Houze of Commons seats apportioned based on provincial/territorial populations and party seats distributed through some form of proportional representation. House of Commons seats: 330. Senate seats apportioned based on the…
Having just completed Disconnect, a book by epidemiologist Devra Davis showing the relationship between cell phone use and cancer, I was heartened to read that the Who has just released…
canada.com The oilsands continue to take public relations hits across the globe. Just recently the Keystone pipeline leaked yet again making for the forth pipeline leak in relation to oilsands…
Here is the full speech by Irish Socialist MP Joe Higgins to the founding convention of the Socialist Party of Canada. He speeks as to why new socialist movements and…
It’s an ugly emotion, but heck…it’s Conrad Black we’re talking about here, folks....
I’ve written an article on my other blog Computationally Thinking summarizing an ongoing fascinating discussion on the state of Artificial Intelligence research. It should be accessible to technical and non-technical…
Vince Li, during a psychotic episode, committed a horrific offence: without warning, he beheaded a passenger on board a Greyhound bus, and partially cannibalized him. Nothing can reduce the enormity…
Happy happy Clint Eastwood.81.Joe Namath is 68.Go Jets.WFDS
He is the little Quebec socialist/separatist that keeps on giving: Quebec politician Amir Khadir is not pleased the royal newlyweds will be visiting Montreal and Quebec City during their upcoming…
In a recent post, I stated my intent of purchasing an iPad2 as soon as it would become available in Canada, and expounded why I deem it as the optimal…
Only months before he rides into his political sunset, a confused Premier Ed Stelmach blamed the Alberta Teachers’ Association for the school board budget shortfalls that may lead to the…
Provincial PC candidate George Lepp, a world wide aensation, tells Jonathan Jenkins of the Sun that the penis posted from his Blackberry on to his Twitter account was not his.Which…
Inspired by this story:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/30/pol-harper-afghanistan.html
Impolitical has some questions for Brother James, whoever that is. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. ;)
The latest in this epic struggle: Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic. There’s obviously no clear answer, but given there’s some evidence both ways, wouldn’t it be prudent for any…
I think he's been hired by Huffington Post Canada. I'm so jealous.You can run son, but you can't hide forever.UPDATE: The obsession with all things 'Jim Parrot' has become pure…
Robin Sears has an interesting piece in this morning's Huffington Post. Those who are predicting the demise of the Liberal Party should read it. Sears' take is particularly interesting, given…
Harold Camping was right.Case in point was offered on the front page of today's Metro, a free paper in Ottawa.Bees Swarm MarketOMG.In the Ottawa Sun the bees become wasps and…
One of the great pleasures in my life is walking with my dog along the Fraser River, at Riverfront Park. There is a path that starts just east of the…
What's that awful sound? Could it be empty bellies - or is that the clarion call of war?Oxfam is warning that the already record-breaking price of staple foods could more…
