Political

A Harley biker is visiting the zoo in Calgary , Alberta when he sees little girl leaning into the bars of the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the...
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In the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression and while involved in two wars in far off lands, the United States once again shows the leadership and compassion it has been know for. The tiny, impoverished country of Haiti certainly did not need or deserve a natural disaster, especially one of...
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Looks like we are finally getting somewhere.   CBC News B.C. drivers have until Dec. 31 to get hands-free gear if they want to use a cellphone while operating a motor vehicle. (CBC) The B.C. government is reminding drivers that on New Year’s Day it will become illegal to drive in the province while using a hand-held...
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I can’t help but feel that Gordon Sinclair’s 1973 speech on “The Americans” can still be relevant to the happenings of today. Am I Pro-American? You tell me! On June 5, 1973, Gordon Sinclair sat up in bed in Toronto and turned on his TV set. The United States had just pulled out of the...
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I get tired of the media telling me over and over that I am leaving a legacy of debt to my children and grandchildren. You hear it on the radio and you watch in on television. After a while it gets pathetic, especially the way it is being portrayed. The Boomers are not the first...
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During a career or a life time everyone has moments, people or events that they will always remember. They remember them fondly or with contempt. In my case, one of the people I remember meeting for the first time is Leo Teskey, and it isn’t fondly. Teskey was baby faced and still in his teens...
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The Health care debate in the US rages on without rest. The Republicans and the “Tea-Party” bunch are reeking havoc at meetings across the land spouting logic that just doesn’t fit. Democrats on the other hand have enough power in congress to pass the bill and be done with it. But unfortunately that is not...
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Over 130 Canadian soldiers have lost their lives since Canada entered the war in Afghanistan in 2002. Are they dying in vain? Is it time to pull our soldiers out? Is it possible to succeed in creating a peaceful democratic state in Afghanistan? Is that why we are there? A look at Afghanistan’s history says, clearly,...
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In looking at the case in Quebec, involving the death of a wheelchair-bound woman killed by a Drunk driver, it begs the question “Where’s the Bitch?”. The “Bitch” or “Habitual Criminal Act” was a resource the courts had in days gone by. It was used by the courts to impose “preventive detention”. Now that’s...
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In 2006, Steven Harper led the Conservatives to a minority government, defeating Paul Marin’s Liberals. The Bloq retained most of it’s seats and the NDP strengthened it’s fourth place position. Canadians had given Harper and the Conservatives a chance to govern and wanted to see what they could do. In 2008, Stéphane Dion was the...
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