After the May 2011 election, I began keeping the Patronage List: a list of Harper government political appointees who appear to be Conservative Party ex-politicos, donors, and insiders. I’ve made…
The malls are insane. Not sure how Black Friday made its way north of the border.
…pepper sprayed??: Twenty people, including children, were injured when a woman at a San Fernando Valley Walmart store used mace against other customers in what authorities referred to as a…
In a country where bullying is an epidemic, and almost nothing is being done to stop it, isn’t it great to know that at least Lady Gaga cares. Too bad…
Like many bloggers, I have, of late, been commenting on the so-called “Occupy” movement, its significance and importance, and the need to take such movements seriously regardless of the degree…
I left Chantal Hebert’s take on the NDP’s leadership race out of this morning’s roundup since it seems worth addressing in a separate post. And in some other contexts, I’ve…
Fresh revelations daily about this corrupt government Minister. But he’s still walking our streets, despite the recent Harper tough-on-crime initiatives. How has he slipped through the net? Clement has been…
It’s no secret that we here at Things Are Good like bikes and bike sharing (we may have even posted about it once or twice…), and now some more good…
Patrick Bond dissects international climate talks at upcoming COP 17 conference. Vincent Mosco explains the historical significance of the Occupy movement and where it is headed.
…to raise a chandelier and remove a light fixture? This is not a joke, alas, except on us taxpayers. G8 leaders who came to Toronto for that infamous meeting last…
Ken Sanders Photo Photo h/t Queer Thoughts Well, well, well! What do we have here? Occupy Best Buy? In a manner of speaking. All those campers are not there to…
SomethingsReallyMatter LedgeClosedAgainVille You may recall that a couple of weeks ago I had to go to the heart of Burnaby’s own Bladerunner set (a.k.a. ‘Metrotown’) to renew my new Driver’s…
Jack v. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson, 2011 ONCA 736 deals with the test to dismiss an action because of a failure to fulfill undertakings given on discovery. The Court accepted…
Cross-posted on CIC Dispatch Blog Billed as the Davos for Security, the Halifax International Security Forum – funded by the Department of National Defence (DND) – sought and accomplished to…
Freedom? In America? As the authoritarian reaction to the Occupy movement has shown, it’s a rare and treasured thing. Republicans hate freedom. Especially freedom of expression from its youth. Look…
A couple of tunes for what appears to have become the second largest national holiday in the U.S. and rapidly in Canada, too. Why celebrate Easter, Diwali or Labour Day…
I remember asbestos mines in the 60s and giant boilers in schools (!!) covered with the stuff! http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/130-years-canadian-asbestos-production-192622068.html MONTREAL – Canada‘s once-mighty asbestos sector has ground to a halt for…
It’s possible that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the military junta that has ruled Egypt since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last February, will regain the initiative but it…
As promised, let’s take a quick run through plenty of material on the NDP’s leadership campaign… – Straight Goods has posted Ish Theilheimer’s interviews with each of the candidates. –…
