
Once again the ugly specter of Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians in the Gaza strip has been brought to the forefront of the world’s attention and, this time, it wasn’t…
Another avoidable tragedy for Gaza
The loss of life on the flotilla attempting to move from Cyprus to Gaza is tragic, but it was also completely avoidable. This is a topic certain to inflame passions,…
Haldimand "Food Drive Items Needed"
After reading the story below, I decided that there is something that we can all do to help out the Salvation Army and that is to help replenish their food…
How to get a spot in a $7 a day daycare
We have subsidized daycares in Quebec that charge $7 a day. That’s fantastic. A $7 daycare is a wonderful lifeline for low-income families. But how do you get a spot…
Haldimand "Haldimand County Council supports Natural Gas Plant in Nanticoke"
The mayors of Mississauga, Oakville and Haldimand County have joined forces to lobby the Liberal government to support a plan to build a natural gas power plant in rural Haldimand…