The Toronto Argonauts 2014 Schedule has been announced. The two main highlights include 2 games against the Ottawa Redblacks, the newest team in the league, and the return of the Labour Day Classic against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The highlights of the season include the following: Continue reading
movie star Shirley Temple (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Shirley Temple, the famous child actress, has passed away at the age of 85 in Woodside, California of natural causes. Ms. Temple was born on April 23th, 1928 in Santa Monica, California to George and Gertrude Temple.
Shirley Temple starred in movies in 1932 at the age of three, but made her breakout in 1934 in the movie Stand Up and Cheer! Later in 1934, Bright Eyes was released and was the first movie to specifically created based on her talents and which saw her name appear above the movie’s title. Continue reading
English: Queen Elizabeth II at Queen’s Park (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s ascension as Queen of Canada. Queen Elizabeth II is also Queen of 15 other nations, and is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne of Canada when her father, King George VI passed away in the early hours of February 6th, 1952. Prior to this date, she was the Heir Presumptive to the crown. Continue reading
The chamber of the Senate of Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
About 10 months ago, I wrote about whether or not Canada needs a Senate. I supported having a Senate, and I still do.
With the recent suspensions of three Senators, as well as the announcement that Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau had kicked out Liberal Senators from the Liberal Party Caucus, I would like state that I still support having an Upper Chamber.
Many other nations – including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, and Russia – have an Upper Chamber and Canada can benefit from having one. Continue reading
The Government of Ontario has announced that it plans to increase the minimum wage to $11.00, up 75¢ from $10.25. The increase is planned to come into effect on June 1st, 2014.
The decision has created discussion on whether or not the increase is needed or whether the benefits will be outweighed by the added costs. Continue reading
Gerry Hyman has a new article about condominiums. So lets discuss it:
QUESTION: Following registration of our condo, the developer appointed the first board of directors. The board then passed a resolution limiting the common expense contributions to be paid to the corporation for the developer’s unsold units. The developer, in fact, paid no fees on those units until the turnover meeting held 20 months after the condo registration. Is the developer required to pay its share of common expenses for the units it owns from the date of the condo registration or from the date of the turnover meeting? Can the board appointed by the developer pass a resolution reducing its common expense contributions? How can the board elected at the turnover meeting recover the unpaid common expenses? Continue reading
Following lengthy arbitration, Alex Rodriguez has been suspended for 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, plus the play-offs. This is due to his use of use of performance enhancing drugs. Initially, he was suspended for over 200 games, plus the play-offs. He immediately appealed the MLB’s decision to suspend him, which allowed him to finish out the 2013 season.
This is not the first time Rodriquez has had issues with drug use. MLB had to admit that he had tested positive in 2003 for steroid use. Rodriquez also acknowledged that he had used Steroids. Continue reading
Team Canada has announced its roster for the Men’s team at the upcoming Olympic games in Sochi Russia.
The team sees 11 members of the 2010 Gold Medal winning team again representing Canada. Nine players have won the Stanley Cup, and some of them have won the Cup on more than one occasion. Many players have also won multiple medals, especially Gold Medals, at the World Championships and the World Junior Championships. This team is comprised of players who are used to winning. Continue reading
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