Article 457
In yesterday’s blog my Occupy Byron neighbours made reference to repealing Article 457 of the Bank Act. Â Not knowing the Bank Act very well I decided to investigate. Â And it’s no wonder they want it repealed. …
Politics
Time for an End to Occupy London
Over the weekend the Occupy London protesters who continue to camp out in our city’s beautiful Victoria Park, held a movie night in one of the tents they’ve set up. Â They also have a library full of donated books and generators to operate the powerful lights they’ve set up. Â All they need is Jefferson Airplane and they could call it Woodstock. Â …
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“The Worst Family in the World”
Much has been written about soul-less Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and his ravenous greed. Â However, a new book aims to give us an inside look at Bernie’s entire family and how disgusting, sad, mean and gluttonous they all were, as a unit. Â …
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Is It Getting Crowded Around Here?
Experts at the United Nations estimate that at the end of this month there will be 7 billion people on planet earth. Â 7 billion as of Halloween. Â That’s scary! …
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Occupying Our Minds
About a hundred Londoners travelled east on the 401 for the Occupy Toronto protest on the weekend. Â …
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Astounding Behaviors
Two days after Saudi Arabia granted women the right to vote in municipal elections, a woman was sentenced to 10 lashes for driving a car. …
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Hate = Attention for Fame Whores
The title of today’s blog says it all. …
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Green With Envy
I love my city. It’s alive with festivals and fun all summer long. It has excellent restaurants and fascinating museums. But when it comes to green bins we are living in the dark ages. …
Warren Buffett is Speaking. Is Anyone Listening?
Billionaire Warren Buffett has a partial cure for the US financial fiasco – tax him and his buddies at a higher rate. …
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Hope and Optimism, Jack
Looking gaunt and tired, federal NDP leader Jack Layton stepped aside yesterday to focus on a health battle against a new diagnosis of cancer. …
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When the School Bully Becomes a Success
I finally figured it out. Donald Trump is just a grown-up schoolyard bully. …
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A Whole New World
I’m looking for the positive spin-offs of the election results. …
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Justice and Revenge
It took nearly a decade but the air is just a little bit fresher this morning knowing that Osama Bin Laden isn’t sharing it. …
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Good Friday, Earth Day & Advance Polls Open
I’m not a religious person so I plan to spend today in this way: …
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Debating Election Options
If only Jack Layton wasn’t a socialist he would have my vote. I find him likeable, credible and he had the best zinger of the English-language leaders’ debate. …
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The Week That Was
It didn’t take London Mayor Joe Fontana very long to mess with his top election pledge. …
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Not the Life for Me
One of Derek’s friends jokingly calls me Your Worship. …
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Sex as a Weapon
It happens every year. Someone takes umbrage over the Everything To Do With Sex Show, speaks out about it and brings the show more free publicity than organizers could ever hope for. …