Canada Right On Target, To Miss 2020 Emissions Targets
01_tarsands_emissions.jpg According to Environment Canada’s peer-reviewed July report on Canada’s Emissions Trends , government action to date is not putting the country on track...
2011
I Hate Tipping
Tipping is terrible. It’s too complicated, and it’s an excuse for employers to underpay people who work in service jobs like waiting and housekeeping. Employers have learned that people are…
billionnaire says stop coddling the super rich
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They,…
That didn’t take long. Duceppe leaves CBC.
Not because of any controversy but because of a 'contract issue'. Too bad. I was so looking forward to the cranial detonation mess about to explode at the BT's.Two days…
Video: A Vigil for Harvey Sanderson
On August 3, 2011 – four days after being viciously assaulted in his Winnipeg apartment, Harvey Sanderson Junior died of his injuries. He was 27. What made this crime especially…
Asbestos and the Conservative killers
In solidarity with Michaela Keyserlingk. If you’re going to kill people for profit, Stephen Harper, we’re going to call you on it. Peace out....
This is what you expect when money is ilegally misappropriated
Members of project selection committee Clement chaired received 83 per cent of $50-million G8 fundDiscuss.
This Really Should Be No One’s British Columbia
AllTheCostCuttingThatMustNotStandPreyingOnTheVulnerableVille Last week we mentioned an excellent bit of investigative digging from Lindsay Kines of the Victoria Times-Colonist. Essentially, Mr. Kines reported that developmentally disabled adults ...
Montreal police dragging its feet no more. ‘David Mabus’ arrested.
"believe me, the only reason the photo is available is because I WANTED IT OUT THERE.... actually it is quite a flattering photo of me: With finger cocked and pointing,…
We’re not ready for online voting
I read today that Elections Canada is considering dipping its toe into the waters of online or e-voting: Canada's chief electoral officer says he's committed to seeking approval for a…
In Case You ARE Wondering
Sue Ann Levy, haven't taken all sorts of flack for her horrible T.O. Sun column re the Toronto Fire Service, tweets angrily: The TPFF is the Toronto Professional Firefighters Association…
Government Trust Broken? Breach of Abused Mother’s New Identity
After years of domestic abuse, there were high hopes for Jane Doe and her daughter to lead a normal life with new identities. With assistance from a secretive federal program,…
Rob Ford – getting weirder by the day
Thanks to Warren Kinsella for finding this… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada’s Obama bus comes under fire from the US right
Number one, it's black. Crazed Texan (aren't all right-winged Texans crazed?) Louis Gohmert calls it the "Darth Vader" bus and Obama the "evil emperor".Number two, it was built in a…
Canada’s Unenviable Royal RaceTo The Past
Where are Canadian progressives when you need them? Where were Canada’s anti-mornachists, pacifists and nationalists when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government were planning to return Canada to…
Scary Perry
The feverish madness of USian politics continues apace, entertaining as usual. If you thought the GOP couldn’t possibly come up with a goofier presidential candidate than CrazyEyes, you’d be wrong.…
Shoulda Carried the "1"…
Nation, typos happen. We've all zigged linguistically or mathematically when we should have zagged.When politicians do it, however, it's a bit more of a problem. Because, quite simply put, we…
Tips for artists
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Yet more wind in the clouds
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