Canada’s March To Corporatist Fascism I - Fintrac

I have been planning a series on Canadian fascism for a long time, and now events have far surpassed me.

Favour Food Delivery Between Abundance And Scarcity

I had to publish the previous installment in the Favor (or, more specifically, the now defunct Favour Delivery) before being done. I was stirred to finish this story by an article in The G&M on the subject, which chooses to go squarely against my title.

Electric Toothbrush via Flex Delivery

I purchased my first electric toothbrush a few years back, from Costco. It worked great and I even traveled with it. However, a few months back, while traveling, my charger was stolen, so I found myself forced to look for a new one.

Working for Elections Canada

When I voted, I had good things to say about the people working at the polling station, as I was not sure whether they were volunteers or they were getting paid. It turns out that they were generally getting paid and that they were unnecessarily strict with my ID.

Voting in Toronto: Chrystia Freeland vs Jennifer Hollet

#cdnpoli #elxn42 Advance voting for the October 19, 2015 Federal election is starting today, continuing throughout the Thanksgiving long weekend, and with that in mind, we'll be taking a brief look at our candidates and the issues of this election.

Food and Booze Online in Toronto

I recently tried to help a sick friend with some grocery purchases. She is renting and has some weird arrangements with her landlord and, long story short, I ended up knocking and messaging her for almost 1h before finally being able to get in. I want to help my friend, but I'd rather not repeat this experience, so I decided to investigate on her behalf the ways one can order food in Toronto, both groceries and cooked food.

the debate that changed me

It was the spring of 2001 and I was a member of the Hart House Debating club. Our club organized regular 'show' debates with famous personalities and one such debate involved a Nobel Prize winner. Though I participated in many debating tournaments as both a competitor and a judge, that particular debate stayed with me to this day.

MEC elections 2014

I purchased my first piece of specialized equipment from MEC many years ago, before going backpacking in Europe. It was a backpack I could not find anywhere else, a backpack I still have and find useful. And ever since, I voted in their elections. This year I thought it would not hurt to write about this particular experience.

The To Do List (2013)

I've recently (a few days before the general release) been invited and attended a sneak preview of "The To Do List", an excellent comedy featuring Aubrey Plaza whom I’ve seen before in Safety Not Guaranteed.

Dalton McGuinty explains

The news of the Premier's resignation came as a surprise to almost anyone outside those who called McGuinty as "Dalton". That is why his recent interview with Steve Paikin deserves a summary.

The Debt Ceiling Debacle and the World Economy

The recent debt ceiling Kabuki theater and subsequent poor critical reception from S&P is a good case study and launchpad into an analysis of the political theater. Using RTBM, we will first look at the economic issues and then at the composition of the ruling class.

Jamel, Ayn Rand and German Racism

The news about Jamel has been slowly trickling down from the Spiegel article. It is wrong to view this phenomenon separated from the wider resurgence of European xenophobia.

Little Kim sucks donkey bum-bum

North Korea is our favourite rogue / almost failed state. This is because although Iran is in itself a fundamentalist Absurdistan, North Korea is a combination of Boris & Natasha, 1984 and Confucianism.

Rabbits and Black-Footed Ferrets

We discussed in a recent article the proposed rabbit cull at the University of Victoria, BC. Recently, the provincial Supreme Court granted an injunction preventing it. In unrelated news, an insanely cute and crazy threatened species, the black-footed ferrets, show signs of having gained a foothold in a national park.

I once was a “Savage Man God” I

I was recently contacted by a former housemate who will be in Toronto temporarily. We were housemates in the Lowther co-op housing division, in Toronto downtown, somewhere close to Bloor, between Spadina and Bay St.

Souder: at least he had a hetero affair

The last Republican to go down in the flames of hell is Mark Souder. Compared to other "pillars of society and morals", he fell because of marital infidelity, not because of "latent homosexuality".

Yet another bunny battle

The ink on Brigitte Bardot coverage of her last media ambush hasn't dried yet and I'm hit with news of a similar bunny battle on the UBC campus. Which is eerily related to a recent crackdown by Toronto police on moving truck fraud.

The war on bikes

As the municipal election is approaching, seemingly mundane and inoffensive subjects get thrown in the electoral fight. Bicycling, a no-brainer to those who have one, is now an opportunity for mayoral candidates posturing.

The R[evol]ution Continues :)

Need I say more?

Featuring a letter from Ron Paul as well as a blog and a large Donate! button, this website was recently launched. I reproduce below Ron's letter in its entirety: