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I'm a professional librarian currently working in Ottawa, Ontario.

Stephen Harper Is The Face of Democracy

Posted on August 22, 2014 by phantomobserver

There’s a peculiarly funny bit in this Ottawa Citizen story covering the first event of the People’s Social Forum, which happened to be a march on Parliament Hill yesterday. It’s about the child of labour leader Chris Wilson: Wilson’s eight-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Government | 3 Comments

The Opposition Merits Protection Too

Posted on August 18, 2014 by phantomobserver

I think what disturbs me most about this Third Party Leader house break-in story is this bit near the end: According to the RCMP, it is “mandated at all times, during both private and official functions, for the personal protection … Continue reading →

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When Justin Fights Tony Ianno, He Fights Stephen Harper Too

Posted on July 9, 2014 by phantomobserver

Should those young “advisors” in the Prime Minister’s Office ever want to figure out why Justin Trudeau is still riding high in the opinion polls in spite of their negative ads, they should make this Globe and Mail story required … Continue reading →

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Don Cherry Doesn’t Need the Order of Canada

Posted on July 2, 2014 by phantomobserver

It seems that Joe Warmington, of the Sun News Network, is a little upset that Don Cherry wasn’t on this week’s list of honorees for the Order of Canada. He lists a bunch of famous people who are in the … Continue reading →

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I Will Not Mourn The CBC

Posted on June 26, 2014 by phantomobserver

If I may be honest about what I’m thinking … this was long overdue. Ever since the CBC’s English TV network lost the rights to NHL hockey, most Canadian media watchers have been playing the “whither the CBC” game. And … Continue reading →

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Getting Through the Wynneter of Tory Discontent

Posted on June 14, 2014 by phantomobserver

Being a conservative (both economic and social) by nature, I tend to subscribe to a lot of Tory feeds on Twitter. You can therefore imagine the overall tone of my Twitter feed yesterday — perhaps a “progressive” ironist would even … Continue reading →

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How I’ll Vote in the Ontario Election

Posted on June 11, 2014 by phantomobserver

The last time I voted in an Ontario election, in 2011, I did so in the advance poll (because I would be out of town on election day). I voted for the NDP; my riding wound up with the Liberal … Continue reading →

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So Sorry, Mr. Naqvi

Posted on June 10, 2014 by phantomobserver

This morning, when I was going to work, I noticed this sign. You have to admit, that bit on the top is a bit unusual for a candidate sign. If you’re not familiar with the name, Mr. Naqvi is the … Continue reading →

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Welcome To My New Home

Posted on June 1, 2014 by phantomobserver

Okay. You’ll probably have noticed that my web address is now slightly different. That’s because I’ve switched webhosts from Yahoo Small Business to WordPress.org. My reason is quite simple: after reviewing the state of my finances, I finally realized that … Continue reading →

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