Intolerant Faith Obama Effigy hung at George Fox University
A cardboard cutout of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree in effigy at the George Fox University outside Portland Oregon. This college, founded by Quakers, claims to promote diversity(including forcing all faculty and staff to sign a...
A list of all Canadian Political parties this election
Well in case you "really" need to know, some details on the parties asking for your votes in this upcoming election are below. -------- Animal Alliance The Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada was founded in 2005 and the current leader is Liz White....
Wikipedia’s definition of a Carbon Tax
A carbon tax is an environmental tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. It is an example of a pollution tax. Carbon atoms are present in every fossil fuel (coal, oil and gas) and are released as CO2 when they are burnt. In contrast,...
Geroge Bush blames the financial crisis substaintial foreign investment and a subsequent increase on bad consumer credit from greedy Wall Street bankers
A state of the afairs to squash fears amongst citizens in the United States of Amerca is sure to send ripple affects around the world; as we are all intertwined in this financial mess. President George Bush tonight spoke directly to U.S citizens, and candidly...
Why social democrats should vote Green…
Submitted by Arif Jinha I grew up NDP, and through my adult life shared interest in Greens and NDP. I finally joined the NDP while working in global health, under the inspiration of Stephen Lewis. Stephen Lewis remains a greatest living Canadian for me. I left the...
URGENT NEWS! Viva Strike is back on for York Region…
I am listening to the news and it seems that the VIVA strike is back on for tomorrow morning @ 4AM. There has definately been a break down somewhere down the line. The news is on CFRB and 680News at the moment. The information below is from 680news. Make alternative...
York Region Viva bus service ends Wednesday September 25 2008 at 4am – No service in York Region
680News staff | Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 7:42 pm Thirty-five-thousand commuters in York Region will have to find another way to work or school come Thursday morning. That's because Viva bus drivers will go on strike starting at 4 a.m. Union members turned...
Angus Reid survey announces “most liked” as prime minister?
An Angus Reid survey suggests strictly on the "like-ability factor", most Canadians would vote for Jack Layton as the next Prime Minister. The survey puts layton's popularity rating at 36 per cent, ahead of harpers 32 per cent. But when asked who would make the best...
AC/DC Release New Song and worldwide concert tour dates
I actually not a big time rock fan. However, for some odd reason I like some songs from this group. In any case, enjoy! The band's November 9 show at Boston's TD Banknorth Garden sold out within 15 minutes as did the November 21 Columbus, Ohio, gig at that city's...
Harper Tory campaign takes new hit. Candidates who are off the message and out of order. How many more are like this in his party?
In the latest embarrassment for the Conservative campaign, a candidate who blogged after the July beheading on a Winnipeg-bound bus that Canadians should be allowed to carry concealed handguns for protection has resigned from the Toronto Centre race. Musings on women,...
Will Metrolinx take over the TTC subway?
A couple of weeks ago, City State posted a comparison of the TTC’s logo with transit logos from other cities around the world. The conclusion: the TTC’s art deco identifier, while distinctive, lacks simplicity and ease of recognition. Meanwhile, in an unrelated yet...
Free trade Canada – Europe – Secret agreement in the works?
DOUG SAUNDERS From Thursday's Globe and Mail September 18, 2008 at 2:00 AM EDT LONDON — Canadian and European officials say they plan to begin negotiating a massive agreement to integrate Canada's economy with the 27 nations of the European Union, with preliminary...
LHC ready for trial collisions
Let’s smash some atoms! The Large Hadron Collider is back on track for trial collisions this week, after a glitch with the cooling system, Times Online reports. Once the two beams had been inserted into the LHC ring last Wednesday, the next task was to “capture” them...
Minister forced to apologize for ‘tasteless’ listeria jokes – Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
TONDA MACCHARLES OTTAWA BUREAU SAGUENAY, QUE.–Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was forced to apologize yesterday for "tasteless and completely inappropriate" jokes on an Aug. 30 government conference call during the listeriosis crisis. "This is like a death by...
