An Idea for Justice for you and you and you….
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the barriers to people with disability or infirmity to pursue their aspirations and achieve their potential with the support they need and…
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the barriers to people with disability or infirmity to pursue their aspirations and achieve their potential with the support they need and…
Here is an excellent piece from Keith Reynolds and carried in the Tyee. This is called re:blogging I think. In any case it was well done and available here in…
While there is deserved attention on Harper’s chief of staff over Barrick Gold links today, let’s also ask some questions about what Minister Joe “Responsible Resource Development™” Oliver is up…
How do you like your eggs? Hard boiled, once over lightly? Me, I like mine scrambled usually. But what about the men and women elected to public office? The most…
Her name is Bessie Cooper and it is all over the papers that the Monroe, Georgia lady just hit 116. Her secret to life is to STFU and not eat…
If you've read Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, you'll have an understanding that in order for powers to implement (radical) neoliberalism (privatization, elimination of public services, etc.), it has to…
If you’ve read Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, you’ll have an understanding that in order for powers to implement (radical) neoliberalism (privatization, elimination of public services, etc.), it has to…
In my twitter feed today I spotted a conversation with two people I think highly of, and another….I really don’t know what to think mostly. I am never sure if…
Before I start my rant, it should be known that I have been a candidate for political parties that wanted to change the voting system on four occasions. I have…
As I recently observed in a post, Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty has refused to testify before the legislative committee investigating the Ornge air ambulance scandal. Rather than try to help…
Is there anything more tedious than a professional contrarian with a newspaper column? You know the type, they are everywhere – those who can be relied upon to always zig…
A redneck’s last words? “Here, hold my beer, now.. watch this.” 44-year old Randy Lee Tenley of Montana apparently got himself liquored up and set out to fool people into…
Openly gay actor John Barrowman discussed the representation of gay characters on television during a panel at Toronto's Fan Expo, Sunday Aug 26. Barrowman, who portrays bisexual sci-fi Captain Jack…
As regular readers of this site know, a long-term project of mine that is about to bear fruit is one based on doing oral history interviews with long-time Canadian activists…
Great news for B.C.’s forest industry. Wood pulp may be poised to become the new steel except cheaper, lighter and renewable. THE hottest new material in town is light, strong…
Our hometown of Sudbury is not known for it’s cycling infrastructure or even for a positive attitude towards cycling but there are organizations like the Sudbury Cyclists Union, the Rainbow…
The right does. This is just plain sick. Sure, we laugh at Harper and his minions. We made fun of Dubya and laugh at the religious right. But I dare…
And they are not in La Belle.In an amazing forward thinking move, one reported in The Sun’s all across Our Home And Native Land, Robert Katzman and his management team…
OilAboveAll-400×245.jpg Last Thursday, Mitt Romney presented his “oil above all” energy plan, in which he promised “North American energy independence” by 2020. Far from comprehensive, the plan echoes the familiar…
An American intelligence community report is sparking outrage among pro-Israel factions in Washington. It’s a paper entitled: Preparing For A Post Israel Middle East, an 82 page analysis that concludes…