Category Archives: Canada

The Correlation Between Unionization and Poverty Rates Around the World

(h/t to MF on FB)

Friday Fun Link – Copyrighted Books For Free, Legally! (Offer Only Good in Norway)

On top of the recent news that by being excellent stewards of their country’s oil wealth, each Norway citizen was now a “millionaire”* (as opposed to some oil-rich jurisdictions that weren’t quite so successful in this regard), comes this story about the National Library of Norway finding a way to make copyrighted works available to […]

“Got Land? Thank An Indian”

Glad to hear the Balcarres school backed off their initial ruling that a student’s “Got Land? Thank An Indian” hoodie was racist and/or offensive to let her continue to wear it.  But I still think they made the wrong call in the first place to censor the student’s wardrobe choice. (As for the CBC commenter’s question, […]

Music Monday – “He said, ‘Dad, how are you unable/To love me/For who I am?'”

Devin Cuddy is the son of Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy. Equally rootsy and catchy as his dad but young Cuddy’s music explores topics I don’t think his dad’s ever did… “My Son’s A Queer” – Devin Cuddy

Wringing Out A Towel in Space

I got Chris Hadfield’s “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth” as a Christmas gift and just finished it.  That inspired me to revisit some of the videos he made on the International Space Station. How cool is this one?  (And am I the only one who wonders how they ensure the little bubbles of […]

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 6 – Are Religions Unfair To Women?

It’s a long documentary so let’s just say the short answer (at least in my view) is: yes! Given what day it is today, I can’t help but think about the fourteen female engineering students killed twenty-four years ago today. They weren’t murdered for religious reasons. But as part of my thoughts on this sad day […]

A Few Ideas for #Riders Merchandise I Want To See Now That They’ve Won The #GreyCup #cfl #yqr

The Riders are already the third most successful team in terms of selling merchandise in Canada, behind only the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Laffs.  That’s partly because there isn’t much you can’t buy without the Riders logo on it. The Riders’ unprecedented success can also be attributed to a significant expansion in products, thanks […]

Music Monday – “Your love is like an ocean/That always takes me home/Whispering wind is blowing/Telling me I’m not alone” #gc101 #greycup #yqr #riders

Well, in the end, the Riders held on to win the Grey Cup yesterday in a game (and really an entire season) that felt pre-destined.  The Grey Cup losses in 2009 & 2010, the Grey Cup being held in Regina for only the third time in its history (and last time at historic Taylor Field), […]

Grey Cup – Will We Win or Lose? One Quarter To Go! #gc101 #riders #greycup #yqr

I couldn’t decide whether to write a blog post before or after the game. So I’m splitting the difference somewhat and writing this near the start of the fourth quarter with the Riders leading 31-16. The Riders dominated the first half but as we saw in 2009, you have to play 60 minutes or else […]

Saturday Snap – Our Family’s #Riders Fandom Over The Past Few Years #gc101 #greycup

Just a few shots of our family enjoying the Riders over the past few years…