1112_no-nukes.jpg David Roberts of Grist has written a wonderful and psychologically deep portrait of why conservative white males deny climate change—and much else—and how this ...
As the News of the World coverup starts to crumble, with fresh revelations of old letters (including two versions of one letter, with NOW issuing one letter with references to…
Those with long enough memories will recall a famous confrontation that took place in 1986 between Brian Mulroney, then just nine months into his mandate, and Solange Denis, a senior…
Who knew the bible would make for such decent rolling papers?Prison guards have seized almost as many Bibles from B.C. inmates as porn magazines, according to government data obtained by…
Notions to small for a blog post, all in one place. You need to take your pain medication. Once upon a time, TorontoEmerg had some fairly significant surgery on a…
A Nanos poll reported in The Globe and Mail says that Stephen Harper's decision to add the designation "Royal" to the names of Canada's Air Force and Navy would boost…
R. v. Rai, 2011 BCCA 341 deals with a situation where an accused agrees that he was involved with some type of illegal drug but denies the specific narcotic. That…
Media Release - For immediate release Introducing Ottawa-Vanier Green Party Candidate Dave Bagler Ottawa,ON (August 17, 2011) - The Green Party of Ontario welcomes Dave Bagler to its growing Green…
As I said earlier, I've been catching up on my usual walks now that we're back in the house. Last year I was delighted to find that ducks had raised…
The federal Conservative Party ™ can't have it both ways. It is going after a retired university professor who is using the party's logo within an ad banner on her…
Well, this is extremely disturbing:First, Ontario Provincial PCs (note that I'm this close to starting to refuse to call them "Progressive", at least until they bring back a live one…
Hudak has a number of problems, the largest being trust. People don’t trust him. In particular, women don’t trust him. In a new poll, Nanos Research concluded that only 1…
Hudak has a number of problems, the largest being trust. People don't trust him. In particular, women don't trust him. In a new poll, Nanos Research concluded that only 1…
...gate-crashing ex Premier Bill Davis' speech in praise of the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. WK mentioned this yesterday, but the perps--Tory candidates Pam Hundal (Brampton-Springdale), Sanjeev…
When Wickileaks dumped those American diplomatic cables onto the Internet, we learned that Stephen Harper "likes to see fear in eyes" of his employees. How disconcerting it must be, then,…
There are few things about provincial Conservative Steve Kent’s website that stand out. First, as of August 16, the blog hasn’t been updated since the 2007 general election. Second, it…
Before I go on, let me just say that this is a second-page story right now. It’s dismally predictable that this is attracting more attention that another issue which I…
In the past couple of days, the Ontario Liberals have come up with some solid policy announcements that show how Liberals are committed to delivering results, not reckless rhetoric for…
That seems to the sentiment of Harper's Conservatives. From US-style mandatory sentences and prisons to colonial British nomenclature for our military, one would every right to question how Canada sees…
Yesterday, Peter MacKay (remember him?) announced that the Canadian Navy and Air Force will be adding the "Royal" back to their name. The move is expected to be popular among…
