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Month: January 2012

Justin Bieber wants your lungs

January 31, 2012Jonathan McLeod 3 Comments

One young woman’s struggle for life has become a national (and international) story. Hélène Campbell has been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Currently, she is in Toronto waiting – hoping – to get a lung transplant. She is not, however,… Continue Reading →

Culture, Media Canada AM, Helene Campbell, Organ Donation, Sarah Burke

Surprise! Another post about hockey

January 28, 2012Jonathan McLeod 4 Comments

National Post’s Joe O’Connor applauds Tim Thomas’s decision to decline an invitation to the White House: Pros are mercenaries. They are out to win — and to make a buck — and by actually making a statement on the paralytic state of… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Barack Obama, Boston Bruins, Dave Hodge, Hockey, Joe O'Connor, Tim Thomas, TSN

Won’t someone please think of the elderly

January 27, 2012Jonathan McLeod 1 Comment

With increased deficits and other fiscal demands, the Canadian government is ready to make some serious changes to the Canada Pension Plan. One potential change that has been floated is to raise the age of eligibility from the current 65.… Continue Reading →

Economics Andrew Jackson, Canada Pension Plan, Conservative Party of Canada, Max Fawcett, Stephen Harper

Surprise! A post about hockey

January 27, 2012Jonathan McLeod 1 Comment

My interest in hockey waxes and wanes. My interest in the NHL is currently at an all-time low, but with the NHL All-Star Weekend descending on my little hamlet, I guess there’s no point in resistance. So, in the spirit… Continue Reading →

Culture, Justice David Frost, Gary Dimmock, Hockey, Mike Danton, NHL

Stephen Harper: Big government liberal

January 27, 2012Jonathan McLeod 2 Comments

Writing in Huffington Post Canada, J.J. McCullough (who maintains Filibuster Cartoons) argues that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has abandoned his conservative roots in all but one area: Old Stephen Harper opposed big government and runway spending. New Harper has presided… Continue Reading →

Politics Conservatism, J.J. McCullough, Stephen Harper

We’re obviously cooler than you

January 26, 2012Jonathan McLeod 14 Comments

At the recent Liberal Party Policy Convention, the Grits decided to throw irrationality to the wind and embraced the legalization of marijuana. Now, we learn, six of the eight candidates for the NDP leadership support some form of legalization. Throw… Continue Reading →

Justice, Politics Kim Campbell, Liberal Party of Canada, Marijuana, New Democratic Party of Canada, Prohibition, Ross Rebagliati, Weed

Speaking of diversity…

January 26, 2012Jonathan McLeod 1 Comment

When I started reading the League, it just so happened that Jamelle Blouie was posting regularly. I thought it great that a site with a potentially exclusionary name had a prominent female blogger (it’s the french influence; the -lle suffix… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Diversity, Kate Heartfield

He’s either a luddite or a heartless bastard

January 25, 2012Jonathan McLeod 3 Comments

The big news in London, Ontario, is the lockout of 400 workers at the Caterpillar-owned Electro Motive plant. Economist/professor/pundit Mike Moffatt takes a stab at figuring out where all the manufacturing jobs have gone (hint: you can’t blame NAFTA): American… Continue Reading →

Economics CAW, Electro Motive, Lockout, London, Mike Moffatt

Copyright, MegaUpload and the Rudeness of Canadians

January 25, 2012Jonathan McLeod 39 Comments

In the never-ending quest to demonstrate that Canadians aren’t some uber-polite alien species, The Volunteer‘s M.J. Sheppard offers a great “little” rant about copyright law and the recent MegaUpload arrests (editorial discretion mine): Hey, you know what really bothers me?… Continue Reading →

Justice, Politics Copyright, M.J. Sheppard, MegaUpload, Swearing

Scott on the SOPA blackouts

January 25, 2012Jonathan McLeod 4 Comments

Part of my intent when launching the 49th was to link to a lot of interesting Canadian writers, thus, let’s throw a link to Original Gentleman Scott H.Payne. At one of his many blogging homes, Beams and Struts (also home to… Continue Reading →

Culture, Media PIPA, Scott H. Payne, SOPA

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