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Music Monday – “You’ve been abused and cheated/Shat on you’re beyond defeated/Those who rise stand in your name/Then treat you roughly once they’re seated”

“D for Democracy” – Spirit of the West

¶ Posted 21 October 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics

The Fundamental Choice This Election #elxn43 #canpoli

I’m not sure if it was something I learned in a political science class or read in a book or when exactly I figured it out. But I don’t think it’s especially profound to realise that, at its core, the biggest difference between people on the left and people on the right is that people […]

¶ Posted 20 October 2019 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, philosophy

Saturday Snap – The Risks of Doing An Election-Themed Display

I mean I’m not personally a fan of the guy but we happened to have Justin Trudeau’s autobiography in our collection so I put it on an election-themed display I did (along with a range of books about various topics and issues that are important to supporters of all parties this election season. I also […]

¶ Posted 19 October 2019 § Canada § Humour § Library § News § Politics § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book

Friday Fun Link – Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Wayne Gretzky Hockey II

Pace and I have spent the evening watching YouTube videos of the video games I loved as a kid – here are YouTube videos of three of my all-time favourites:

¶ Posted 18 October 2019 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, hockey

Perhaps The Single Richest Irony of the Current Federal Election?

The most ironic (and frustrating and hypocritical) thing in this entire election is Liberal supporters who are saying a vote for Jagmeet Singh and the NDP is somehow a vote for Andrew Scheer – as if they hadn’t made electoral reform a *major* plank of their last platform (a platform that got them elected because […]

¶ Posted 15 October 2019 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, rant

Music Monday – “It’s just spend a buck to make a buck/You don’t really give a flying fuck/About the people in misery”

“Call It Democracy” – Bruce Cockburn

¶ Posted 07 October 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Politics ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: economics, language

My Daughter Could Teach The Prime Minister A Thing Or Two About Acceptable Facial Makeup!

¶ Posted 22 September 2019 § Canada § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

Saturday Snap – The (Nightmare) When You’re Back in High School #cndpoli #elxn43

It’s referring to the high school he attended, not the private school he taught at. But the title of the prologue in a recent biography published about Justin Trudeau with his participation is pretty ironic given the recent brownface scandal that broke when a picture of Trudeau wearing makeup to look like Aladdin during an […]