I feel like I should spend more time on this site and on Twitter pointing out the flaws of conservatives here in Canada and in the United States. The truth is that it’s getting boring and repetitive. I’ve been pointing out the flaws of conservatives and their ‘philosophies’ since the days of Reagan and, although…
Living Piano Uses a Chorus for Notes [video]
A demonstration by Ontario’s TFO. While it’s a very clever idea, all the really wealthy people will now want one for their sitting rooms.
Time to Renegotiate the Social Contract
Conservatives have cobbled together a strange world view. They do not, largely, believe in biological evolution but they do believe in ‘social Darwinism’ (which Darwin himself did not). At a very basic level, the problem with ‘survival of the fittest’, as an ideology, is that it directly contradicts the basic principles that modern, western democracy…
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Smoked Pot and No One Cares Very Much
Today Justin Trudeau admitted to smoking marijuana while serving as a member of the Parliament of Canada and, for the most part, Canada gave a collective shrug. It has, after all, been more than 20 years since Bill Clinton ‘didn’t inhale’ and Woodstock was almost 45 years ago. In 2013, everyone knows that pot isn’t…
Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz Does Canada a Favor
Ted Cruz is a representative of the batshit crazy wing of the U.S. Republican Party. He would like to kill the weak, insurance run, national health care the US has finally gotten. He is homophobic and Islamophobic. He wants to abolish the IRS, is against any form of gun control and against gun victims as…
Suggested Reading: “Time to pack it in, Steve” – Why It’s Time for Harper to Go
As Stephen Harper prepares to prorogue parliament for the 3rd time, some continue to suggest that he will, or at least should, step down as leader of the Conservative party. While this is vehemently denied by Harper it is a wonder that he continues to enjoy any public support. Harper originally came to office on…
Senate Reform: Thomas Mulcair Picks the Wrong Issue, at the Wrong Time, Probably for the Wrong Reason.
Thomas Mulcair is definitely not Jack Layton. With jobs, the economy, affordable housing and other fundamental issues weighing on the minds of Canadians, the NDP leader is taking to the road to rally support for an issue that is more important to Mulcair and his party than it is to most voters. To be sure…
Sanctuary: The Best Show You Probably Missed Entirely
I was very late in coming to Sanctuary. I didn’t start watching until after the announcement that there would not be a 5th season. The show generated very little buzz and what I had heard about it was mixed. The critics score on Metacritic is an uninspiring 56/100 and the user score is a…
Beware the Killer Beavers of Belarus
Remember 2011, when people were talking about replacing the beaver as Canada’s national animal? Senator Nicole Eaton called beavers a “dentally defective rat” and wanted to replace them with polar bears as a symbol for the country. Well, the Senator would have a hard time making that argument in 2013 Belarus. According to the Guardian a beaver…
The War on Drugs is a Public Health Crisis
Anti-drug warriors have proclaimed, for many years, that they were somehow protecting and promoting public health by fighting ‘illegal’ drugs. That argument has always been hollow. It ignores the public health problems caused by organized crime. Organized crime is naturally drawn to the easy profits made available by prohibition. This has caused untold death and…