One People
I know I pulled something from him yesterday, but Glen Pearson is one hundred percent right with this quote: "One of the most pivotal moments in our history was when…
February 2011
Women’s Centres Rally Today Against Thompson Rape Case Judge’s Suggestion of "Implied Consent"
Via the Canadian Federation of Students - Manitoba. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Thursday, February 24, 2011 WOMEN’S CENTRES RALLY AGAINST THOMPSON RAPE CASE JUDGE’S SUGGESTION OF “IMPLIED CONSENT” MANITOBA—Women’s…
Ontario Catholic schools and Gay-Straight Alliances
I've jokingly remarked to my husband in the past that if I'd been born 60 years earlier, I probably would have been a Jesuit priest, rather than the openly-gay university…
Making Sense of that St Kilda / 17 Year Old Girl Debaucle
I’ve avoided reading many news pieces about that whole 17 year old girl and nude photos of St Kilda Saints footy players affair as I felt like too few were…
Heritage, Sense of Place, Identity, Culture
This is a picture from today's Record of a school that was torn down in Cambridge this week:This is where I live (photo from Google Maps):...so you can imagine why…
Foreign correspondents in an age of Twitter
My friend Mike Ananny and I have been chatting lately about the changing role of the foreign correspondent. As the evolving democratic movements in the Middle East have shown, the…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here's the full text of the speech:…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here’s the full text of the speech:Good…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here's the full text of the speech:Good…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here’s the full text of the speech:Good…
Canada’s Economic [Distr]Action Plan
Canada's Economic Action Plan
Modernizing Ontario’s Liquor Laws
This was pointed out to me on the Ministry of the Attorney General's website:The Ministry of the Attorney General wants to hear your suggestions about how liquor laws in Ontario…
WikiLeaks’ Assange can be extradited to Sweden: judge
Has Sweden offered any assurances that Julian Assange will not be extradited to the U.S.A? Sweden has already shown itself to be a big secret supporter of U.S. foreign policy.…
WikiLeaks’ Assange can be extradited to Sweden: judge
Has Sweden offered any assurances that Julian Assange will not be extradited to the U.S.A? Sweden has already shown itself to be a big secret supporter of U.S. foreign policy.…
WikiLeaks’ Assange can be extradited to Sweden: judge
Has Sweden offered any assurances that Julian Assange will not be extradited to the U.S.A? Sweden has already shown itself to be a big secret supporter of U.S. foreign policy.…
WikiLeaks’ Assange can be extradited to Sweden: judge
Has Sweden offered any assurances that Julian Assange will not be extradited to the U.S.A? Sweden has already shown itself to be a big secret supporter of U.S. foreign policy.…
CPC Pork and You
Big day in federal politics today, as Con MPs fan out across the country to hand out taxpayer dollars in an attempt to purchase re-election. I have a rather lengthy…
Judge Rules Rape Did Not Occur Because of "Misunderstanding"
According to Winnipeg judge Robert Dewar (appointed September 2009 by Justice Minister Rob Nicholson), women should not talk to men because it could be unintentionally conveyed that there is "sex…
Conservatives lying? No, it’s just being very precise with words.
On Newfoundland’s VOCM Backtalk Tuesday, Vic Toews said, in response to a question about a federal penitentiary in Newfoundland: “I have to say, without getting partisan, I'm rather surprised given…
R-r-r-roll up the price increase!
As usual, I expect a price increase in Tim Hortons products during the R-r-r-roll up the Rim contest. Customers do not complain during the contest period.