Can someone tell me if it is normal…
… for a CFL to burn out this way… major smoke… major acrid smell. Note the blackened tube and base. Just askin’… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
politics
Timeraiser for Fundraiser
Here’s a clever idea to promote volunteerism. == Here’s a little summary of RoboCon, by the links. == Wow. I hadn’t heard about the transfer to MacKay, which is of…
Restaurants Should List Allergens
Kudos to Ontario’s NDP for this, but it’s not enough to force chain restaurants to simply list caloric content with their menu items. All restaurants (chain, small, fancy and otherwise)…
What The F-35?
A lawsuit, jets, lies, no accountability? “feel completely manipulated, completely lied to and they are pissed off; they want a corporation like Air Canada to be accountable for misleading them.”…
Who Needs Honour When You Have Fear?
I’m starting to think that The Conservative Party of Canada is trying to exhaust our outrage meters so we’ll stop complaining about real issues and just let them do whatever…
Who Needs Honour When You Have Fear?
I’m starting to think that The Conservative Party of Canada is trying to exhaust our outrage meters so we’ll stop complaining about real issues and just let them do whatever…
Blog Navel Gazing
Here’s some stuff that will probably not interest you, but I make available anyway for some laughs and potential humility/humour. I saw some very interesting search terms recently finding my…
Stop the Sell Out
LeadNow Campaign : Stop the Sell Out This is truly important. Our democracy is being strong-armed by the Conservatives. They are using their majority to begin altering the progressive nature…
Stop the Sell Out
LeadNow Campaign : Stop the Sell Out This is truly important. Our democracy is being strong-armed by the Conservatives. They are using their majority to begin altering the progressive nature…
Evade Censorship of Pirate Bay Block
Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn…
5 Questions: Shane Mackenzie
Shane Mackenzie is the OYL United candidate for Policy Director. His proficiency at online communications and social media brought him to my attention shortly after the last federal election. Shane…
Why people should be able to marry the same gender
I know there is a lot of articles out there arguing for and against same-sex marriage. However, I wanted to give my two cents as to why I think people…
Unanswered Questions: When did Question Period become Non-Answer Period?
I remember a time, not so long ago, when questions asked in the House of Commons — during Question Period — received answers. You remember, right? I didn’t just imagine…
ConCalls: After a Long, Unexplained Abscence #cdnpoli
Abscence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s a bogus expression. It creates worry, and doubt. That’s what a lot of people were feeling when Brian-Michel LaRue disappeared from online life…
Time to Drop Left, Right and Centre
Words have power. Canadian politics is undergoing a realignment and the old words we use to describe the ‘political spectrum’ are becoming more a hinderance than a help in trying…
Time to Drop Left, Right and Centre
Words have power. Canadian politics is undergoing a realignment and the old words we use to describe the ‘political spectrum’ are becoming more a hinderance than a help in trying…
Liberals Growing Irrelevance In West.
The Liberal party has a major problem. We seem for the most part since May 2nd 2012 to be up from our election results. All major projections have us gaining…
ConCalls: IP Match Confirmed: Poutine Used Prescott’s Computer in #RoboCon
Read lots more by Brandon Laraby who has a roundup of links, Curiosity Cat, and Sixth Estate. When the latest documents from court appear online, I’ll post them with the…
New coins costing Canadians a lot of cash…
Last month, the Royal Canadian Mint put into circulation a new generation of loonies and toonies. The Royal Canadian Mint, however, did not give Canadian cities official notice of when…
Huh?
IF this is the full story, then that school in Nova Scotia should give its politically-correct head a shake! Now y’all KNOW that I’m a grumpy ol’ atheist. Always have…