The media has had a jolly old time ragging on the new, young, inexperienced Members of Parliament in the NDP caucus. Even the most casual observer of mainstream Canadian news…
When Elisa sat down for lunch, Henry Overduin had no idea how much she was going to change his world. She and her colleagues from the Department of Corporate Oversight…
Traffic is mess in Montreal these days. Because not enough infrastructure maintenance was done for the last couple of decades, the city and road and bridge authorities are having to…
There is no more hateful, hurtful columnist published in Canada than Michael Coren. -He openly advocated a nuclear attack on Iran in the pages of the Toronto Sun. -He is…
Environmental Defence has a nice take-down of John LaForet and the gang at Wind Concerns Ontario. Below is my favourite bit, because it answers a question that has bothered me…
For anyone who feels like equal rights have been regressing, here’s a bit of encouraging news. According to a report from the University of Chicago, the world is steadily becoming…
Take a look at this picture. It comes from Wade Locke’s presentation at a conference of the province’s credit unions in Gander in the latter part of May. The blue…
Parliament has spoken and, after six ballots, has elected Andrew Scheer, a 32-year-old Conservative MP, as the new Speaker. He is the youngest Speaker in Canadian history. Scheer was deputy…
The Bradley Manning Support Network has been very busy raising both funds and awareness in support of the accused Wikileaks truth-teller. Tomorrow, supporters of peace and conscience will gather in…
Source: Detroit Free Press. All I can say is, he put forward an issue many of us don't really want to talk about on the agenda.
“The uterus exists in my body, every month getting ready for someone else’s body. I can live without my uterus, the pre-born child cannot. And so in some sense there…
Congrats to Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina Qu'Appelle, the new Speaker of the House of Commons and first MP from Saskatchewan to ever hold that honoured position. -Globe…
Not sure this suggestion classifies as a "reform" for the Liberals, but I believe it has merit considering the circumstances. Every sentence uttered by a Liberal these days includes, "renewal"…
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:New TV legal drama’s protagonist: a mediator - http://goo.gl/0JuhEStates consider: Is it legal to dissolve bodies? - http://is.gd/Y0p5gIParental Alienation Syndrome…
Now that the house is now going to work we will see the the truth of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives now have there first speaker of the house. The…
Part of the reason I’ve not been blogging as much is that I along with my volunteer coder Chris have been working hard on getting a new version new look…
I was reminded, as I read Jeffrey Simpson's column today, of Mark 8:36-37: 36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his…
In New York Criminal Court on June 1, hip hop DJ Mister Cee, a.k.a. Calvin Labrun, entered a guilty plea on charges of loitering for the purpose of engaging in…
Lots happening this weekend - I just love summers in the 'hood. The Hintonburg Garage Sale is on Saturday - we'll be selling books and more here at the Finishing…
Uh oh. More evidence that everything young isn't good. We've got the youngest Speaker of the House of Commons. But he's an anti-choice fanatic, and a homophobe. And how do…
