I am by no means a defender of capitalism; nor am I a fan of the police – but it seems to me the hysteria from the protesters, the rioters, and their supporters (I’m looking at you, GSU+UTSU) have taken this over-reaction business to a whole new level.
Facts:
“Anarchists” using the black bloc tactic were hiding [...]
CUPE3903, “representing” graduate students, part-time faculty, and teaching assistants at York University and their three-month long strike charade is about to come to an end. After a government appointed negotiator finally told us what we all knew already – that the two sides are irreconcilable – Premier McGuinty finally decided to start the motions of [...]
Not too long ago, the great satirical comedian George Carlin died of a heart attack at the age of 71. If there was a God, he would either be rotting in hell (if conservative fundamentalist Christians are right about the world), or finally enjoying his peaceful slumber away from “this messed up place” we call [...]
It is highly recommended that you get yourself to a theatre, sit your butt down, and see Wall-E. NOW.
An ode to our successful Praxis III project (thanks group! it was a great ride!)…
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4 years ago, when Dalton McGuinty stood on the podium to announce his election victory over Ernie Eves’ Tories, he wore an awkward expression – a mix of joy and trepidation. He knew he had his work cut out for him, even after gaining an overwhelming majority. He read his victory speech, talking to a [...]
A few days ago, John Tory, leader of the Ontario conservative party, announced what essentially amounted to a revoking of his now-infamous Religious Schools issue. (In case you’ve been living under a rock, John Tory has said that he would extend public funding to all religious schools rather than just the catholic system as it [...]
Okay, I’ve been really bored lately (am I the only one without a job?)… so I’ve decided to spend my time reading massive amounts of books until I find something better to do. Here’s the first one I read.
Let me first begin by saying that I think Michael Crichton is a genius, and that I [...]
I noticed something particularly odd, and sort of irking as I browsed through the local public library the other day. As I looked through the shelves of books, certain books had these big red maple leaf stickers along the spine, to indicate a Canadian author or a book about Canada.
Normally, I have no problem with [...]