Category: Canadian politics

Earlier this week Liam Neeson entered  the lions den of criticism by  opening up the interpretation of Aslan to include Mohammed and Buddha.

From  Daily Mail

Ahead of the release of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader next Thursday, Neeson said: ‘Aslan symbolises a Christ-like figure but he also symbolises for me Mohammed, Buddha and all the great spiritual leaders and prophets over the centuries.
‘That’s who Aslan stands for as well as a mentor figure for kids – that’s what he means for me.’

Although I’m no Christian apologist, you would have to be blind or ignorant to miss the clear connection between Christianity in the Narnia tales. Mr. Neeson’s  comments have alienated the very fans that the movie hoped to attract. This touch of bad publicity does not bode well for the movie’s box office.
For a more in-depth  article on the connections between Christianity and Narnia [click here].

From Sudbury Northern Life

But in September, the Hanmer couple received a bill for $2,000 from Hydro One for three months’ worth of hydro. They say they think the problem stems from a smart meter installed at the cottage in the summer of 2009. 


Hydro One took an “actual” reading from the smart meter for the first time this past summer, and found the cottage was drawing 123 kilowatts per hour each day, Lise said. On previous bills, the average amount of electricity the family was using was about 20 kilowatts per hour each day. 


“I had about 10 different conversations with different people (at Hydro One),” Lise said. “The final one was Oct. 22, when they did finally say they were going to get the integrity of our meter checked.” 


Lise said a few Hydro One employees said she and her husband must have added an appliance that was using a lot of electricity. “We tried to tell them that there isn’t anything that has changed,” she said. 


Although the couple is sure there’s been a problem with the smart meter, Hydro One still insists they have to pay their bill, Lise said. 

The smart meters don’t seem so smart for some families in the North.

Today marks a victory for the sports fan in Ontario. the government  has officially given the green light to mixed martial arts in the province.

From the National Post
Ontario announced Monday it would begin accepting applications on Jan. 1, 2011 from mixed martial arts promoters who want to stage fights in the province.


“We have heard from fans across the province and it’s clear that MMA is a popular sport Ontarians are following,” said Consumer Services Minister John Gerretsen. “Now we have the tools in place to help keep competitors safe, while providing an economic boost to communities that want to host professional MMA events.”

This is one of the more notable backtracks of the nannies at Queens Park.