Category Archives: Social Responsibility
Samaritan Medicare vs Not My Brother’s Keeper
My Wife and I were across the border in New york last weekend (Lake Placid). The palce is absolutely Beautiful, but would I live there HELL NO. Because they don’t have Medicare or social assistance you can rely on. The … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics, Social Responsibility
Rednecks, Violence, Pacifism, Rationalism and Christianity
Or what I learned from a JERK in a truck The problem with life lessons is being able to see the lesson in the situation.One day I was turning right out of a parking area and there was a truck … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Ethics, Social Responsibility, Tolerance
How to Spoil a Sunny Day
If the world is seen as a day, beginning with a sunny blue summer sky with warm winds and cool ocean waves beating the shore, what happens when we play with the climate politically. First we talk of alliances with … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, politics, Social Responsibility
Good Bye Bob
I used to live in a small community in Southern Ontario called Angus. For the most part it is a bedroom community for Canadian Forces Base Borden. Many people come and go but there are some diehards that stay and … Continue reading
Filed under Social Responsibility
Who is Biassed? And Why is This News?
Here’s your daily laugh 580 CFRA, News talk radio is the only news source that is posting online on the issue of The questioning of justice David Corbett’s so called bias by Don Hutchinson . Hutchinson was quoted by CFRA … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian politics, Humour, politics, Social Responsibility
Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency: or Why Not to Become a Model
The other day I was watching a reality show entitled the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, on the Oxygen Network. Why? Well some times I do really stupid things. It is an hour of my life that I really want back. … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Ethics, Social Responsibility
Daughter of Quebec Florida or Las Vegas
Celine Dion’s manager-husband Rene Angelil, was so upset that Paul McCartney got a bigger venue to perform at Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, that he basically forced organizers to expand the capacity of his wife’s venue to accommodate another 100,000 spectators. … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Social Responsibility
Welcome to the Land of the Shallow People.
Recently CTV ran an article on a dating services called Beautifulipeople.com. The service is controversial because it bans so called ugly people. They define ugly by voting on who is ugly. The whole thing is repulsive it reeks of Adolf … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics, Humour, Social Responsibility
Heart Felt Apologies?
Although Mr Harper’s apology to Indian Residential School victims yesterday seemed sincere I doubt it was, given that he is not going to boot Pierre Poilievre out of the party as he rightly deserves to be. Pierre Poilievre’s claims that … Continue reading
Nathaniels’s in Owen sound, run by Dan Hillard Fires Employee for Shaving Her Head for Charity.
There is one good thing about being a blogger you can be honest if you so choose. CTV reported on a woman who was fired from her job as a waitress because she participated in a charitable event and shaved … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics, Social Responsibility
Looks Like Wine, Smells Like B S
Affection; a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display . I was at a wine tasting in a commercial winery in France some time ago, enjoying the experience more than anything else as I have no idea of good wine from great … Continue reading
Filed under Humour, Social Responsibility
Steven Murray Truscott (update – Steven Truscott has been acquitted in the 1959 murder of Lynne Harper)
I penned the following post this morning, but as of around 11 AM Steven Truscott has been acquitted in the 1959 murder of Lynne Harper. “On behalf of the government, I am truly sorry,” said Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics, Social Responsibility
Corporate National Patriotism at Its Best
It seems our Canadian airline companies do not have faith in our security services, and will continue to use the US No-Fly list to bar passengers from air travel. “Canadian airlines will continue using the United States No-Fly list even … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian politics, Social Responsibility
Lord, Shall We Strike with the Sword ?
I have had another Christian video game creator react negatively to my criticism of violent (so called) Christian video Games. Rather than go back into what I find offensive about individual games here is something the Christian creators of these … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Social Responsibility
Would You Spend 5% to 10% of Your Weeks Income on Light Bulbs?
Should we ban Incandescent Bulbs? I was all for the incandescent bulb ban until my uncle pointed out something significant. Without a plan to lower the cost of fluorescent bulbs the poor end up bearing a more of the cost … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian politics, Social Responsibility
Freedom Kills
The Cost of Freedom ? So you are about 120 times more likely to be shot to death in New York City, than in all of Britain. Why? In Britain hand guns are illegal. The defense of gun ownership has … Continue reading
Filed under politics, Social Responsibility
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