Ssshhh, careful what you say

Couldn’t resist reprinting this report from CityNews Toronto.Apparently, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has issued a “clarification” to airport screening officers because they were taking their job way too seriously and, it appears, arresting passengers who were simply being a little mouthy. The CATSA…

Michael’s other awards

Considering Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant’s recent award from the Canadian Association of Journalists (the Code of Silence Award) for heading up “the most secretive government body in Canada”, I thought I’d point you to one of my favourite past articles suggesting other possible awards…

Attacks on letter carriers in Winnipeg: not a "pit bull"

A pet owner in Winnipeg now has to pick up his mail four kilometres away from his house because of the animal’s aggressive behaviour towards letter carriers.Here are some of the descriptions from the news story: “aggressive and threatening the letter carrier” “unsafe for the…

Those Born 1930-1979!

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !!First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes….

This is why we are where we are!

I received the following comment today regarding my “Ontario Bans Pit Bulls” article. This text is copied and pasted from the original comment, including all spelling and grammatical errors. “Guest what? I’m breeding pittbulls because i have a male and a female pitt bull and…

Ontario government accused of misleading the public

A ruling from Advertising Standards Canada has found newspaper and television ads (by the Ontario government) this fall falsely suggested that people who visited a government website or phoned a hotline could find new ways to get treatment faster.Misleading the public again? This by the…