Poor Mississauga. Long the diamond in terms of the very low tax increases, Toronto’s neighbour to the west has finally seen the end to good times. Why did they not see it coming? Why do we humans always ignore gathering storms? After about 3 decades of lower than average property tax increases, including near zero [...]
Just saw this quote in an article on the site of the Atlantic. Monsanto’s website states, “There is no need for, or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans.” This viewpoint, while good for business, is built on an understanding of genetics circa 1950. It follows what’s called the “Central Dogma” (PDF) [...]
Interesting opinion shared in this column in the Toronto Star about the special Justin Bieber holiday event at Massey Hall recently. There’s a fine line between tripping on ego and being generous to your fans, though, and Bieber walked it during this gig, which by his own admission was “just thrown together” without a lot [...]
The Canadian government’s rules on obtaining citizenship have been changed, effective immediately. A new citizen must show their face to the citizenship judge when they take their oath to ensure they “are actually reciting the oath,” Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced earlier this week. Is the Niqab an actual necessity under the beliefs of the [...]
Those in the know will know that Grandpa Richard Speaks is built on an awesome piece of software called WordPress. It makes life so much easier than the raw HTML days. Ya, it also can restrict life online, but I think the positives outweigh the negatives. By the way, WordPress is free!!! WordPress was started [...]
Very interesting compilation of video footage, with audio by Charlie Chaplin. The speech is from the movie “The Great Dictator“. The Great Dictator is a comedy film by Charlie Chaplin released in October 1940. Like most Chaplin films, he wrote, produced, and directed, in addition to starring as the lead. Having been the only Hollywood [...]
I believe that in any society it is important to have financial transparency at the leadership level. That includes inside Canadian Aboriginal societies. The people of any and every society have a right to know how the money is being spent. The Canadian government has proposed a new law to force this. They say it [...]
