The stepped-up authoritarian, anti-democratic manner Stephen Harper conducts himself since obtaining his Parliamentary majority nine months ago raises serious concerns about how far right he is planning to push the…
I wrote a note to The Captain’s teacher and vice principal today. Actually, I wrote the note yesterday, but guess who forgot to give it to his teacher until this…
Stephen Harper is visiting China for trade talks, and many believe that as the heads of the two countries meet, human rights issues must be addressed. Warning: These stories may…
James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, takes exception to a story on CBC Radio about a play that has the artistic community buzzing about a political chill.
In case you missed it: Tory MP Stephen Woodworth wants human rights for unborn children A Conservative MP is defying his party’s leadership with a move to rewrite Canadian laws…
Here is an overview of today’s timely Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives paper on Old Age Security: Old Age Security (OAS) is the basic building block of Canada’s retirement income…
A simple addition to the standard wind turbine setup called a wind lens can double, or even triple, the power output. Professor Prof. Yuji Ohya of the Kyushu University research…
Wow. I remember Toronto being less than a million: http://bit.ly/AF6XzB
Harper had a special gift for the president of China Hu Jintao, a can of “ethical oil” all the way from the tarsands. If this deal goes through, I wish…
33.5 million or 9 million, depending on who you ask. I blame the scrapping of the mandatory long form census for this discrepancy…
Larry Miller wasn’t the only one determined to lower the tone of debate in the House of Commons yesterday. Julian Fantino decided to resurrect an old favorite in a comment…
Here is a tweet the other day, from Karyn P. who is the host of FAQMP in ichannel: “Just interviewed @seancaseymp who answered ur #cdnpoli q’s on vets, min. wage…
501px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg Conservatism is a political philosophy that is, at its most fundamental, about resisting change. So perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that an outrageous and absurd line uttered about global…
As massive media conglomerates lobby the government to create shadowy legislation (an Internet lock-down), Canadians are turning up the heat. Check out this video, then head over to http://openmedia.ca/lockdown and…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday February 8, 2012: Brazil Sues Twitter in Bid to Ban Speed Trap and Roadblock Warnings CSIS may…
Tom Walkom writes that the Harper government is not what we used to call a Conservative government. It does not stand for what Conservatives have traditionally stood for: The old…
By now, most have heard about Sun TV’s faux citizenship ceremony orchestrated by the Harper regime to help promote its brand of Canadian patriotism. Putting aside questions of the ethics…
Do you mean the form of punctuation, or what happens to your lower intestines after you’ve eaten improperly prepared Thringian Gitworm sashimi? Because if you’ve eaten bad ThriGit sashimi, and…
Two Reasons I love blogging: Helping out great communities
Non profits and governments… this is how open source works: If someone is doing something that is of value to you, help make it better. There have been two great…