Category Archives: Politics

My impressions of Occupy Ottawa

By Julie Laurin | Published: October 31, 2011

I was working from home today and since it was a nice sunny day, I figured I would go out, grab a bite to eat and then go spend some time at the Occupy Ottawa camp at Confederation Park to see what it’s all about. I am not really sure to begin. My initial impression [...]

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The Liberal nightmare continues

By Julie Laurin | Published: August 11, 2011

I wanted to write about my thoughts on the UK riots. But then I got an email from the Liberal Party of Ontario. Sigh. Most of you know that I’ve had a hard time getting the federal Liberal party to leave me alone.. and now the provincial party has my information. I don’t know how [...]

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My Thoughts on Pro-Lifers

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 12, 2011

Today, there’s supposed to be a huge march in Ottawa where just over 12,000 people will be marching against abortion. Give me a break. Why on earth would these people care about a woman deciding to end a pregnancy? How does this affect them at all? Oh right, these people are passionate about imposing their [...]