Occupy Main Street
The protests that have broken out south of the border and are apparently moving north are misguided in their rage. What people remember about the financial meltdown of 2008 was…
October 2011
Occupy Main Street
The protests that have broken out south of the border and are apparently moving north are misguided in their rage. What people remember about the financial meltdown of 2008 was…
Should free speech trump hate laws?
http://bit.ly/n9VKA6 "For the record, I fully support gay rights. I also fully support free speech. That means anything this side of incitement to violence. I believe the current law is…
Nice Little ‘Manifesto’ You Got There, But, I’m Going To Burst Your Little Bubble–You ARE Part of the 99%
Boys ‘n’ girls, let’s give this college senior a big hand here! No, really! They’re making it on their own without any help from anyone on very little! Or so…
Oops, they did it again
It's been a pattern with the Harper Government™ — when a decision is made to cut or eliminate funding to a long time partner, the department involved seems to go…
porch
porch, a photo by philipjbond on Flickr. Boba Fett’s journal: “Last night I had that terrible dream where I got slowly digested over a 1000 years again. I wonder what…
Spending money on patriotism initiatives isn’t a bad idea, but Tories are doing it half-assed
There are many things that the conservative Harper government is currently doing that get on my nerves. The introduction of the word Royal ahead of the term Canadian Forces, now…
Wonder What’s Happening Here? A Great Explanation
A great explanation of Occupy Wall Street--should go viral.
Oxymoron of the Day: Modernizing the Monarchy
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, wants to modernize the monarchy. In our modern day and age, you see, the practice of preferentially selecting male over female heirs is the…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The South March Highlands
Click here for everything you need to know about The South March HighlandsPlease click above for what is the best overview yet of the issues relating to The South March…
97% mandate for for sensible gun laws
Earlier today, members of the European Parliament voted 624-17 to complete the implementation of the United Nations Firearms Protocol, the international standard for firearms regulation.The results of the vote are…
Union busting
I am in favor of the idea of labour unions and their goals, while I do admit to being skeptical of what many large unions have become in modern times.…
Return of the Bad Parents Cause Autism Nightmare Monster
"DR. GABOR MATÉ: Well, the situation with fathers is, is that increasingly—there was a study recently that showed an increasing number of men are having postpartum depression, as well. And…
Philosophy, the broad and the broader.
Get your pens out, but make sure you get your vocal chords ready too. It’s time for a deeply philosophical discussion. And what does a philosophy discussion consist of? Overestimation,…
Reuters gets schooled by one its own writers – Felix Salmon
In a rare move by a modern news outlet, Felix Salmon on his Reuters blog schools Reuters over a wildly inaccurate and conservative-oriented take on the Occupy Wall Street movement…
Supreme Court of Canada to help clarify what constitutes hate speech
The Supreme Court of Canada is being asked to draw the line between what constitutes free speech and what crosses the faint line into hate mongering. The case against William…
Flaherty Is Right
Canadian banks were insulated from the worst of the 2008 financial crisis because they were better regulated, with these regulations put in place long before the current regime came into…
Someone’s cranky about the Ontario elxn
Why so bitter?: Voting Conservative is “Gutter Morality!??” Tsk. So you got a little spanking on Election Day… okay, you were beaten like a gong. No, make that ‘beaten like…
Air Canada vs CUPE: the company charges ‘bad faith’
It would be funny if I didn't think that the livelihoods of 6,000 or so people hung in the balance. But Air Canada has charged the union with bad faith…
Thursday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Thomas Walkom points out that the effect of cracking down on peaceful and legal strikes - as the Cons are so determined to do…