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“Pierre (Poilievre) is Literally Grasping at Straws”

I didn’t vote for him but I thought really hard about it (like sitting in the advance polling booth still undecided.). A big part of that is Mark Carney really seems to be made for this moment. PeePee? Not so much… @ ? –

¶ Posted 22 April 2025 § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics

Friday Fun Link – Vote Compass

Vote Compass isn’t a perfect tool but can be helpful for guiding your decision in the upcoming election – especially if you don’t follow politics and/or the parties closely. But it’s not perfect – it says (sample results above, not mine) that I should vote for a distant third party, I’m a longtime supporter of […]

¶ Posted 11 April 2025 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history

The Craziest Nine Seconds In Hockey History

¶ Posted 18 February 2025 § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Bring It On, USA! (October 2013)

Actually, please don’t. Let’s solve our (your) issues through diplomacy and negotiation, not war and violence.

¶ Posted 13 February 2025 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

Friday Fun Link – How Finland Rebuilt Their Economy And Became The Happiest Nation on Earth

In 1945, Finland was poor and war-torn. They owed 6% of their GDP to the Soviets—annually. Today, it consistently ranks as the world's happiest country. Meanwhile, America isn't even in the top 20. Here's how Finland rebuilt from nothing: pic.twitter.com/fy2NCEJj9o — Neal Taparia (@nealtaparia) December 23, 2024

¶ Posted 07 February 2025 § FridayFunLink § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, health, travel

Terry Fox: Courage (by the Tragically Hip)

A perfect video at a time of Canadian unity and patriotism in the face of Trump’s tariff threats that’s unmatched since maybe the 1972 Summit Series?

¶ Posted 04 February 2025 § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, health, music

Charlie Angus Doesn’t Hold Back His Feelings About Trump

I think my vote for Jagmeet Singh as NDP Leader in 2017 was the right one for that moment. But this is a new moment, nearly a decade later, and I often wonder what a world where Charlie Angus was currently the NDP leader would look like… Canadian MP Charlie Angus deliverers a direct message […]

¶ Posted 14 January 2025 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history

Friday Fun Link – Latvia Upsets Canada in World Juniors

¶ Posted 27 December 2024 § FridayFunLink § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey

Turmoil in Liberal Party

Why do politicians (and other powerful people – I’m looking at you Ruth Bader-Ginsburg) always hold on too long? Trudeau should’ve read the tea leaves a long time ago and stepped down when going through his separation which would’ve been the perfect “out” for him that wasn’t embarrassing or tarnishing his legacy.