Author: CathiefromCanada

In Stephen Maher’s article about the terrible optics of the Vic Toews judicial appointment: The bench should not be used as a retirement home for burnt out politicians. That’s what the Senate is for . . .

It only took six years, but the Harper Con clawback of disability benefits for injured Mounties has finally been ended: Lawyers for a group of disabled RCMP officers say they have reached a settlement with the federal government over disability payments that were clawed back…. The case involves about 1,000

Once again, Peter MacKay is way, way ahead of the Harper Con cabinet — Pot legislation ‘under serious consideration,’ Peter MacKay says: Justice Minister Peter MacKay told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning he has tasked the justice department “with looking at and coming forward with what could be a

Once again, we’re seeing terrifying world events reduced by the US media to a dick-swinging contest.CNN and the New York Times seem to think the Russian invasion of the Crimea is just another dispute between Obama and Putin, and they want Obama to swagger around showing everyone how much tougher

Apparently Target thinks it has been doing us Canadian bumpkins a favour “Our goal was to bring the true U.S. Target experience to Canada, which included bringing the brands and products our guests [customers], who have cross-border shopped, know and love – and we have,” Tony Fisher, president of Target

This is all my fault — Extreme wind chill warnings around Saskatchewan The entire province of Saskatchewan was one big wind chill zone Friday morning — and it looks like conditions are going to get worse before they get better.Temperatures were in the -20 to -30 C range, with winds

If you just read the papers for your news, you would think that the only events at this week’s Liberal biennial convention in Montreal were that Trudeau didn’t hold a closing press conference and he missed the vote on assisted suicide.Oh, and that Trudeau also gave a pretty good speech.To actually

Canada wins gold in men’s hockey – YouTube:

Arizona has passed a law that makes it OK to discriminate against gays and lesbians as long as you think that’s what God is telling you to do.What God is telling me is that I will never go to Arizona.

Hudak says unions should compete for government contracts: The Progressive Conservatives want to force Ontario’s public sector unions to compete for contracts to provide government services in order to save taxpayers money.…Hudak says the Conservatives would not contract out police, health or teaching services, but would look at competitive bids

If you are starting to get a little Olympic-fatigued this weekend, take a break by reading Grantland — their Olympics articles are lyrical, or hysterical, or both.A Plan to Take Back the Curling Power: Let’s Buy All the Granite proposes world domination by the United States of the sport of curling

The real victims of today’s Senate expenses scandal are, of course, the three high-flying senators themselves, Don Meredith, Scott Tannas and Neil Plett.Being responsible adults and mature business leaders, they were not permitted any choice about their travel across the country.  As Senator Don Meredith explains: “We travel according to the

Eight years ago Canadian cross country skier Sarah Renner won a silver medal because a Norwegian coach threw her a pole during the race.  And, as it turned out, Norway came fourth in that race. Today, Canadian coach Justin Wadsworth ran onto the course with a spare ski to help

This one is funny This one, not so much Both demonstrate that the worldwide anger at Russia for their homophobia isn’t dying down and won’t be going away.Canadian cities are flying rainbow flags throughout the Olympics to demonstrate their support.  (Rob Ford, of course, continues down the wrong side of history but he’s not

“The chief electoral officer has not been consulted, and we heard the minister’s comments,” said spokesman John Enright.“There’s been no consultation on the contents of the bill.” OF COURSE the Harper Cons didn’t consult with the chief electoral officer about their new Elections bill!These guys never consult with anybody about

Charles Pierce on the startling discovery by American corporations that without a middle class, there are not going to be any middle-class businesses anymore: This may be the first country to die of the incredibly obvious. And I guess nobody remembers anymore that unions are good for the economy?

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This video that I found on Bad Astronomy was shot in South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah, by videographer Randy Halverson. It shows why we call ourselves big sky country.

Rolling Stone has an article about The Puppy Bowl: This Sunday, millions of Americans will gather around their televisions to watch their favorite athletes compete in a thrilling contest of physical will, fearless playmaking and instinctive grace. A bunch of other people will be watching the Super Bowl. And here’s