Thu, May 17, 2012

Canada Loses in Hockey, So What?

Posted 2 years, 2 months ago

If hockey is a religion in Canada, as a supine media so often claims, then call me an apostate. The National Hockey League is brutish for its tolerance of fighting and reactionary for thinking sanctioned thuggery is what fans want. Besides, hockey appears to be losing traction with young people…

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Canada’s Facebook Revolt

Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

If Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper truly yearns for a majority government, then he has taken a curious path to secure his objective. On Dec. 30, Harper prorogued, or suspended, the Canadian Parliament, halting the legislative work of 308 Members of Parliament. It marked the second…

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Canada’s TV Hypocrites and Cable Oligopolists, The Sequel

Posted 2 years, 4 months ago

Back in October, I wrote about the disgusting advertising campaign dominating commercial television in Canada. Television stations beseeched viewers to save their channels from the rapacious cable companies. The cable companies blamed the greedy television stations for desiring a bailout tax,…

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