“We’re Not Growing Quality, We’re Growing Crap”
I’m taking a sabbatical from writing for a while - for how long, I don’t know. I do know that I need a bit of a change/break. In the meantime,…
Kill It
Apparently, if Harper's Senate reform package fails he is prepared to abolish the red chamber altogether. It remains to be seen is Harper is just posturing to apply pressure, or…
New WHO AIDS guidelines target global discrimination of gays
Over 30 years after the first AIDS case was diagnosed on June 5, 1981, and after nearly 30 million people have been killed by the pandemic and more than 33…
The Emptiest Of Empty Threats
He's going to stiff Westerners over their precious Triple-E? Not likely. He's going to open The Constitution, followed a minute later by every group with complaint (legit or not) demanding…
The RCMP G8 evaluation in the early going
The way the news of a possible RCMP investigation into the Harper government's G8 spending broke yesterday really was interesting. We have learned, courtesy of the Auditor General's review, of…
The Velvet Glove Comes Off Harper Government’s Labour Relations Agenda
Even though labour relations is largely a provincial responsibility in Canada, we were worried about what would happen in this field under a Harper majority. And it didn’t take long…
70 years ago today
For the history buffs out there, this is one of Churchill's very memorable speeches selected in Brad DeLong's liveblog of today in World War II: "Winston Churchill Liveblogs World War…
JP Morgan Fined $153.6M For Doing God’s Work
It is becoming increasingly evident that the so-called "Economic Crisis" was carefully engineered to force governments to tear down their welfare states.The 153.6 million fine for JP Morgan is a…
Peter Gzowski returns to radio
Bill Freedman woke up in Bucolic City like he always did; the clock radio clicked on to the familiar sound of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He hated listening in the…
Well did she know in advance?
The shipyard that supposedly had so much work it didn’t know what to do just laid off 250 workers. Makes you wonder why the company dropped out of a lucrative…
NDP Resolves To Revoke Ex-Gay Charitable Status
I’ve got some particularly cool news today! The federal New Democratic Party, Canada’s official opposition, unanimously adopted a resolution over the weekend to revoke the charitable status of unscientific “ex-gay”…
Penis Envy
I’ll share a quote with you now from Canadian marathon runner Peter Maher that I found interesting: "Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It…
The Senate bill is a distraction
The government tabled their revamped Senate reform bill yesterday, complete with a new nine-year term clause and the ability to reappoint a Senator if their term should be interrupted –…
CBC: New Brunswick Lacks Residential Care for Adults with Autism
Emma Smith and CBC did a feature (at minute 23:40) on last evening's news on the lack of residential care available for New Brunswick adults with autism. I was interviewed…
Letter to Supporters: These bills will hurt your wallet and your privacy
En français » Stop Online Spying! The government is trying to push through an anti-Internet set of electronic surveillance laws that will invade your privacy and cost you money. They’re…
Fired former health CEO ensures line-jumping allegations won’t fade away
Pugnacious former Alberta health minister Ron Liepert, left, takes it on the chin from the man he hired, equally pugnacious former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett, as a young…
Lettre aux supporteurs: Arrêtez l’espionnage en ligne!
English » Le gouvernement tente de faire adopter une série de lois sur la surveillance électronique anti-Internet qui vont nuire à votre vie privée et vous coûter de l'argent. Ils…
Molly’sBlog 2011-06-22 01:36:00
THE CALENDER:WELCOME TO SUMMER:Today is the summer solstice, the beginning of summer. Here's an article that tells what it all about.********************Summer solsticeFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the…
Conservatives make a grave mistake by associating liberalism with moral relativism
I understand that most conservatives, with their strong sense of national pride and social responsibility, tend to group most of us liberals into the, "they believe in what is expedient…
New Ontario Liberal Commercial
I just saw the new Ontario Liberal commercial and I must say that I really like it. I’m not sure it will help the election, but it really instills some…