Honouring Canadian accomplishments.
We need to do a better job of recognizing real accomplishments by Canadians. We have people in this country who commit heroic deeds, overcome seemingly impossible obstacles, show unexpected leadership,…
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Lafleche Centennial, 100 Years of Awesome
June 29, 2013 I’ve been at the Lafleche 100 celebration on Canada Day long weekend. There were few people my age who I knew, and many of the oldest generation…
Canada Day Quiz
We all know him as “Justin Trudeau’s father” today, but there was a time when Pierre was just a lowly Justice Minister, needing 4 ballots to win the party’s leadership.…
TSN NHL draft coverage preview … round 13.
“Welcome back, Canada, to TSN’s continuing coverage of the 2013 NHL entry draft. I’m Gord Miller, and after 13 rounds of this, even I’m running out of droll things to…
Pricey Passports R Us……..
Canadian ePassports arrive July 1 New ePassports feature electronic chips, other security features CBC News Posted: Jun 28, 2013 2:55 PM ET Not only are the passports getting even more…
Aurora in Wood Mountain
One of the advantages to small-town Saskatchewan, is that it’s easier to escape light pollution than it is in a city like Regina. I was fortunate to be out of…
Health Canada “consultation” on paid plasma less than adequate
The issue of paid plasma donations in Canada has taken a new development. It didn’t take long between the publishing of our joint letter in the Hill Times and the…
Biking Saving Money
470km this year on a (new) bike. If I was paying for a car for myself, that’s about $8000/year, CAA estimates. That includes ownership, depreciation, gas, insurance, repairs, parking, (fines?),…
Heartless — cuts to refugee health care
On June 17 Canadian Doctors For Refugee Care conducted demonstrations across Canada drawing attention to the Harper government’s 2012 changes to the Interim Federal Health Plan that would deny many…
Rob Ford 2012 vs Rob Ford 2013
Stephen Harper urges tougher crime laws, meets with Rob Ford The mayor met privately with the prime minister in Scarborough for almost an hour Tuesday to talk about curbing gun…
Conservatives vs. Conservatives – Anti-union bill gets gutted in Canadian Senate
When the Federal Tories took “progressive” out of their title after merging with the Reform Party, it was inevitable that the radical right wing ideology of the Reformers would come…
And that must be the length of it.
When you are always intending to write something about blogs and finally get around to it, you wonder why. As a blogger, you should be able to say something positive…
Hello World!
Meet Sloane. The cuteness is overwhelming. We’re all in puppy love.
Road trip looks at how dangerous Conservative election plank plays out in real life
We’ve previously written on the folly of the provincial Conservatives in pursuing American-style labour legislation that would erode the standard of living for most Ontarians. Making most of us poorer…
Make history — meet us in Niagara-on-the-lake July 24-25
It’s the last meeting of the provincial Premiers before the 10-year 2004 health accord expires. With the expiry of that accord, so too goes any concerted effort to implement a…
PMO Organized Anti-Trudeau Protest
The Prime Minister’s Office is a partisan waste of taxpayer money. $10M a year goes there to die. Huffington Post uncovered the PMO coordination of the silly protest aimed at…
Dave from Etobicoke
This made me laugh. Even more because of this. And this.
The PMO needs some adult supervision
The Tories have a lot of problems these days. From Harper’s Chief of Staff writing an ill-advised (and now subject to an ongoing RCMP investigation) $90K cheque to a senator…
The Rising of a "Supermoon"
Reblogged from The Amazing Sky: Here is the much hyped Supermoon of 2013 rising into a twilight sky on the wet Alberta prairies. A clear night for a change, with…
Spending a Billion #cdnpoli
Many homes and lives were recently destroyed in Alberta last week. Warnings about where, and how to build homes were not heeded. A former Alberta MLA who headed up a…