MPs need to live to understand

I once won thetop prize in a contest being run by a place I've never been to. Normally, this would be brushed off as a scam. That is unless your name is Ruth Ellen Brousseau. The Ottawa barmaid was parachuted into the riding of Berthier-Maskinonge by the NDP. Nobody thought she would win. Even Brousseau didn't think she had a snowball's chance. Then...

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An education with nowhere to go

I am wasting my life. I found myself thinking that on another one of my long drives. The ones through a grey winter's countryside with nobody else on road. Working as a driver gives you time to think. The sad part of it all is I'm too smart for my job. I have double honours degrees in history and political science. I also have a college graduate diploma...

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Charlie Sheen is just winning

He was an unfunny actor on an unfunny sitcom about two guys and a fat kid. Now he's turned into a tweaked out media darling. People couldn't get enough of his crazy, coke-fuelled rantings. Charlie Sheen has become this month's Truman Show. I can't help but admire his defiance, and "winning" attitude. Especially when the media keeps adding wood to his...

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Halal meat may not be so kosher for Westerners

I was watching Pat Condell latest rant the other day. The British comedian turned atheism activist was complaining about multiculturalism in the UK. According to him, all grocery stores are now stocking halal meat to appease Muslims. All of it is halal because it is easier and cheaper for slaughterhouses to use one method. So what exactly is halal...

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Rape is Rape

No means no, unless you live in Manitoba. Convicted Rapist Kennith Rhodes got off on a conditional sentence for attacking a woman four years ago. The crown was seeking at least three years but the judge would have none of it. According to Justice Robert Dewar, the victim had it coming to her. Why? She was scantily dressed while partying at a local...

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We're fat, and that's a good thing

You're a big, fat, disgusting pig. Don't worry, you're in good company. One out of ten people world wide love stuffing Big Macs and sugary treats into their faces. That's about 650 million people who are considered obese. It's an epidemic of gargantuan proportions. There will always be the doom sayers. But obesity is a problem we should be glad to...

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Cuba no vacation spot

Many Canadians are lured to Cuba for it's white beaches, azure seas, and rum & colas a plenty. But that's only what the government wants you to see. Beyond the tourist areas, Cuba is still a rundown island controlled by a ruthless dictatorship. Wander off the beaten path and you're likely to get caught up in the web of corruption that rules the...

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