Gee, how did that happen?
This whole Carol Goar column is worth a read and I may just come back to it when I have more time, but when I read this one line, well,…
Big box and chain store retail policies, a polite rant
We bought an electronic device yesterday from London Drugs in North Vancouver, a bubble wrapped connector to recharge a cell phone. I selected one from a mobile phone accessory rack.…
an image in progress
From blog pics Filed under: art, Buddhism, painting Tagged: art, Buddhism, in progress, painting
Anti-Semitism
If I might juxtapose: Criticism of Israel for its treatment of Palestinians: anti-Semitic. Condemning Jewish orphans to die in the Holocaust…conservative. Note the cool Celtic cross on Whitton’s gravestone: look…
Mr. Mair….Fate Just Called….Get Thee To Kamloops, Pronto!
AllTheDecimalPointsThatFitNorthThompsonVille The following is a comment by an anonymous reader over at Paul Willcocks' place, tacked on to the latters' excellent HST RefVote preference piece. This is just unfreaking-believable..... The…
On common strategies
Paul Krugman calls out the U.S.' Republican Party for holding the country hostage until its demands are met. Lucky our own right-wingers are so much more reasonable.
10 years later, 9/11 questions rage on
10 years and 3 wars later with Osama Bin Laden apparently buried in the ocean many questions still remain about 9/11. For instance, if even 1% of the questions presented…
This Fall We Must Truly Honour Jack Layton
All the tributes,kind words and out pouring of grief in honour of Jack Layton were indeed worthy tributes to a man that clearly connected with something inside of us, however…
Women Who Rock – Jacquie Linder
Antigone writer Nicole Perry recently interviewed Jacqui Linder, the Founder and Executive Director of The Chrysalis Anti-Human Trafficking Network. The Chrysalis Anti-Human Trafficking Network offers a national 24-7 trauma counselling…
Will the new Canadian NDP leader lack legitimacy?
There's a good chance he or she will.If the NDP executive (bureaucracy) decide on September 9 to hamstring the Quebec wing of the NDP by setting a date for the…
Hit Movie Red Dog and Its Mining Industry Funding
red_dog.jpg WE’RE all used to a bit of product placement in today’s movie industry. The latest mobile phone is pinned to the ear of an international spy. A popular brand…
On advance reservations
Romeo Saganash's expression of interest in the NDP's leadership figures to give him some extra time and attention in the leadership race to make up for his late arrival within…
Trudeau in Winnipeg
Justin Trudeau was in town yesterday to help launch the provincial election campaign of Dr. Jon Gerrard and his hapless Liberals (that, unfortunately, will most likely be completely obliterated next…
Mark Byron replies
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Pernission. Noted blogger Mark Byron has chosen to repliy to my post earlier this week on the usefulness of keeping an eye…
Expo No Go: Why Acknowledge a Mumbo Jumbo of Countries Which Don’t Appreciate Our Conservative Values and Tim Horton’s Culture?
Can you spot the trend? "Canada refuses to back Edmonton's bid for the 2017 World Exposition" "Canada pulls out of 2012 World Exposition in Yeosu, Korea" With the soaring triumph…
Taking care of business
The Financial Post is pleased to report that Suncor Energy Inc., along with other oil companies, is preparing to return to the Libyan oil fields. After six months of intense…
What Do We Do If The Global Economy Fails?
The global economy is a relative newcomer, at least for most of us. There's always been global trade but it was subject to capital controls, tariffs and import restrictions. Then,…
Blunt Object’s Provincial Projections
Over to the right, you'll see a nice little picture of all three major party logos in Ontario. Click it, and you'll be introduced to the current draft of my…
Summer almost over
As a young boy growing up in Montreal in the 60’s the annual trip to Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy was heaven. Beaches, cool sea air, tides,…
Libya: France Gets Oil Contracts, Arab Dictatorships Get To Back Slap
Yesterday saw the "Friends of Libya" carve-up conference in Paris where everyone sought to get in on the reconstruction and oil contract action. Besides the announcement that $15 billion in…