I am against Canadian Hate Crime legislation ( Read more... )

I'm not sure what all these I support our troops ribbon/stickers mean.
When I see one, my question is "How do you support your troops?"

Is it just a declaration of the heart? Because then it really is a political message. It's like saying you support "a women's right to choose" or such. Just as the stickers that say "I support our troops but not ( Read more... )

Lies, Damned Lies and The Apprenticeship of Michael Ignatieff:
His Mistake, Our Fault


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Following the outcome of yesterday's Quebec election and  the strong showing of the Action démocratique party, a lot of people are going around celebrating the fact that the PQ finished 3rd and that 2 "federalist" parties now govern Quebec. For those of you who think the ADQ is a "federalist" party, consider that the party's platform includes:

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Who here supports the seal hunt with action (rather then words)? I mean will you be eating seal pie this year? Will you sport a seal fur purse? Or seal fur anything ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm probably making too much out of this.

It bugs the living crap out of me that almost every province across the country, has changed their laws, to accommodate the American "Energy Policy Act [2005]" By moving the dates that Daylight Savings Time is changed ( Read more... )

I don't think any of you need a link to this. I've been thinknig about this for a whiel now. It doesn't sit right with me. On the one hand yuo have a group of worker who feel they are being underpaid for thier very important services who are legaly striking wichis one of the few actions an emploee can take to get action on his or her greivances, ( Read more... )

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A week ago last night, I found myself with a couple of friends, enjoying conversation and a lovely spread, not to mention the alcoholic beverages requisite to such get-togethers. Briefly, the Liberal leadership race came up and I missed my chance to prove my prognosticatory powers. We shuddered over the probability of a win by the idiot-acedemic ( Read more... )

Dear Government:
Make no long speeches on the failures of the previous government, just fix it. Fix it so we can move on to improving our nation beyond just keeping it alive. Long public speeches are redundant when you can now act. Just allow the media access and let them run with it. Correct them when they slander, host your plans in details ( Read more... )