Federal politics

Nice work if you can get it!

May 9, 2013

In a story released by the Toronto Star it is noted that the Government of Canada – the “New Harper Government” Read more »

Enough of Government ‘Litter’

April 26, 2013

With the news that the leader of the Conservative party of Canada (CPC), who also holds office as the Prime Minister of Canada, Read more »

MP, Supporters Ignore Real Needs

March 27, 2013

Following last week’s release of the 2013 federal budget, our Member of Parliament, Rick Norlock, attended the usual budget breakfast hosted by one of the local Chambers of Commerce to sing its praises to the mostly friendly audience. Read more »

An exercise in frustration

February 26, 2013

As a reasonably savvy person I figured that navigating government services would not be that hard – wrong Read more »

The Focus Group

February 11, 2013

For the last year or so I’ve been participating in online surveys for a well known polling firm. From the beginning I was hooked, eager to provide my opinion on products, services, and all things political whenever asked. Read more »

All teeth and trousers, or all hat and no cattle

February 10, 2013

Both expressions, one British and one Texan mean the same thing – no substance just flash. That’s what Northumberland is going to get for one hour next Thursday. Fittingly St. Valentine’s Day. A day to express one’s love to one’s sweetheart. Read more »

Triumphalism

January 3, 2013

“The term triumphalism is what anthropologists call an “observer’s category”; it is generally taken as having a pejorative sense (see the Oxford English Dictionary) and few members of groups would identify themselves as being triumphalist. Read more »

No Way to Run a Railroad

December 30, 2012

Just in time for the Christmas media slow down, here comes Transport Canada with a press release announcing two new appointees to the board of directors of VIA Rail. Chosen by Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities Denis Lebel, Read more »

Ashamed to be Canadian

December 12, 2012

When Stephen Harper and his government changed the rules to prevent agricultural migrant workers Read more »

Bah Humbug to Christmas Charity

December 6, 2012

Every year at this time the pitches to give to the poor drive me crazy. Whether it’s money, gifts, or food, the act of giving provides more gratification to the giver than to the ones it’s given to, and that’s a cruel irony. Read more »

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  • Tim Bosma: Family, friends mourn Ancaster father as police arrest second suspect in Oakville
    As hundreds packed into a decorated Hamilton banquet hall to remember a loving jokester who was found brutally burned earlier this month, police swarmed a suburban Oakville neighbourhood where they arrested a second man now charged with his murder.On Wednesday, Tim Bosma was remembered in song and in prayer, with tears and laughter under hanging white drapes […]
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    The world may be watching to see if Gawker reaches its crowd sourcing goal of $200,000 to purchase the video of the mayor apparently smoking crack cocaine, but so are Toronto police. We “will closely monitor that and if any evidence of a criminal act arises from that, we’ll deal with that,” said Police Chief Bill Blair on Wednesday, when asked what would hap […]
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