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No Fans of Fantino!

Canadian Veteran's Affairs Minister Fantino arrives extremely late for  meeting with Veterans, then abruptly storms out refusing to answer questions, forgetting, it seems, that it is his duty to serve the taxpayers/veterans.

Canadian Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino arrives over an hour late for meeting with Veterans, then abruptly storms out refusing to answer questions, forgetting, it seems, that it is his job to serve the taxpaying veterans.

Justin Bieber Arrested for DUI

More Canadians behaving badly:  Bieber arrested in Miami for street racing admits to drinking and smoking dope.

More Canadians behaving badly: Bieber, arrested in Miami for street racing, admits to drinking and smoking dope.

Canadians are world’s largest consumers of antidepressants

Because we have a lot to be depressed about: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, Senate scandal, the weather, oil sands, train derailments, falling loonie...]

Because we have a lot to be depressed about: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, Senate scandal, the weather, oil sands, train derailments, falling loonie…]

Neil Young vs Stephen Harper

Battle of the bards. Neil Young protests the Oils Sands development

Battle of the bards. Neil Young protests the Oils Sands development

Enbridge CEO to Harper “At least we don’t have to contend with elves”

A road construction project in Iceland was halted as locals protested that it was disrupting and important elf habitat.

A massive road construction project in Iceland was halted as locals protested that it was disrupting an important elf church. Meanwhile in Canada, Harper seems determined to push through approval of the Enbridge Pipeline despite many real environmental concerns.

Opposing Views of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

Disgraced, crack-smoking, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford defiantly announces he will run for re-elction in 2014, claiming he is "the best mayor this city ever had" !

Disgraced, crack-smoking, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford defiantly announces he will run for re-elction in 2014, claiming he is “the best mayor this city ever had” !

Canadian Senators should expect “House Calls” from Auditor

"It doesn't add up: 105 Senators and 210 official residences claimed!"

“It doesn’t add up: 105 Senators and 210 official residences claimed!”

Give your head a shake!

Hundreds line up for hours to buy a Bobble head doll of disgraced crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford

Hundreds line up for hours to buy a bobblehead doll of disgraced crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford

Naughty trumps Nice

Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford beats astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield as Canadian "Newsmaker of the Year"

Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford beats astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield as Canadian “Newsmaker of the Year”

“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”

When asked about record-high  child-poverty rates in B.C. and what his government could do about it, Canadian Industry Minister James Moore replied: "Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? Is that always the government's job to be there to serve people their breakfast?"

When asked about record-high child-poverty rates in B.C. and what his government could do about it, Canadian Industry Minister James Moore,[Scrooge], replied: “Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? Is that always the government’s job to be there to serve people their breakfast?”