Canadian small businesses thrive when given the opportunity to compete on a level playing field with the big guys. Punitive pricing for Internet "overuse" could threaten the Montreal-based start-ups described…
Here, on the silliness of this week's hullabaloo over Nycole Turmel's past Bloc membership - and the lessons we can stand to learn about Quebec politics in response.For further reading...-…
At the Queen City Fair. I have been and as fairs go the Queen City Fair is as good as it gets.No, it is better.I was reading Peter Mills in…
This is a big story in Ottawa.Imagine my shock.LOL.WFDS
There are lots of good ideas floating around that could make Newfoundland and Labrador a stronger and better place to live. One simple one would be to emulate British Columbia: …
In the category "It's Obvious".The headline, above the fold even, on the front page of the Toronto Star this day is that "Canada's Must-See List Excludes Capital".What? The story by…
In a column worthy of her nickname 'Tory Taber', the Globe writer gives all kinds of space to the Con spokesperson to insult and lie about Margaret Atwood. Only one…
When historians look back at the Harper Government -- remember, that is its chosen moniker -- I suspect they will point to this summer's hunt for "War Criminals" as a…
On Tuesday night, Peterborough City Council approved a plan for a for-profit corporation to own and operate a new student residence at Trent University. I’m concerned that this may signal…
Hudak’s probably wishing he answered the question now. So, in addition to gutless, weak, and inexperienced, we can add “feeble” to the growing list of adjectives being used to describe…
This was the seeming incongruous thought which came to mind as I skimmed this dubious excuse for a think-piece by Kenneth Rogoff in the Globe & Mail, and this even…
We have had an offer to help host a Progressive Blogger event in Toronto. If you’re interested in attending, I’m interested in hearing which date is the best for the…
There are days when the Harper government's disingenuous agenda is easily discerned. Yesterday, Harper was at an event in Hamilton touting the imperative importance of science in a modern society.…
Chasing the "important" Nycole Turmel story, the government is gutting Environment Canada. It is good to see our intrepid press has its priorities straight. Fun, fun, fun. Don't worry folks,…
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Margaret Atwood responds to Ford brothers - http://goo.gl/CuzQIHosni Mubarak pleads not guilty - http://goo.gl/VvFPYJudge agrees to fast-track trial for woman…
I notice whenever I do a "we like lists" post that I'm never satisfied with my own list. On our hanging out in history list, I forgot Clarence Darrow. In…
If you are wondering what Stevie is up to this summer, besides bombing for oil, wonder no more. He's cooking up neocon burgers, hold the lettuce, with his buddy Rob…
1. Wouldn't Andrea Horwath have more credibility in proposing conservation policies if her party platform didn't contain $2.8 billion in energy tax cuts on fossil fuels? 2. Robert Asselin's take…
Lesley Pratt was a freakin’ evil advertising genius. In his quest to sell soap, he’d turned the shock value of bombing smurfs into a marketer’s wet dream. He’d even coined…
What role does Earth's axial tilt play in the ongoing evolution of life on this planet? That question has intrigued me ever since the Japanese earthquake, this spring. I read…
