Advertising, bondage and consumerism
I turn off the mute on the radio, to check if the nauseating ads are finished and we can get back to the music, and I hear, “New York steak…”…
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Freedhoff says Heart & Stroke Foundation should be ashamed of themselves
Ottawa’s Dr. Yoni Freedhoff wonders why the Heart and Stroke Foundation would endorse a product for your children that’s basically “sugar, water and marketing.” Freedhoff’s says two servings of Sunrype’s…
If General Leslie wasn’t a Liberal, this wouldn’t be news
More Tory dirty tricks. The Harper guys don’t seem to mind shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to move a disgraced general after he was court-martialled to the UAE.…
Bitcoins – How to Start Mining
This guide describes an indirect way to mine Bitcoins at home. You’ll need to understand how to edit a batch file and run it in the folder with a program…
Action Plan Year 2: Progress report more politics than substance
Reflecting on two years of “progress” under Ontario’s Health Action Plan, Health Minister Deb Matthews published her list of “accomplishments” in an on-line pamphlet posted in January. After two years…
What Canadians Aren’t Reading About Keystone XL Pipeline
Dig a little and you’ll find that the world doesn’t think much of the Conservative Party’s desire to put the Keystone XL pipeline in place.
Kickstarter hacked
I signed up for KickStarter and didn’t even end up using it. Because I was lazy/human, I used a password I’d used on some other websites when creating my account…
Canadian Athletes: Smart Like Tractor, eh, Putin?
Vladimir Putin and the Horror at Canada House http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/ Why are you even surprised, Simon? The fact that they are involved in the ‘owe-limp-icks’ tells you everything you need to…
#JohnToryValentine
Hey, look who sent me a Valentine!
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.
ABCD
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.…