Category Archives: Politics

Meet the New NRA: Militant Socialists

The NRA has a new idea that was brainstormed last week following the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. You’ve undoubtedly heard their call for MORE guns. More specifically they want an armed guard in every school. This will, according to … Continue reading

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The True Chretien King Maker

Many have lamented how the left and centre of the Canadian political spectrum have been left out of power for many years. There have been calls for the left leaning NDP and centrist Liberal party to merge in order to … Continue reading

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The Frackin’ Oil Companies

If you don’t know what fracking is, perhaps you should have paid more attention in the school yard. Fracking is what oil and gas companies do to get more reserves out of the ground. The official term is hydraulic fracturing. … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper Gets Cartoond

[Stephen Harper: As a conservative I never believe in nationalizing Canada’s resources. 2nd balloon: But Malaysia and China can nationalize Canada’s resources. Harper’s button: Alberta 4 eva! Great Lakes neva!]

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Pfizer Pfail

Pfizer’s patent on Viagra was pulled in Canada earlier this month. They were caught gaming the patent system by not fully disclosing what the invention was. The point of patents is to get the invention out in the open so … Continue reading

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Federal Conservatives Seriously Think About Changing Canadian Flag

Canada’s majority holding Conservatives are threatening to flex their political muscles again by changing the Canadian flag. They hark back to the development of our current flag. Originally the two bars of red on the Canadian flag were going to … Continue reading

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New Personalities in the Corporate Playground

It’s very old news that corporations have demanded the rights of people and largely gotten them. But what kind of personality does a corporation have? Many jurisdictions have said that shareholders rights must triumph over every other aspect of a … Continue reading

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Is Justin Trudeau the Start of a New Math for Liberals?

You may have already heard about the Canadian Liberal Party’s system of alternating English leaders with French leaders. I’ve even mentioned it in an earlier post. But the math may have changed since confederation, 145 years ago. You see, the … Continue reading

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Mullets and the Amish

Largely the humour of this post is derived from this serious account of events in Amish parts of Ohio. A group of Amish followers of Samuel Mullet Sr. attacked and cut off the beards of 6 other Amish men and … Continue reading

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Possessions

The language of love leaves a lot to be desired. Think of it. “Be mine” is probably the most used Valentine and candy heart slogan. “I’m Yours” was a recent big hit by Jason Mraz. We’ll even say “who belongs … Continue reading

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