Merci, Arcade Fire,
Thank you, on behalf of the millions of international supporters of the Quebec student movement, for wearing the iconic red square or carré rouge during your appearance with The Rolling…
May 2012
4656…Dean Del Mastro I Love You
The Tory Member of Parliament from Peterboro, Ontario has the best comedy writers in the world writing for him. Check this. In a CBC convo on the 17th of May,…
G20 Justice
OK, here’s how it should be.Those 30 police officers who apparently are going to be charged for the police riot that was the G20? First, kick them in the face.…
Geoff Campbell According to Google or Why You Need LinkedIn and BrandYourself
If you’re looking for a professional job where people will do any sort of background check, they’re going to at the very least google your name, and it’s important to…
The Real Culture of Dependency: In Defense of Atlantic Canada
This post is co-authored with Brian Foster “Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?” That’s the (attempt at) thought-provoking (or fire-stoking) title of a recent National…
The Purpose of Education
As a retired teacher who spent 30 years in the classroom, I long ago recognized how crucial the development of critical-thinking skills is to a good education. During my career,…
Those Questionable Polls
There have been a number of comments that the overturned election results at Etobicoke Centre was due to a failure of Elections Canada and whilst it is true that they…
The Summer Of Discontent
The Charest government’s passage of Bill 78 was supposed to return order to Montreal’s streets. But last night, the Globe and Mail reports, The scenes in Montreal unfolded during a…
Margaret Wente Fumbles Another
Her model of an ungrateful Que. student is from out of province. Plus there’s a nice bit of writing from MC at the end: I suppose from where Margaret Wente…
Jianguo hotel fountain
Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Institute for Research on Public Policy Compromising Political Neutrality
The Montreal-based think tank Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) has recently been in the news for publishing a study which, in the media’s collective eye, purports to disprove…
In today’s Sun: Mulcair is a disgrace
It’s early days. But watching NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair destroy himself, as he is now inarguably doing with his anti-West tirades, makes for compelling theatre. In politics, no wound is…
Late night
Awesome!
Video: Young woman brutalized by Montreal police,
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government's proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
Video: Young woman brutalized by Montreal police,
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government’s proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
Video: Young woman brutalized by Montreal police,
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government's proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
Video: Young woman brutalized by Montreal police,
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government’s proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…