Here are a couple reasons why the upcoming debt-ceiling-deadline in the United States has made this past week in politics very entertaining: 1. Senator John McCain. Yesterday on the Senate floor McCain criticized his own Republicans that are hesitant to raise the debt-ceiling saying “the idea seems to be...
Read the article outlining the rise of right wing terrorism. Please note that the video on Sovereign Citizens is difficult to watch.
So. Another strike, another set of contrasting views, another pack of wolves with their hateful and ignorant comments. But this is far from your usual strike: we’re not talking wages or pensions here, we’re talking torture. Imagine an 8’ by 10’ area. It’s not hard—the size of a small...
I notice Mr. Eady is up first, so I will make it more politicalish. Good afternoon, this is coming from Toronto Ontario, where it’s a cool 38 degrees Celsius with a low humidity of 42%. This has led me to think about how selfish and arrogant most North Americans...
I read an article in the Hamilton Spectator today and someone posted the below comment. I didn’t take economics or business in school, so this is the first time I have seen this. Many of you may have read this before and provided your thoughts on it. If so,...
Well, well. Mail has been arriving again since Tuesday, the strike is over, all has returned to normal. But has it? First, I know you’re probably sick of hearing about this by now, but nothing is over, nothing has returned to normal. The CUPW plans to challenge the legality...
It’s a little late, but did you know that 18 years ago on June 25, Canada swore into office our first-ever female Prime Minister? Those who were just of legal voting age for the last election probably don’t remember – and they probably don’t remember the federal Progressive Conservative...
Dr. Jack Kevorkian died this past week. He had been sick for the past year or so, often with extreme battles with pneumonia. He died unmarried and without children, a doctor who had his license revoked and a parole who had been sentenced 15-20 years for second degree murder. ...
The Canadian Press is reporting that Bob Rae will be the interim leader of the Liberal Party. Rae managed to survive the flood that washed away much of his party only 3 weeks ago including Liberal and Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff. Ignatieff and the Liberals lost an astounding 33...
After two elections and five years as a minority Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have their majority in Ottawa. A heck of a lot of movement happened in this election and there will be four years to complain deconstruct the Conservative Majority and see if the NDP Opposition can oppose. But...
