Feeling the Freeze in Europe? Blame Canada!

At this moment in my hometown of Port Alberni, it is 10.6 degrees Celsius (51F). “Normal” for this time of year is more like 5.6C. By contrast, Moscow, Russia is currently enjoying -15C weather. This is actually an improvement from last week, when the temperature plummeted to -30C, but still far from the 4C average …

Canadian Hand Gun Ban : The right ban

I’m going to take a very simplistic view on this issue because, I believe, the media and thus the public at large will also take a very simplistic view. It’s about time there was an outright ban on handguns in Canada. In our day-to-day lives, there is absolutely no need for ordinary citizens to carry, …

Canadian corporations reverse stance on Kyoto? Replublicans abandon ANWR

Sorry for the long tittle… I’m still very skeptical… but at least now they’re saying what can be termed as the “right things”. From the CBC yesterday: In a letter to the Prime Minister, the heads of Alcan, Bombardier, Shell Canada, Falconbridge, Home Depot Canada and Desjardins Group, among others, said Canada needs a 50-year …