Joe Fresh & Loblaws: Perpetuating the Early Marginalization of Women
Not so long ago, my friend Becca was shopping at her local Loblaws store (Real Canadian Superstore, for those of us who live in the West.) Like many people I…
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Canada 2012 Federal Budget – The Top 3 Sexiest, Most Angering Things in a Boring Document
So, many MANY people checked out my recent post on my initial reaction to the Canadian Federal budget, and the unfair and unwarranted cut to a treasured program: Katimavik. Having…
Scotiabank thinks they can handle mortgage risks
In a speech to shareholders, Scotiabank head Rick Waugh said, “It’s up to the banks themselves – not government or regulators – to manage our risks and advise our customers…
Finally! Justin Get’s Some Good Press
After the swearing in parliament one would just think it would be a slip of the mouth and only end up being a bad day for Justin. Then came along…
Canada’s Chinese Influence
Canada was built in large part due to the efforts of Chinese immigrants. Canadians were cruel in their treatment of these immigrants, preventing whole Chinese families from immigrating here in…
A conversation between Micah Goldberg & Joseph Uranowski on: Progressive Cooperation
Micah Goldberg is one of my favourite people (he has guest blogged for me on a number of occasions.) One of our first conversations together was an argument about some…
Minister of Fun #CPCMinisters
The Conservative government in Canada needs to start expanding its swelled Cabinet to include Ministers that Conservatives care about. Perhaps we could get #CPCMinisters meme to trend on Twitter? Here…
Living in the Age of Stupid
I know that many before me have felt that they live during times in which their fellow man’s limited intelligence rules the day, much to their chagrin. I can imagine…
ConCalls: Don’t Call it a Scandal
There are many people who are insisting that RoboCon does not deserve to be called a “scandal”. Conservative Party hack Levant, insists it’s a “scandalette”. Justin Trudeau (and researcher extraordinaire…
MoneySense magazine ranks Hawkesbury 150th out of 190 cities, people ask ‘what the fuck is MoneySense magazine?’
For a few years MoneySense, a Toronto-based magazine, has been ranking cities in Canada from best to worst. For the third year in a row they’ve decided Hawkesbury is one…
A fundamental lack of competence #nlpoli
One crowd can’t even successfully rig a process they set out to rig from the start. So now the Premier wants to have a debate she earlier rejected as unnecessary…
Numbers and other information #nlpoli
People aren’t stupid. They just don’t know stuff. Politicians are no different. In Kathy Dunderdale’s case, labradore had an absolutely devastating post last week about the Premier’s reaction to the…
US Blocking UK Travel to Canada
This is completely outrageous. Better hope no one with your name ends up on the US No Fly list. This move makes the financial blockade against WikiLeaks, look like a…
And the point is?
After a few years practicing being a social commenter I have come to one certain conclusion. I should probably have my fucking head examined! Grief, that’s what you mostly get.…
How stupid are voters, anyway? #nlpoli
Poke around some political websites over the past couple of months and you’ll find a few columns on the question of how much voters are paying attention to politics in…
PMMLiberal.ca: Celebrating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
I recenlty wrote a blog entry for the Liberal Party of Canada in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. On a blustery Saturday morning in 1982, the Right Hon. Pierre Elliot Trudeau sat…
Conservative Budget Shows Us What is Important to Them
A common response from many pundits on the recent Conservative budget seems to be: sensible, dull, uncontroversial. David Frum recently published his analysis and went a bit further asking whether…
Conservative Budget Shows Us What is Important to Them
A common response from many pundits on the recent Conservative budget seems to be: sensible, dull, uncontroversial. David Frum recently published his analysis and went a bit further asking whether…
Canada’s Scorched Earth Hour
8:30pm tonight is Earth hour, where towns and cities in more than 135 countries turn off their lights. For one hour. To save the planet from climate change. To be…
5 Questions: Jonathan Scott
I became a fan of Jonathan Scott’s writing during the Liberal convention at the beginning of the year (he wrote for Ipolitics.ca.) He is currently studying at the University of…