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Happy Valentine’s Day
Roxie’s song is called “Hey Valentine”. I met her at Access 7 while I was there to appear on TV too, for Regina Car Share Co-op. Our interviews are on…
Corporate Canada: If you can’t get handouts, ask for more rules
When should our governments use our funds? Should it be for corporate welfare projects or for the greater benefit of all Canadians?
Means tests: recommended for poor oldsters, not wealthy petro-provinces
The Firewall Five, prominent Western independantistes of another era, before they all started cashing in on their public pensions. Today, everything has changed, thank you very much, except the constant…
Bitcoins – Where to Start?
Someone recently asked me (okay, multiple people did) where to start to learn about getting Bitcoins? You can start here at my blog, now. A better place to look will…
LHIN Review: Unifying a system, dividing a community
You have to feel a little bit for the MPPs that are sitting on the all-party Standing Committee on Social Policy. Somehow in the sweet victory of election night it…
My thoughts on Chrysler’s Wish List for Windsor.
Tell Chrysler to raise funds the way all capitalists are supposed to and also remind them that the people of Ontario want FEWER cars and not more.
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ABCD – Always Beware Conservative Doublespeak
The OHA makes it okay to talk about overcrowding
The Ontario Hospital Association may have made it okay to talk about hospital overcrowding. As we noted January 27, the OHA has been asking the province to look at capacity…
“I Am A Canadian” (Reader Discretion is Advised)
The Soapbox does not publish rants that appear uninvited in one’s inbox but this one raises some interesting questions for the 2015 federal election. Here it is: I AM A…
Rewatching The Ed Sullivan Show, 50 years later
How can I explain the impact of The Beatles, in particular their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964 — 50 years ago today? Here’s one way.…
“Check your privilege” meme and why it is ineffective
Okay, this has been bothering me ENORMOUSLY. I talk about racism a LOT. I also blog a lot. For the entire duration of my social justice life I have never
Peaceful Revolution by Dyer – Deadblog
The world was about 20% democratic and 80% Dictatorship, and if China becomes a democracy that will have flipped in only 50 years. Arab world is becoming democratic too. In…
CSEC Letter from Wayne Easter Liberal MP
Last week I sent a letter to Justin Trudeau and Liberal MP Wayne Easter expressing support the Liberal bill that would impose parliamentary oversight over CSEC. Here is Mr Easter’s…
Bob Rae asks why Health Canada is taking so long to say no to paid plasma donations
In 2013 Health Canada held a by-invitation-only roundtable on the issue of paid plasma donations following our efforts to raise concerns over the application by the private Canadian Plasma Resources…
CCACs not entirely to blame for high home care administrative costs
What to do with the Community Care Access Centres? Yesterday’s Toronto Star column by Bob Hepburn suggests we should roll them into the Local Health Integration Networks and send the…
CCAC CEOs may not have enjoyed their cornflakes this morning
You would think the Community Care Access Centres would tread a little carefully these days. The Tories want to get rid of them. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario would…
Trucks Suck
We need new rules for commercial truck traffic on 400-series highways. Too many accidents, too many deaths and too much cost are passed to the public as a result of…
ConCalls: Fair Election Fraud Act #elxnfraud #cdnpoli
Conservative media pundits are happy to be able to say “fair” and “election” in the same sentence as “Conservative”, because saying “fraud” was getting old even 2 years ago. @kateheartfield…