On Magnets

As I’ve been driving around this fine province of ours, I have been noticing something interesting. There are these ribbon shaped magnets that people are sticking to the back of their cars, and, by and large, they say “Support our Troops”. I want one of those magnets.
Unequivocally, I support our brave men and women who [...]

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On Jerks

I want to make something very clear. I am fine with being attacked. There is, however, a caveat associated with that statement – I want those attacks and criticisms to be constructive. I realize that many people do not have Blogger accounts, and it would be a shame to loose their input, especially at a [...]

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Hooray! 1000 Hits!

I’d just like to take this moment to congratulate myself and my blog. Today, we finally passed 1000 hits. These two days in my blog have been the most popular in it’s brief history. Thank you all, my readers, who have come from as far away as England, South Asia and Africa. I appreciate your [...]

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On Kennedy, Part Three

I am going to simplify my questions. Does he have good policies, or have the potential to make good policy? In the past, Gerard has performed well as a Minister in the Ontario government. I am not convinced that he has the federal experience, or, quite frankly, the federal perspective to create valuable policy for [...]

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On Kennedy, Part Two

Gerard needs to start backing up his speeches with substance. The most disheartening thing about this is that I know he must have it. His policies as minister of Education were balanced and well thought out. He was what the province of Ontario needed to repair the damage Mike Harris did to the school system. [...]

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On Kennedy, Part One

In response to a comment by missasaugapeter on an earlier entry, I would like to make a fairer post. I am not a fan of Mr. Kennedy, but that does not mean that he is without his merits. As such, I my posts on Michael Ignatieff and Carolyn Bennett will be delayed (Sorry Jade), and [...]

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On Hall-Findlay

On Friday, June 9th, 2006, Martha Hall-Findlay rolled into Calgary. Or, rather, she flew, which was frankly somewhat of a disappointment, because I had been looking forward to seeing her big red MarthaBus. Alas, it was not to be, but I won’t hold that against her.
The event itself was well done, if a little out [...]

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On the Leaders Debates, Part Two

Stéphane himself was engaging and I was really proud to be his supporter. Like I said before, both vision and policy are necessary to build a strong party and a strong nation. Stéphane has both, and he demonstrates it consistently. His broad plan, his three pillars approach, is reinforced by policies like cutting child poverty [...]

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On the Leadership Debates, Part One

Vision without policy is an empty vessel, a ship on a journey with a destination in mind, but no idea how to get there. A party and a nation can’t get back on track if they don’t know where the track is, just that there is a station up ahead. Conversely, policy without vision is [...]

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On Medication

So, Naylor’s Take On Medication. Nothing exciting, just that I’ve actually been on medication for about a week and a half, and am just getting better.
I wish to offer a kind of generic apology to those of you who read my blog or link to my page. I have been sick and unable to work [...]

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