A BoB Short Despite spending over $100 million promoting their Economic Action Plan (EAP), the Conservative Party of Canada contented itself with just one, no-charge domain name, actionplan.gc.ca. Now anti-Conservative group Shit Harper Did has jumped at the opportunity, footing the $9 bill to purchase economicactionplan.ca as home of their new campaign. The website currently […]
You’ve seen the ads — now play the game!
By Drew McLachlan If you live in British Columbia, odds are you’ve seen the video below about a million times. It’s not a Tourism BC advertisement or the new video for that chillwave band your coworker told you about — it’s one of the many ads produced for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline, which are constantly […]
A Tale of Three Kitties: Cats allow cafés to come to Canada
A BoB Short Cats and cappuccinos may not seem the likeliest combination, but the idea has stirred the pot for several entrepreneurs across the country. The concept is simple: Come in for a coffee and play with a few cats while you’re there. The first “cat café” opened its doors in Taipei, Taiwan in 1998. They’ve […]
Wynne wins, Sun too depressed to write a new hed
A BoB Short Over there is the Toronto Sun’s response regarding the Ontario Liberal Party’s majority government win on Thursday night. This work of art is a throwback to the one that ran last election on both the Toronto and Ottawa editions of the tabloid, which greeted readers with a simple “We’ve got a Liberal […]
Are Mealworms the New Maki?
By Drew McLachlan Chowing down on crickets or meal worms may conjure up old reality show episodes, or possibly your gag reflex, but a Toronto-based startup is banking on bugs becoming “the new sushi.” Founded last year by five McGill MBA students, Aspire specializes in entomophagy, the practice of eating insects. The company develops methods […]
Garbage in, garbage not so out
By Drew McLachlan 2014 is gearing up to be a big year for Canadian garbage. Last year, the Conference Board of Canada reported that we generate more waste per capita than any other country in the world (777 kg per citizen in 2009). But while you might suppose most of the news this year would […]
Quidditch, Canadian style
A BoB Short: Twenty-eight athletes from across the country will be dusting off their broomsticks to represent Canada as they host this year’s International Quidditch Association (IQA) Global Games, the international championship of a sport taken straight from the pages of Harry Potter. IQA’s style of quidditch differs from its fictional counterpart in a few […]
Trudeau to Senators: Walk that way
By Montreal Simon I must admit Justin Trudeau’s move to boot the Liberal senators from his caucus caught me by surprise, and it is certainly a bold one. Justin Trudeau has dissolved a vital bond between senators and the Liberal Party that appointed them, expelling dozens of members of his caucus in a dramatic attempt to […]
Neil Young: Old man takes a look at his country
By Montreal Simon To see him standing up for a small First Nation that is fighting a giant foreign oil company is so inspiring. An example to us all. To hear him denounce Stephen Harper and his foul Con regime is music to my ears. “Canadian rock icon Neil Young launched a blistering attack on […]
Wrong Way
By Alison@Creekside You know how you sometimes wonder how we might reorganize society if we were starting over again today from scratch? Imagine how public meetings to discuss it would go. Anyone recommending any variation on tinkle down economics or massive handouts to the rich as a solution to poverty would get laughed out of the room. […]
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