by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 8, 2013 | Public Transit, Toronto
Transit is now on the radar. Everyone is talking about it. Yes, talking! Will we fund transit? How much will it cost? Will it really ever get done? I sense that there are a lot of skeptics; weary of trusting such a bold plan in the hands of politicians. Let’s be...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 25, 2013 | Environmental Issues, Oil
The question oil haunts us like a cancer cell. We try to avoid it but it keeps coming back. It seeps throughout the bowels of the earth. We know its just dead things. A reflection or the past, or maybe our future? We know something must be done to combat global...
by Manny J | Mar 22, 2013 | Google, Hardware, Interesting, Novell, Open Source, Technology
I am a user of Facebook, but not a real fan. By stating this some may feel it’s pointless to read on. Well let me confess, I have tried to understand our global fascination with Facebook. Why is it so popular? What makes it different than any other platform? Is...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 29, 2012 | Ajax, Durham
Well another year has gone by and the residents if North Ajax continue to enjoy the great outdoors. It amazes me that we want residents to take transit, yet don’t spend any money to encourage it. At least in Toronto there are proper shelters and some planning....
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 28, 2012 | LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC, YRT
Ford says “No”, and Karen says “Yes”! Most Torontonians know we need subways and better transit. We need a proper transit system in Toronto and transit is a smart investment. I was amazed to see how bad transit is in Toronto, when I attempted...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 28, 2012 | Canada, News, Ontario, Technology
RIM seems to be broken and customers in North America are leaving Blackberry for Google Android and Apple iPhones. There Playbook, albeit a great device, seems to be lost in a sea of tablets and obscurity. So what is RIM to do now? It seems that they are taking their...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 11, 2012 | Canada, Economy, Politics
A voting marathon that could keep members of Parliament chained to their desks around the clock is set to unfold in the Commons as opposition parties try to thwart passage of the Conservatives’ massive budget bill. Opposition MPs are challenging the Harper...