My Fabulous Canada Day Long Weekend
Well I must say my Canada 150 long weekend was about 150% better than I had hoped it would be.The music and the fireworks were amazing. Some friends from Montreal…
Canada 150
Justin Trudeau and the Absurd Alberta Kerfuffle
I thought Justin Trudeau did a great job of presiding over the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa, as well as representing the spirit of the new generation.But as you probably…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 24: Enough Canada already … eh?
I am now, officially, Canada’d out. Canada celebrated the 150th anniversary of Confederation on Saturday with an orgy of government-sponsored patriotism. Now, I’m as patriotic as the next person, but…
Canada 150: Reconciling who we are with who we want to be
Today, on the occasion of Canada 150, we should be asking ourselves tough questions relating to the role of public policy in Canada’s ongoing efforts at reconciling with Indigenous people.…
Canada Day: Is It True Canadians Don’t Know How To Party?
I must admit I'm in a mood to party, I've got so many reasons to celebrate.The regatta season has begun. I've just graduated from more than two months of rehab…
Asserting our Knowledge #nlpoli
Opinions are great things. Everyone is entitled to them. Not every opinion, though, is equal in value or validity or, as former CBC boss Tony Manera showed recently, in veracity.…
Asserting our Knowledge #nlpoli
Opinions are great things. Everyone is entitled to them. Not every opinion, though, is equal in value or validity or, as former CBC boss Tony Manera showed recently, in veracity.…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 1: The taxman cometh
Here in the Glorious People’s Republic of Alberta, we have begun the process of saving the Earth, 4.5 cents a litre at a time. The NDP government introduced its Climate…
The Great Con Canada Birthday Scam
I'll always remember the day Stephen Harper decided to start celebrating Canada's 150th birthday, three years early.And how critics warned that the infrastructure money that came with it could be…
Stephen Harper and the Great Canada Birthday Scam
Stephen Harper has spent more than a billion dollars on porky ads trying to brainwash Canadians, with their own money.He has tried to hypnotize us into believing that his is…
Our 150th birthday bash … all about war
If there was any remaining doubt that the Conservative government has a militaristic view of history, check out Canada 150, the website for Canada’s 150th anniversary. Note that the only…