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 [...]
With the recent municipal workers’ strike ending in Toronto, it is useful to reflect on the role of public sector unions, and why so many of these unions have been going on strike in the recent months.
Unions were originally conceived in the days when employment conditions were poor, worker safety was nonexistent, wages were low, [...]
[Political opinion below. Reader beware?]
$300 million later, Stephen Harper and the Conservatives have little to show for it but a meagre 1% increase in popularity and a dozen more seats in Parliament. While he claims to have gained a mandate to govern with his new ’strong minority’, little has changed in Ottawa. The Liberals will [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I realize this is a little late – if you want my verdict, scroll down and read the bold text. Otherwise, I give my arguments below.
It’s taken me a while to come up with something to write about on the issue of our latest referendum – that of whether to adopt Mixed-Member Proportionality over First [...]
Well, friends, after talking to some of you, I realize that most of you in fact have no idea what this election is about. I don’t blame you – the media has done a poor job of covering actual policy as opposed to politics. Other than the faith-based schools debate, hardly anything has been covered.
Before you vote - and please vote [...]
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 [...]
Some time in 2005, the Ministry of Education of Ontario decided they would evaluate the mathematics portion of Ontario’s secondary school curriculum. Their first study led them to announce that they would remove the calculus course from the curriculum, replacing “Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus” to “Advanced Functions”, along with some slight adjustments to both [...]