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If God hadn't meant for man to eat animals, He wouldn't have made them out of meat. - Homer Simpson

I'm no fan of Trudeau or the Liberals, my home riding has fared well for two terms under an NDP incumbent who has served us well despite not having a party in power in Ottawa. I'm just watching O'Toole and his level of leadership so far and it looks a lot like a reply of the last election...

O'Toole's CPC appears intent on replaying Andrews Scheers missing the empty-net goal last time out. Nothing of substance so far other than Trudeau attacks, unless you count shooting himself in the foot with his attempt at reframing the carbon tax, and looking more and more like an election in...

I've been reading that a lot too, Suncor, who I worked for indirectly up until just recently, is listed as a hot buy on stock advisory sites, some even going to far to say it's a "buy and hold" stock for the long term. That kind of flies in the face of the overall push to reduce our reliance on...

Well I certainly won't be driving to Nova Scotia for pizza any time soon.

That has always been a thought of mine, that enough independents in parliament to consitute a swing vote would go a long away to keeping the major parties in line. The trouble is find people of integrity to run.

Yup. The CPC is a party in disarray, no more able to instill confidence in the minds of voters than they are able to find any common ground within their party. Still, as much as another term of Liberal buffoonery is not particularly inviting, it is still a better choice than handing the keys...

What kind of brain donor thinks that cutting a foot off of your blanket and sewing on to the other end is going to give you a bigger blanket ?

It's a challenge somedays ferreting out trustworthy information from among the bias, manipulation and misdirection. But sometimes it's easy, like in the article linked to above. Two paragraphs in and you know this was written for Trump cheerleaders, with next to no regard for truth and...

This is right in my own backyard, the closest church about a kilometer from my home. There is little information as to who is lighting the fires, the starting times of the first two were separated by about the time it would take to drive from one site to the next. Mutliple reports of a black...

Who cares ? This is Canada, we have Ezra.

Not completely useless. It's a solid lesson on how fleeting businesses catering to those with extra cash can be when times get tough. A brother of mine lived in Phoenix for a time, property got real cheap down there after the 2008 downturn. I visited him on occasion and managed a little side...

Exactly. Maybe "News" programs that are actually entertainment fiction should carry a banner warning up front for those who can't tell the difference. Bias is one thing, with a little effort you can get past that, but offering up BS like it's fact is making a major contribution to the...

It should be a no-brainer, but then again Energy East should be a no-brainer and it got mired in politics. I read once that a large scale diversion of the Columbia was on the table for a time. Imagine the politics in play with everyone who sees the Columbia pass through their jurisdiction at...

I think an appropriate group of right leaning citizens should approach the federal government with a proposal for a national news outlet that leans their way. They'd have to wait until a right wing government is back in power but if they think the CBC is so biased it's only fair that they have a...

Agree. While our view of the past can change, or even be manipulated, that qualifies as a deliberate distortion and not an actual change.

People are happy with him here, I fully expect him to keep his seat. That will be good enough for me. Canada as a whole is unlikely to put the NDP in power federally, that's an awful big step top the left for a country still jockeying over different flavours of center.

That doesn't leave a lot to choose from does it? The spin-off right wing fringe parties aren't established enough to be a serious threat, and splitting the right wing vote is a ticket to ride for the Liberals. O'Toole is at the head of a party in disarray as centrists and social conservative...

Not so much the programs themselves, but the oversight. Who is checking for liars when they say “Yes, I am actively seeking employment” ? More important among our social benefits are our education and healthcare programs.

I don't think so. Our current blend of free market capitalism and social programs is not something our voters are likely to vote away anytime soon. It's just a little out of whack in that the freedom we give to the corporate sector isn't being used responsibly, it serves the very few at the...