Category Archives: Politics

Stephen Harper Gets Cartoond

Posted on 12 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

[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

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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

Posted on 18 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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

Posted on 27 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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?

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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

Posted on 12 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

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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The Earning Dead

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Copyright monopolies vary widely from place to place on this Earth. But the vast majority of countries offer these monopolies and I would say that the United States system of life of the artist plus 70 years (it’s actually more … Continue reading →

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The BOGO Slide

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

I first heard of “BOGO” sales on the American television we Canadians get piped in (the majority of Canucks live near the border). The first time I heard an explanation about what the mysterious acronym meant was much later on … Continue reading →

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The Racist Party

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

During Ontario’s last election, I picked on one of the big parties for being “the party of the intolerant”. This was my first humourless post, I was that serious about the allegation. You see, every election cycle it seems that … Continue reading →

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