Harper's High Road Bites His Ass

Ah don't we just love it when the high and mighty get knocked down a peg or two? Harper loved to attack the Liberals from the opposition benches and portray them as sucking from the public trough. Now he's the one at the trough and guess what, he sucks from it as much as anyone else. I have a look at that over at Out of the Shadows.

It's Rare But I Agreed With Travers

I take a look at James Traver's column into today's Toronto Star over at Out of the Shadows. It's rare I agree with him but he's spot on in regards to both Harper and Dion's behaviour.

Clauses Ride Into the Sunset

After a heated and often acrimonious debate in Parliament two very controversial clauses in the Anti-Terrorism act of 2001 have been voted down and allowed to expire as of midnight tonight. I take a look at the final vote over at Out of the Shadows.

Soccer or Headscarf?

Over on Out of the Shadows I've had a look at the issue that arose at a soccer tournament in Quebec last weekend when an eleven year old girl was forced to choose between playing soccer or wearing her hijab. She chose the hijab and her team walked off with her.

Gas in Ontario

On a lot of Ontarians minds today is the supply of gas for their vehicles in the province. A fire at Imperial Oil's Nanticoke oil refinery two weeks ago and a strike by CN Rail has sparked a shortage of gas in some areas that is growing. I'm talking about that over at Out of the Shadows.

Natasha and Other Stories

As I said in my previous post about Canada Reads, I have posted the first of the five book reviews of the books being defended this week. Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis is being defended by Steven Page.

Canada Reads

Over on Ides of Books I've taken a look at Canada Reads which winds up this week with a week of radio debates. This is a made in Canada program and well worth having a look at. I'll be posting reviews of the five books being defended this week as well.

TJX Breach Even Wider Than Before

It seems that data breach at TJX Companies Inc, the parent company for Winners / HomeSense Canada and other US and international retailers is even broader and longer than previously reported. I'm again talking about it at Your Money and YOU

Harper Finds a New Low

Harper proved he's capable of sinking to a new low when it comes to mudslinging and slandering other people and groups for political gain. His remarks in the House of Commons in this story is no exception. I'm more than weary of the ongoing election campaign the boy has been waging for the last year.

Ontario Eyes Banning Lightbulbs

The Province of Ontario is looking at following the lead of Australia and banning the sale of standard lightbulbs in favour of compact florescents. Not a bad idea.

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic

Over at It's All About Money I've done a post on... you might have guessed... traffic. Getting traffic to your site or blog is an ongoing challenge. The post has some links you can explore which has suggestions about generating traffic to your blog.

The Military and Doomsday.. no they aren't related

A couple of pieces today over at Out of the Shadows. One talks about the project known as the Doomsday Vault which is being constructed in Norway. Something I had never heard of before and found rather interesting. The other piece looks at Gen. Rick Hillier's latest comments that someone didn't like. As usual, Hillier is getting flack for speaking the truth, straight from the hip and honestly. God bless him, Canada needs more like him. Hell, the world needs more like him.

Life and Faith

Over at Ides of May I did a bit of catching up today. One post brings me up to date on what I've been up to. The other post is a bit of a Faith Reflection, my faith and what is going on in the church I express that faith through.

More About The Law

Over at Out of the Shadows today is confirmation that, on the surface at least, Harper will respect the Kyoto bill passed by the House on Wednesday. However, like most things with Harper, it is not that cut and dried should the bill actually pass into law once it goes through the Senate. Meanwhile, the Liberals have their own problems. The two sunset clauses built into the anti-terror legislation passed in the wake of 9/11 are being pushed to be allowed to expire from members of the Liberals who were responsible for passing the bills. At this point Dion has choose to oppose the extension of the clauses. My two cents can be read here. Fee free to add yours.

Winners / HomeSense Canada Security Breach

We first heard about this data breach in December. Now we're learning that it is more widespread than thought and has prompted three of Canada's five charter banks to reissue thousands of credit cards. I'm talking about that over on Your Money and YOU today.