Last night GC and I went to Loblaws and gathered a bunch of ingredients for a Cob Salad. Then we unshopped, putting all those ingredients back where we found them, and drove over to Farm Boy instead, because we love Farm Boy. (Sometimes when we can’t think of anything to do, one of us will [...]
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Last night GC and I went to the so-called all-candidates meeting for the Ottawa West-Nepean provincial by-election. It’s GC’s riding, and he wanted to better acquaint himself with the issues and the candidates before deciding who to vote for. Two of the mainstream candidates – the Liberal and the Conservative – didn’t even bother [...] Not too long ago I blogged about Ontario doctors being investigated for welfare abuse because they were completing paperwork that allowed some of their patients to “fraudulently” claim an additional dietary allowance intended for people with chronic illnesses. There’s now a movement afoot to impress upon the Ontario government the need to increase the welfare [...] I’ve been a little delinquent on the blogging front lately because my brain fell out. Meanwhile, life has continued to unravel as life does, and now I’ve got a bit of a backlog of things to blog about. For example. Last night GC and I went to Paul Dewar’s art auction for Haiti at the Cube [...]
John A Last night GC and I found ourselves at the Umi Cafe for a book launch and poetry reading. The author of the book, Akili Castlin, was not there, because he’s in Pelican Bay State Prison in California. He’s 37 years old. He’s been incarcerated since he was 23. He’s been in solitary [...]
This is what democracy looks like I have to admit, I was worried. What if Stephen Harper was right? What if Canadians really didn’t care? I’ve been to poorly attended demonstrations before, and they can leave you feeling a little deflated. And this one? This one was so important, not just for democracy in Canada [...] Rick Mercer says it best. At 1:00 pm tomorrow (Saturday), there will be protests in 50+ locations across Canada. Ottawa’s rally will be on Parliament Hill at 1:00. The times and locations of all the rallies are listed on the No Prorogue site. The purpose of these protests is to send a clear message to the Prime [...] Good news – the BC Court of Appeals ruled against the federal government in favour of Insite’s constitutional right to exist. Not only that, but the Court of Appeals also tackled the jurisdictional issue, and determined that Insite is a provincial matter, not a federal one. There’s still a possibility that the feds will appeal [...] Cathy Crowe is running for Member of Provincial Parliament in the Toronto Centre by-election, where the incumbent, George Smitherman, is stepping down to run for Mayor of Toronto. This was the first piece of political news in a long time to give my heart a hopeful little leap. Here’s what Naomi Klein says about her candidacy: [...] |
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