Halleluia Chorus two ways
Quinhagak school 5th grade class in Alaska: Port Orchard school does the Silent Monks
2011
We need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards
Jeff Kaye writes here on the findings of the American Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of the CIA’s involvement in torture. Since I agree with Kaye that there won’t be a…
Media Culpa On Margaret Wente’s General Crappiness
Migrating quotes, improper attribution, possible borderline plagiarism. Margaret Wente columns have it all.
Sisterwives reframes the polygamy debate
It is always easier to dispel some characterization when it is given absolutely; not just as a generalization, not just as something that exists for some people, but as something…
The Value of Female Candidates
The NDP may not believe in using financial incentives to encourage environmentally conscious behaviour, but leadership candidate Paul Dewar has come up with a market solution that incentivizes political parties…
Doctrine of Federal Paramountcy
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Human Resources and Social Development), 2011 SCC 60, released this morning, has a useful discussion of the Doctrine of Federal Paramountcy: …
#RIPHugoChavez = #Twitterfail
Riddle me this: When is a Trending Topic NOT a trending topic? Courtesy of Patria Grande, here comes a wake-up call for all you internauts who love Venezuela, and who…
Paul Dewar: Equality is a Canadian value
NDP leadership contender Paul Dewar is in trouble with Conservatives again. He must be doing something right. 22.1% of the House of Commons are women, more or less the situation…
Some Honesty At Durban Climate Conference: Youth Told “No One Is Listening To You”
Willard Metzger is the General Secretary of Mennonite Church Canada and blogs at Church Guy. He is well acquainted with the suffering that climate change is already inflicting on the…
Video: Gitxsan Come Together, Call for Healing and Strength
While news emerges that a court order may have been obtained to remove Gitxsan leaders and community members who took over the Treaty office in Hazelton earlier this week –…
Video: Gitxsan Come Together, Call for Healing and Strength
While news emerges that a court order may have been obtained to remove Gitxsan leaders and community members who took over the Treaty office in Hazelton earlier this week –…
Must-See Video: Gitxsan Come Together, Call for Healing and Strength
While news emerges that a court order may have been obtained to remove Gitxsan leaders and community members who took over the Treaty office in Hazelton earlier this week –…
The light at the end of the tunnel…
This afternoon I defend my masters thesis, after which I will hopefully have only a few minor corrections and then I will have earned my masters in physics. I also…
Conservative Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz – Above The Law!
“Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law.” – Sophocles
John
(1940-1980)
The price of hydro exports #nlpoli
Via National Public Radio (New York) comes a series on the cost to Americans of importing electricity from Canada. The second instalment – aired December 6 – focused on Labrador…
The Green Delusion
JamesNotJim BigGreenBusVille The issue of the Double-E conservative candidate in the upcoming PoMoCo bye-bye served as a pretext for an interesting conversation between The GStraight’s Carlito Pablo and the best…
Conmunications and Health Care
On a week when both Preston Manning (“Manning says polarized debate has stalled concrete actions — including a “two-track” approach that would allow private insurance in a universal system. Today’s…