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Pay raises for politicians and tax hikes for the rest of us
Posted on April 20, 2023The divide between Ottawa’s pampered political class and the everyday taxpayers who fund them is getting wider and deeper by the second. Albertans are now… Read More »
Grocery executive profits while Canadians struggle with inflation
Posted on April 13, 2023The executive board of Loblaws Companies has approved a 10 per cent pay raise, after referring to grocery mogul and billionaire president of Loblaw Companies… Read More »
Indian Act again under attack
Posted on March 30, 2023Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need… Read More »
Are Canadians ready to ‘ditch the switch’ with Daylight Saving Time?
Posted on March 23, 2023Quite honestly, why do we still have daylight saving time? We can’t think of any rational purpose that it still serves in a modern society… Read More »
Drag has always been mainstream
Posted on March 16, 2023From Japanese Kabuki, to Greek and Roman theatre, and Shakepeare’s Elizabethan stage, despite claims that drag performance is a trend on the rise, the history… Read More »
What was the point other than grandstanding and diverting attention?
Posted on March 13, 2023Most eyes were watching the legislature waiting with bated breath as finance minister Travis Toews announced a surplus of $2.4 billion. The government will spend… Read More »
Feds needs to implement homelessness prevention benefit
Posted on March 3, 2023Editor, Canada is facing a wave of new homelessness, in the face of inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic. This is impacting hundreds… Read More »
Will artificial intelligence be detrimental to humanity?
Posted on March 3, 2023Short answer, probably. It will primarily depends on how it is implemented. Now if you’re thinking that humanity will be taken down by AI via… Read More »
The time to overhaul NORAD is now
Posted on February 23, 2023For many, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) conjures up old Cold War nostalgia, complete with DEW lines and SAC bombers hovering just outside Soviet… Read More »
Speculaas: Dutch recipe remix
Posted on February 9, 2023By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News There are literally hundreds of iterations of cookies with various spreads as the foundation. Peanut butter, hazelnut, and almond… Read More »