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Here in Ottawa, the National Capitol Commission (NCC) issued an eviction notice to the Occupy My Last Nerve crowd in Confederation Park. The official midnight deadline passed and the Occupiers are still Occupied Occupying a park they have no right to camp in. Kudos to the NCC for being spineless bureaucrats worried about offending a…
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Usually, I try not to write about the same thing two days in a row. This isn’t my fault though. If the Occupy the Media people would just shut up, I could move on peacefully. Instead, they are talking about maybe issuing demands. Really? Demands? Who do they think they are? What right do they…
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A story on MSNBC caught my eye today. For years now, the residents of Pavillion Wyoming have been complaining about their drinking water. They claim it’s turned black and stinks of gasoline. Many are claiming serious health issues relate to the problems with the water. Why am I writing about this? Well, aside from the…
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In the Ottawa Sun there’s an article about Lindsay Lohan. It seems she’s now going to pose for Playboy. That’s not really that surprising. Lots of “off prime” female celebs have taken that route. I’m probably the only one who finds this hilariously funny. My first giggle is the idea of her getting paid for…
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Conservative Canadian Senator Nicole Eaton has launched a campaign to replace the beaver as the symbol of Canada. What you may wonder did she want to replace it with? The “majestic and splendid polar bear”. According to the allegedly honorable member, “The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore… holding reign over the arctic for…
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So yesterday I wrote about the Conservatives plan to spend billions on new F-35 fighter aircraft. Here’s a quick follow up. The tab for 65 F-35 fighters will ring in around nine billion dollars. But wait, it gets better. When you purchase a bunch of shiny new aircraft, you need parts and service on them. …
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Earlier tonight, I was reading an article from the Huffington Post. It talked about a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals saying that corporations should be held to account for human rights violations overseas. Specifically, the residents of the island of Bougainville in the Phillipines is looking to sue the Rio Tinto for…
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Rare though it may be, I agree heartily with a recent article by Andrew Coyne in this weeks Maclean’s magazine. In it, he argues that the problem isn’t with the super rich one percent. It’s them and the eighty nine percent under them. Here in Canada, we don’t have the same issues as are motivating…
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My daughter is a fan of the Nickelodeon show Victorious. It’s not one I’ve taken the time to watch, but the bits I’ve seen over her shoulder tell me it’s another teen/highschool dramedy. Seen one, seen them all. Or so I thought. Then I caught a couple of minutes on while it was recording on…
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