The importance of the world’s forests and the role that environmental activism surrounding forests have helped to shape a public perception that being an environmentalist means that you’re a “tree…
While I doubt the strike will go on that long even a two week strike will pose a major problem:Tens of thousands of York Region Transit and Viva riders endured…
By Ellen Roseman for Moneyville Steven Singer always had fast and reliable Internet service from Rogers. But when he switched to a more expensive plan, his nightmares began. “I am…
There is a tendency to think that what we see in the present moment will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions,…
The right-wing media has been all abuzz from the beginning of the Occupy movement, provoking and reporting on any little incident to prove their case against the occupation. Despite the…
I have written many times before that life is very complex and human intelligence has serious limitations to understand it. We still fully have not understood the complexity of an…
The right-wing media has been all abuzz from the beginning of the Occupy movement, provoking and reporting on any little incident to prove their case against the occupation. Despite the…
One of the best books I've read in recent years is Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes (Somebody Knows My Name in the US) It is the story of a…
Insufficient reasons are a common basis for appeals to be granted. Harrison v. Burns, 2011 ONCA 664, released this morning, holds that, in some cases, written reasons are necessary: ...
The Harper Government is set come good on an election promise to establish a new office within the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The new Office of Religious Freedom will investigate…
Especially for Democratic women. It’s an under-reported story of 2011, and one that advocates of Democratic women say could be part of the story of the more feisty Democratic party…
After reading Tina Collen’s book Storm of the I: An Artobiography (Art Review Press, 2009), I am left with a delightful and very real sense of the value of simplicity.…
Whatever they pay her is not enough.Jane Taber has made quite a reputation for herself as a hagiographer for women - Conservative women, that is. Today, Taber doubles down on…
The truncated fall sitting of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly begins today and breaks tomorrow. The fall sitting will reconvene in late November, conveniently scheduled for the convenience of the spouses of…
Assorted content to start your week.- Romeo Saganash comments on the need to recognize and act on our common social bonds:Whether you live on reserve, in the remote north, or…
That Toronto's Blue Jays won the World Series. They repeated again in '93 and since then nada for them, the Leafs, the soccer team and the Raps.WFDS
Since when does “free thinker” mean the same thing as “screechy right-winger?” In Ottawa, however, it appears to. Fred Litwin is the man behind the so-called “Free Thinking Film Festival,”…
We’re still enjoying the bounty of our summer garden in the form of plenty of fresh tomatoes. I’ve been looking for creative ways to eat/cook with them – even tomato…
It's certainly a plus to see Stephen Gordon mention corporate governance issues as part of his latest Economy Lab piece. But there are a couple of points that demand far…
Back again.Yeah, I’ve been away for a while, for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with writing or blogging. However my unintentional sabbatical has had the benefit of leaving…
