The Racialised Impact of Tuition Fees
Mainstream policy wonks often claim that tuition fees and rising levels of student debt in Canada are relatively inconsequential. They argue that though the costs of higher education for students…
August 2011
No Jane Taber, Harper is NOT reinventing ‘patriotism’ in Canada
He is destroying Canada’s greatest and most loved attributes that used to define us around the world - “the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism”. Instead Harper is hawking war,…
To protect and serve: Police left Russell Williams victim bound and naked for five hours
I understand the the importance of preserving forensic evidence but this borders on torture – and worse. Or, is this another example of guilty until proven innocent (emphasis mine)? A…
Peel police: racial profiling?
Another incident of police abuse in Ontario is surfacing. Credible? It seems like these kinds of accusations of police misconduct are becoming more prevalent. Has it always been this way?…
Karl Rove: Sarah Palin will run
The shiny mettle that used to be Karl Rove is a bit tarnished these days, what with his grand failure of 2006. Anything he says any more is suspect. But…
Palin v Bachmann = Perry up the middle -OR- Pray Away the Pri-mair-ray
I am just thinking out loud.Caribou Barbie Sarah Palin cannot find a big enough space to accomodate the adoring idiots crowds in the mid-west, incl. Iowa. Iowa is only known…
Star Readers Respond To Tony Warr
I recently wrote a post detailing the cavalier attitude of retiring Deputy Police Chief Tony Warr towards the police brutality unleashed on his city during last year's G20 Summit. Frequently…
Exurban Development in Greater Sudbury: Fiscally Irresponsible, Environmentally Unsustainable
The following is a copy of a letter which I have submitted to members of Greater Sudbury's municipal council: ----- It was with interest that I read a recent article…
Housekeeping….Get Me Re-Write!
HalfAMommaMeaCulpaVille Last weekend I linked to an apparently unbylined bit in The Province wherein Mike 'Cookie-Dough' de Jong clarified (contradicted?) the comments of his Big Birdness on the matter of…
The Answer to the Tea Party No-Taxes Pledge
The world had just watched in befuddlement as the mighty USA has reeled from the impact on its governance of a large group of members of Congress who have united…
I love these Rube Goldberg contraptions. This one is from Toronto’s 2D Photography Inc.
Roger Ebert thinks this is tricked out but who cares? It's photography. It's not real. Don't forget to click in the lower right to make this HD and full screen.Here's…
To protect and serve: Police left Russell Williams victim bound and naked for five hours
I understand the the importance of preserving forensic evidence but this borders on torture - and worse. Or, is this another example of guilty until proven innocent (emphasis mine)?A woman…
Everything old is new again
Apparently Stephen Harper is bringing us "a new brand of patriotism" -- according to a movement conservative political operative who's currently working for a "high stakes public strategy firm" in…
Kathy Shaidle discovers dominionism
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. I, personally, am a fan of famed blogger Kathy Shaidle, as she knows, so I am surprised to read that she…
Israel apologizes for Egyptian soldiers’ deaths
However, Canadian and US conservatives do not. And never will. What's wrong with you Israel, not going along with North American pundits and bloggers from the right? Who knew Israel…
Watch: US Military Officer Comes Out To Fellow Soldier
As the US military’s ban on openly gay service personnel, aka Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT), approaches its final days, a gay US military officer currently serving overseas has uploaded…
No Jane Taber, Harper is NOT reinventing ‘patriotism’ in Canada
He is destroying Canada's greatest and most loved attributes that used to define us around the world - "the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism". Instead Harper is hawking war,…
Toronto and Ottawa Police : a long history of racist profiling
Brampton police were searching for a suspect who was black, in his 20s, and 5-foot-6.The profiling victim, Mr. Williams, who was 20 in 1971, is 6 feet tall, taking his…