Austerity For Thee, But Not For Me
On Friday, Gerald Caplan reminded Globe and Mail readers of the deeply rooted hypocrisy at the core of the Harper government. — hypocrisy which has been on display since newly…
June 2012
Crush Motion 312 – Abortion in Canada
A year ago I would have been less than useless in a discussion about why there is no abortion law in Canada, why it’s simply a medical procedure, why we…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway,…
Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, And I Must be Lorne Gunter
The latest tranche of census information, like the material released back in February, is from the still mandatory short form. It is the long form that was compromised by the…
Mosaic 2012 Last Night
-FNUniv with my friend Chandoo, who wowed the crowd with his dancing at the end of the performances when they invited everyone up to dance. Chandoo and I had been…
Quebec: When a Society Wakes Up
It was wet and miserable in Montreal today. But that didn't stop thousands of people from attending a rally to support the Quebec students. Thousands of people clad in raincoats…
Why Catholic Schools Should Be Allowed To Discriminate Against Gay Students
Why exactly this is news I can’t imagine, because it’s been brewing for years now. It was brewing when I was living in Ontario — and I’m not anymore. But…
AOL Huffington Post Blogger Zurcher Promotes Autism Disorder Denial
I love and accept my son unconditionally. I do not embrace the autism disorder that restricts his life. I will speak honestly about autism disorders. Ariane Zurcher is a jeweler,…
Luka Magnotta. White Nationalist???
When we first heard that Luka Rocco Magnotta was the prime suspect in the murder and dismemberment of Jun Lin, there were a few things we knew for certain. Such…
every war in history has had resisters, even the war of 1812
It’s the 200th anniversary of The War of 1812, and the government would like us to remember that. Here’s something you might not find in the official story: not everyone…
Shooting to kill one but killing another is murder
A murder occurs when, among other circumstances, a person means to cause the death of a human being or cause him bodily harm that he knows is likely to cause…
secrets from your sister, one awesome store
Before I begin a series of political posts, here’s a personal-consumer post. I highly recommend the Toronto store Secrets From Your Sister to anyone in the GTA in need of…
An unprecedented letter to PM Harper from former Fisheries Ministers
Four former ministers of Fisheries and Oceans – from both Progressive Conservative and Liberal governments – took the extraordinary step of writing an open letter to “Prime Minister” Stephen Harper…
God save the Queen (consider the alternative)
Those of you who know me (that would be roughly twelve people) know that I am not a fan of the monarchy. Actually, ‘not a fan’ hardly covers it. I…
Metcalfe again this time with rain and a flat tire – 97km
Three hours and fifteen minutes of my three and a half hour ride today were doused with rain. I would prefer to not bike in the rain, but this morning…
How Far Will this Crisis Take us??
I believe that there can be little doubt now that Western Capitalism is on the brink of some sort of crisis, the only question is how deep is the crisis…
June 2: supplement re anti-fracking rally
This is not about the Times and Transcript. It’s a report on and suggestions for the anti-fracking movement. I place it in a separate post because this is an issue…
Blind Justice?
Ten years ago it seemed shocking when an American politician complained, “We used to put people in jail because we were afraid of them. Now we put people in jail…
4706…Bev Oda Been Caught Stealing
Jennifer Ditchburn of The Canadian Press reported that “International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda refused to reveal Thursday whether she has reimbursed the government for more of her international travel, after…
4705…Don Cherry Is A Great Canadian
It isn’t just me saying it either. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was quoted in The Kingston Whig-Standard as saying that “Don Cherry is a great Canadian who has served Canada…