Canadian Coalition Weakens
In a stunning development (can you feel the sarcasm?), MPs involved in Canada’s Liberal-NDP coalition have gone on record speaking about dissent and mistrust within the ranks. Apparently the Liberal party does not trust the NDP membership. Now that Parliament has been suspended and the government cannot be toppled until January, these power-hungry children don’t [...]
Canadian Coalition
It seems Canadian politicians are up to some weaselly tactics and the the opposition (pseudo-socialist New Democrats, Liberal Party, and the separatist Bloc Québecois) are attempting to form a coalition in order to seize power. This is despite the fact that Canadians just had an election where the Conservative Party under Prime Minister Stephen Harper [...]
Mumbai Attacks not a Slap to America’s Face
The attacks in Mumbai were not a slap to the face of America. Despite Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ comments that the recent attacks in Mumbai were targeting Americans and Britons, there is no evidence to indicate this is true. In fact, the targeted hotels were Indian-owned and the vast majority of foreigners caught in the [...]
The Evils of Consumerism
Today I speak in a purely non-academic manner of speaking and will instead try to appeal the logic of the public in understanding modern human behaviour. Everyone knows by now of how a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by customers eager to buy Christmas presents – specifically a discounted XBox. Perhaps this author simply [...]
World Aids Day
Today is World Aids Day. Several newspapers declare that the world is “celebrating Aids Day” but I sincerely doubt anyone is doing any celebrating – let’s just say the event is being observed. Today’s goal is to raise funds and awareness for the fight against HIV – with awareness being the key goal. Although knowledge [...]
