Sun TV/Fox News wannabe? VOCM hits new low #nlpoli
Did they just get it wrong or is this the new standard of partisan journalism at the government-friendly VOCM? First of all, let us recall that Westcott is leaving the…
Did they just get it wrong or is this the new standard of partisan journalism at the government-friendly VOCM? First of all, let us recall that Westcott is leaving the…
This is your Canadian journalism in a nutshell. And I mean nutsack. Here is a Sun Media 'journalist' lobbying Jewish groups to defund Toronto Pride. It's not just Christianist yahoos…
Over the past several decades in Canada, tuition rates and student debt levels have both increased substantially. Yet, I am not aware of much research seeking to assess either how…
Canada's top legal group, the Canadian Bar Association, was not exactly kind to Harper's approach to crime in its recent annual conference. It identified many issues from overcrowding to the…
In the midst of a rant suggesting that Rob Ford aim his cost-cutting axe at Toronto Fire Services, The Sun's Sue Ann Levy opines: As I happened by the Yorkville…
Nouriel Roubini, one of the world’s most well-known economists, discusses his take on the current market climate in the Wall Street Journal. Money quote: “Karl Marx said it right, at…
How old does someone have to be for Fox News to consider a person fair game for their media smear machine? Answer: Not even a teenager. They didn’t like these…
While not violent, per se, it's interesting to see the clash of Tory vs. Tory in Brampton today, courtesy of Warren Kinsella:The person on stage is former PC Premier Bill…
MakingBookOnPublicTaxPolicyVille ....Mr. Beer 'N Hockey? "My money is on the Yes (to extinguish) People holding very nearly one million of those (1.6 million) votes...."Mr. Beer 'N Hockey commenting on our…
Thanks to you, Globe & Mail. And Postmedia. And Sun Media. And Macleans. Thank you all for fluffing the dud who wears no clothes. You outfitted him nicely, folks. Too…
If you're unaware yet, Canada's navy and air force will soon get a new name - an old one, to be truthful. Those branches of the military are currently named…
NO WAY that the IQ-challenged Tim Hudak came up with this! It would be kind of akin to Rob Ford putting his shoes on the right feet in one try……
Canada’s Conservative government will do anything to shore up it’s new militaristic approach to complex global crises. And that includes, imposing symbolic sanctions on a rogue regime. And imposing such…
Crossposted at opencanada.org’s Dispatch blog For years I have read The New Yorker as a non-US print subscriber. This meant that somewhere between a few days and a week after…
Conservative politicians and pundits are falling all themselves in a fit of prime 'jaloux' over the Brit courts' reign of terror over riot participants and organizers. Swift, extreme and unforgiving,…
These geese chatter a lot, they are starting to flock as the end of summer draws closer. Sorry for the light posting, I’m recuperating from influenza/pneumonia, got knocked flat, and…
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Recently, West Coast Staff Lawyer, Josh Paterson, was invited to particip...
When a magazine rejects some bit of prose you've submitted, the usual response is a politely-worded letter or your well-creased copy sent back to you without comment. In the case…
Once again, there are more horrifying allegations of brutality lodged against members of the Ottawa Police Service. A woman and her teenaged daughter found a man sleeping on the sidewalk…
Canadians can hardly escape the "royal" connection. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Royal Ontario Museum ... the list is endless. To…