[twitter]The picture of Jamie-Lynne Grumet posing with her son breastfeeding from a chair on the cover of this week’s issue of Time Magazine was not the only one taken for the “Are You Mom Enough?”…
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Wildrose Country Is Not My Country
[twitter]The slogan on the back of every license plate in Alberta is “Wild Rose Country”. The wild rose is the provincial flower of Alberta, and usually starts to bloom in late May. However, during our…
The Penny Is Dead. Long Live The Penny.
So the penny has been discontinued by the government. Now what? Here are some things you can do with your pennies.
When In Rome: How Our Tolerance Of The Intolerant Is Killing Canadian Culture
Black and orange parties at Halloween, Happy Holidays at Christmas. The our tolerance of the intolerant is killing Canadian Culture. It’s time we stood up for what we value and demand the respect we give to others in return.
Japan Tourism Agency Offering 10 000 Free Flights
Want free airfare to Japan? Tell them where you want to go, promise to blog about your adventures when you get back and you could scoop one of 10 000 plane tickets Japan’s Tourism Agency…
All Of This Almost Never Happened
Steve Jobs is dead. At 56, the biggest visionary of a generation is gone far too soon. Much will be written of the technological contributions Steve has made. I am writing this on a Macbook…
Toronto: Onterrible or Onterriffic?
Let’s get one thing straight: Canada hates Toronto because we’re jealous.
Let Them Drink Coke
[twitter]Last weekend the Calgary Folk Music Festival made a bold step in a growing tide against bottled water: they banned sale of it on site. The momentum behind the ban the bottled water movement is…
Why? Because They Let Them
Why did Vancouver riot after the Stanley Cup loss? Same reason they smoke pot on the streets, and ride bikes without helmets – the police let them.
Justin Bieber is Bald
Lance Armstrong used drugs. Justin Bieber is bald. The trauma of hearing the news was like a tween discovering the hair of her hero was fake.
Why Tony Clement Changed His Twitter Name
[twitter]The day the election was announced, Tony Clement, previously known on Twitter as @TonyClement_MP changed his account to @TonyClementCPC. Tony has made a name as one of the most engaged members on the hill and…
If You Tweet, They Will Respond #elxn41
Canada will vote May 2, 2011. Our 4th election in 7 years. If you have apathy and frustration at your choices, you’re not alone. We’re all getting a little sick of the petty party politics….
I Don’t Want To Smell Like Isaiah Mustafa
I love the Old Spice ads. I jumped on that meme fast. I loved what Old Spice did with social media and the YouTube videos and I’ll quickly run to the web to find the…
Why Do Things (still) Cost More In Canada?
[twitter]The Canadian dollar has been trading within a few points of par with the US dollar for about a year now. That’s long enough for companies to go through old inventory, bring in new and…
London Drugs Continues Crusade Against BPA
[twitter]Another day another press release setting the record straight about BPA. This one comes from London Drugs, long our saviour for returning the BPA bottles. LD has curtailed their amnesty, where you didn’t need a…
BPA Baby Bottle Update
[twitter]Wow. This site has seen a HUGE run of traffic since I started writing about BPA. Many people are going back to my original thread introducing the issues, the return your bottles to London Drugs…