Going Coastal » Politics

How hard is it to vote?

Phillip Blancher — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:58:41 +0000

Really? Is it that hard? 41% showed up to vote in Cornwall. 44% in Ottawa. 41% in Toronto. Those people had to take 10 minutes at any one of the advanced polls on the weekends, or on election day, mark a piece of paper and put it in the box. Not hard. Not complicated. So [...]

The implosion of the ADQ, “Team Mario Dumont”

Phillip Blancher — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:28:08 +0000

I am a political junkie, I admit it. Even though I live in Ontario, I do a lot of work in Quebec so I follow the political comings and goings quite a bit. I first learned of the ADQ in high school during the Quebec sovereignty referendum in ’95 and treated them with a bit [...]

Why our kids don’t know Canadian History…

Phillip Blancher — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:16:46 +0000

Do you know why? Partly our education system is to blame as it places emphasis more on computers and less on social studies.

Partly is thanks to our multi-channel universe where we have niche TV channels that cater to such fragmented segments of the market that there are no “broad-strokes” painted where people might just [...]

$500,000,000 does not equal $15,000,000,000

Phillip Blancher — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:37:00 +0000

It was posted in several places including TSN and in the Toronto Star that Dalton McGuinty supports a third NHL team in Ontario. Great. Thanks McGuinty. As usual you spend lots of time dealing with stuff that DOESN’T MATTER and not deal with what is really important like the economy, jobs or oh… I don’t [...]

Wise Words from a Wise Man

Phillip Blancher — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:41:38 +0000

“You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. you cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble [...]