Today’s Standard reminded me that a friend and myself had been to the Niagara Air Show featuring the Canadian RCAF Snowbird aerial team last Thursday. I received the free ticket for my friend and myself from the co-chair of the CCFA Niagara (Cuban Friendship) Chapter. His son was a lead commander in the squadron. The …
Month: December 2017
A very new NDP leader
Today the NDP membership elected a charismatic Sikh as Federal leader of the NDP. I supported Niki Ashton because she stood for real change. She had policies that reflected the winning left policies that Jeromy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders stood for with such success. She in an economic and social sense was harking back to …
She’s fun
My room mate Laurine is not much of a sports enthusiast. And tonight, thinking I would be interested in the TV hockey score she came up stairs and informed me that the hockey game was on and the score was Chicago 1, Blackhawks nothing. She is so much fun.
A Time to Walk
Globe and Mail published this one. A Time to Walk Apparently the NAFTA negotiations are not going well. It seems obvious that these talks are all about getting a better deal for the U.S. and Trump has made it clear that if he does not like what he sees he will withdraw from NAFTA. We …
Syria – Twisted Logic
Canadian press news story Syria shunned for joining Paris Climate Change Agreement Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says a tweet from her official departmental account praising Syria for joining the Paris climate agreement was “completely unacceptable” and she takes responsibility. To my mind this shows just how illogical and twisted the Canadian government is. It’s hysterical …
Extent of U.S. Poverty
Below is the extent of poverty in the U.S. at 2017 year end. Socialist countries reduce poverty while it is increasing with capitalism. Poorest of the Poor In the United States, the world’s richest country, there are officially 41 million people. Almost 13 percent of the population is living in poverty, including 13 million children, …
Public Port Proposal
A Public Port Development Proposal Having attended the public meeting with our city council on the so called Port Fortress Project, it seemed I was hearing a rehash of the pros and cons to the Port Tower proposal from ten years ago. It did seem that the majority present opposed this latest development proposal just …
The Beach Path
The Beach Path My Vacation Story I recently returned from a three week Dominican holiday. Not my usual holiday. It started with a boring 3 ½ hr. West Jet flight to the northern city of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. The D.R. Is a Caribbean nation of some 10.4 million population that shares an …