Wasn’t This Solved in the ’60s? Re-Branding is Ineffective
The 1960′s saw Canada pick up a new flag. We even gave it a day, February 15th, to be celebrated. Canada’s New(TM) Harper Government(TM) is undertaking a “re-branding” of the…
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Jack
What a huge loss. I had heard the news early Monday morning from a loved one and then my blackberry started flooding with notes from various political types of the…
Calgary Mom Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign
A Calgary mom has launched a new anti-homophobia campaign that will be gracing various public transit vessels in the city starting this September. The campaign was originally conceived after a…
About Jack
Hearing about Jack Layton’s death from cancer driving home a couple of days ago was like a hard punch in the head, and I nearly went off the road. My…
Hudak to help students: Can we trust him?
Yesterday, PC Leader Tim Hudak announced that he would provide more funding for Ontario students, by diverting funds away from the Ontario Trillium Scholarship program. The Ontario Trillium Scholarship program…
RIP Jack Layton #CancerTagFail
If we make it to September, Everything’s gonna be alright I know, It’s the coldest time of Summer, And Canada mourns the MP from Toronto. If we make it to…
Cell phones and radiation, part 325
In this continuing saga, I had most recently posted: Wait, now cell phones don’t cause cancer? Then today I ran into this: Cell phone radiation could make you sterile according…
Remembering Jack Layton
NDP supporter or not, there is no doubt that Jack Layton’s contribution to the political sphere is a spectacle that should live on in the minds’ of Canadians for many…
Goodbye, Jack
Sad news today. Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. Rest in peace, Jack. Toronto Star article
Religious Entitlement For The Rest Of Us
I originally wrote the following article—rated the greatest article of all time by an independent body that I just formed—for the July 2010 edition of Outlooks magazine. Despite being published…
Angry Voters
Jeff suggests a new app for the iPhone. I’d call it iVote, or Angry Voters. I used to be a hard-liner against e-voting, but now I’m starting to wonder if…
If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
An open letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence; The Canadian military says an error at the Department of National Defence resulted in tens of millions of…
Giggle News
Nearly all news on CNN should be laughed at. Cooper is getting it right, and I love the puns.
Ottawa School Board Criticized Over Pride Parade Plans
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will be marching in the Capital Pride Parade for the first time this weekend. It’s a great way to send a message to all the…
The Ryan Painter Show Takes Flight
This is the first installment of the Ryan Painter Show Episode 1 Please feel free to leave a question or comment. I will respond….promise! Filed under: Uncategorized
Tim Hudak is not worth the risk
Heather Mallick on what three levels of Conservative government (aka the “Trinity of Terror”) can mean for the women of Ontario: Nine miles of hard road ahead for women this…
Would You Vote Over The Internet?
I trust computers… to do what their potentially untrustworthy programmers tell them to do. Because it’s computer code that could be corrupted, there’s little means for the layperson voter to…
I Hate Tipping
Tipping is terrible. It’s too complicated, and it’s an excuse for employers to underpay people who work in service jobs like waiting and housekeeping. Employers have learned that people are…
The problem with Hudak
Hudak has a number of problems, the largest being trust. People don’t trust him. In particular, women don’t trust him. In a new poll, Nanos Research concluded that only 1…
Czech President Condemns Canada Over Gay Support
Vaclav Klaus, the president of The Czech Republic lashed out at Canada and twelve other countries for having taken the “unprecedented step” of signing an open letter in support of…