So, the past couple of weeks have given us some stark and sometimes troubling reminders why we not only STILL need governments of all shapes and sizes, but also why we need governments that are truly interested in their citizens’ well beings when it comes to our economics and environment. Now,
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Paulitical Satire: My Olympic Moment! – Movie Monday
An American hurdler, Dawn Harper put up this picture on Twitter to protest restrictions on sponsorship at the Olympics So, in case you haven’t noticed…it’s the summer Olympics. Oh, what’s that, you weren’t living under a rock?? Awesome, then you already know this! Given all that’s going on with the
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: What’s Your Freedom Worth? – Movie Monday
So, in our continued “back to Movie Monday basics” series we take a look this week at what it means to be free in our “free and democratic” Canada. Rules and laws are obviously an integral part of the Canadian dream for “Peace, Order and Good Government” (not to be
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Canada Day – The Weekend That Was
So, as we all know (unless you’re not from Canada, in which case, learn about other countries already!) this past weekend we celebrated the 145th birthday of our great nation. For those of you who don’t know me very well, I should tell you that I LOVE me some Canada
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Part of This Balanced Breakfast
A REAL complete balanced breakfast… So, I was eating a delicious post-run breakfast this morning consisting of some cottage cheese, tomato, avocado and grapefruit (yes, I’m trying to make you feel badly about what you had for breakfast) and realized just how damn healthy it was! Just for fun, I
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Attack Ads – Sometimes In Politics It’s All About Hate
Attack ads to the left of me…Jokers to the right! So, Warren Kinsella (a blogger that anyone who reads this blog will know is someone I enjoy very much) recently wrote an article for The Sun trying to understand why the federal Conservatives haven’t lobbed any attack ads at honeymooning
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: F-35 Scandal – 40,000 Feet Above the Average Canadian
“Roger that control, commencing scandal bomb drop…” So, I was having a discussion/argument last night with some friends about the 24 hour news cycle and the 15 second soundbite information age we live in. During this chat the issue of the F-35 scandal came up, and only 2/3 of us knew what
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Cell Phone Companies – On the Wrong Side of the Law
So, this is going to be kind of a quick hit, as it doesn’t require a crazy amount of time and space to explain why the Ontario Government’s recent proposal to give consumers some power back in the face of multi-billion dollar telecom companies is a great idea!The bill proposed does
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