Tainted Chinese milk products in Toronto stores
Yogurt products from two Chinese companies suspected of distributing melamine-tainted milk powder are still being sold in Chinese supermarkets in and around Toronto. Yogurt products from Mengniu and Yili were discovered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in a...
Melamine
Melamine is an organic base with the chemical formulaC3H6N6, with the IUPAC name1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine. It is only slightly soluble in water.Melamine is a trimer ofcyanamide. Like cyanamide, it is 66% nitrogen (by mass) and provides fire retardantproperties to...
China formula scare spreads to ice-cream, yogurt
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hong Kong has ordered the recall of a Chinese company's products after milk, ice cream and yogurt were found to be contaminated with melamine, the compound responsible for killing four children in a China health scandal. Tainted milk powder...
Tech will suffer from financial meltdown
Sometimes you have to look around outside of your own personal sector and reflect on the world at large. If you haven’t noticed, our financial infrastructure is tumbling down around our ears. The U.S. agreed yesterday to bail out AIG at the cost of $85 billion. Just...
The Best Sushi in the GTA – Ajax, Ontario in Durham
I do not normally comment on food, however today I will make an exception. I just had some of the best sushi I have EVER tasted. If you are a fan of sushi / Japanese food you will not be disappointed. It is located at 50 Kingston Road East in Ajax (beside Casey's)...
The Jack Layton Show hits the airwaves on CFRB
Jeremy Nusinowitz The Jack Layton Show will go to air across the Astral Media Radio Newstalk Network on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. At the start of the federal election campaign, Newstalk 1010 CFRB extended an invitation to each major...
Obama Getting It Right on Trade Policy
This Reuters article reports more detail on the candidates’ economic policies - specifically their policies on trade with China. There is no more crucial issue in this election than trade policy, especially our policy toward trade with China, where our trade deficit...
We should stay the course! Isn’t that what the captain of the Titanic said before it sank?
By Jim Stanford We all know the Conservatives are the “rational economic managers,” right? After all, their tax cuts, free trade agreements, and tough-love social policy are all motivated by the need to free the entrepreneurial beast within us, and allow us to pursue...
Quitely released press information – Government of Canada invests in Toronto Transit
No. H 218/08 For release - September 5, 2008 FLAHERTY ANNOUNCES FUNDS WILL BEGIN FLOWING TO SPADINA SUBWAY EXTENSION TORONTO — People living and working in Toronto will begin to benefit soon from reduced traffic congestion, shorter commuting times, and cleaner air...
Statscan Censorship?
An interesting post on The Progressive Economics Forum ---- Once again, there seems to be a heavier hand in editing Statistics Canada’s releases. This morning The Daily reported that: “Spending on research and development in the higher education sector amounted...
Will Canada’s oil boom be an environmental bust? The new global wasteland?
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler — three-stories high,...
Families torn by grief because of a drunk driver on the 403 going in the wrong direction. This madness must end!
This is why the laws must be changed. A life has been snubbed out because of a possible drunk driver. I am not sure how one can justify going in the wrong direction on a provincial highway? The way the laws stand he will probably get a "slap on the wrist", if...
Lehman Files for Biggest Bankruptcy in American History, rumors of warnings with AIG and Citibank and the coming market meltdown
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank, succumbed to the subprime mortgage crisis it helped create in the biggest bankruptcy filing in history. The 158-year-old firm, which survived railroad bankruptcies of the...
Microsoft: It’s time to consummate the marriage with Citrix
Is it time for a shotgun wedding between Microsoft and Citrix? The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He’s afraid of...
Propaganda – Do Americans really believe this stuff or is America just one strange place?
I was sent this clip and could not believe what I was seeing. We have seen some attack ads in the past from the Conservatives, however not to this extreme. I cannot believe that this is really and ad endorsed by the Republicans? You hope that people do not vote based...
Tories widen their lead. Is Canada becoming more conservative or do we just like Harper?
A new poll suggests the Conservatives have solidified a substantial lead over their closest rivals, thanks at least in part to a lack of confidence in Liberal helmsman Stéphane Dion. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, conducted Sept. 10-13, gave the Conservatives...