It won’t be daily for the next few months. I can guarantee you that much.
For the next eight weeks or so, I’ll be attempting to juggle two full-time jobs, a part-time job, a relationship, my other main blog and, oh yeah, attempting to have something vaguely resembling “down time”.
Though I was crafty enough, in my [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2010
What the immediate future holds for The Daily Squizz
Today, this man saved Canadian democracy
More specifically — today, Speaker Peter Milliken saved Canadian parliamentary democracy from the tyranny of the executive.
He did so by instructing the Harper government to hand over uncensored documents relating to the Canadian military’s alleged handovers of detainees to Afghan forces when it was known they would could face torture.
The government has long asserted that [...]
Squizz Says, Volume 2!
Let’s face it — when you submit an earnest question to an advice columnist, you’re essentially throwing your hands up and saying “nope! I don’t want do it! I don’t wanna make this important decision! Please, stranger I’ve never met, provide me with guidance!”
So if you’re going to look for guidance from some random bozo, [...]
Seriously, what the hell were they expecting?
In Monday’s post I alluded to Porter Airlines, the “scrappy underdog” Toronto-based short-haul airline company that is probably about to shed its underdog status, if rumours of an IPO valued at $120 million are true.
I’m no business expert, but anyone familiar with the company had to see this coming: in less than four years they’ve [...]
Say hello to Canada’s Pat Robertson
This is Charles McVety.
He is, like many, interested in the role that religious faith can play in the workings of a modern-day, secular society.
He is, unlike most, an extremely influential ideologue, intent on ensuring that our modern-day, secular society still functions according to strict interpretations of a piece of scripture.
His past “work” has included actively [...]
Misreading the News: April 22, 2010
With attention spans shrinking daily, folks have less time (or at least, they devote less time) to fully comprehend the world around them… especially the parts that don’t comply with their pre-existing beliefs and biases.
And with the explosive growth of the “new media”, people are likelier than ever to simply scan headlines, rather than reading [...]
How trustworthy am I? My face will tell you.
You may find yourself reading this blog, perusing through my poorly-constructed arguments, and wondering “wait a minute, just how trustworthy is this guy?” It’s a reasonable question, especially if you haven’t met me in person (or, perhaps, if you have).
Thankfully, I’ve been alerted to an impeccable measure of trustworthiness, based on flawless empirical evidence, I’m [...]
One bad historical day deserves another
Today is April 20. Not such a terrific day, historically. Not only is it Hitler’s birthday, it’s also the 11th anniversary of Columbine (likely not a coincidence, as it was widely theorized the shooters picked the date as an homage to the Nazi dictator). More coincidences come in the realization that, with nine hours left [...]
A nice little song to make you feel better… or worse.
It’d be criminal for me not to mention the fact that, at last night’s Juno Awards, Michael Buble called tween sensation Justin Bieber a “motherfucker“. Say what you will about Buble (such as, “God damn you for permanently searing one of your songs into my head via its perpetual looping aboard Porter Airlines flights”), but [...]