Canada: Sending a message to Iran, or giving up on it?
Following up on my previous post regarding Canada’s sudden decision to completely sever ties with Iran, I have these extended thoughts on why this was way too fast and too…
September 2012
Ret. Maj.Gen. Lewis MacKenzie: Avro Arrow considered as F-35 alternative, more effective and much cheaper
Why Harper and company are determined to buy F-35? “It’s an attack aircraft. It’s designed for attacking ground targets and its stealth is most effective against short range radar, protecting…
Your future. Their hands: profound ignorance edition #nlpoli
Conservative member of the House of Assembly Keith Russell. He’s at it again, this time on CBC Radio’s Labrador Morning: I don’t buy into the mumbo jumbo about the trail…
Kay, defined
Well-written, carefully reasoned and – as with all of his treatises on this subject – completely full of shit. When I wrote for the National Post, and Kay was my…
Sept. 13: A brief supplement to this day’s blog….
I have been waiting for a story that has not appeared in the TandT. An American woman named Kimberley Rivera has been living in Canada as a refugee for four…
This is Libya
It’s easy to remember that not too long ago, the people of Benghazi were praising the actions of the American military, as well as those of our own Canadian military…
Your Voices On the Walls: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hey! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
ndp: war resisters are welcome in canada
From the New Democratic Party: Allow conscientious objectors to stay in Canada SURREY – New Democrats are calling on the government to respect parliament’s commitment to allow conscientious objectors to…
Racially motivated crimes and sentencing
R. v. Feltmate, 2012 NSSC 319 has useful language on racially motivated crimes and sentencing: Racially-motived crimes are indicative of a lack of respect. The respect of which I speak…
We’re shocked, shocked that Katz wants more.
I’m shocked, shocked to hear that Daryl Katz wants more money for the new arena, just the way Major Renault was “shocked, shocked” to find that gambling was going on…
Sept. 13: Maybe I’m too hard on the TandT….
…maybe they aren’t lying. Maybe they’re just illiterate. A1. “Billboard company cuts Dieppe presence” Wow! Those words clearly indicate that a billboard company has done something. It has cut its…
It’s KITCHENER, dummy
Here’s Michael Harris, aptly-named Ontario PCC MPP FOR A KITCHENER-AREA RIDING. At a PRESS CONFERENCE. Oh my Lord Almighty, I love these guys. I hope they never, ever change. THeir…
Baffinland proposal would create largest industrial project ever in the North
If done right, lots of jobs and development — but do not underestimate the social dislocation and risk to the environment. I support the project, but with safeguards! Story A…
Why Harper’s Award as World Statesman of the Year Is An Insult to All of Us
I cannot help but think that it is the Harper regime’s unqualified and uncritical support for Israel that accounts for his being named World Statesman of the Year by the…
Violence in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and other Muslim countries
The murder of the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and of three other diplomats in Benghazi is a great tragedy. These killings were senseless and nothing justifies them. It…
Fathers, Sons and the In-Between Spaces of Grief
I tell our family story to anyone who will listen. I hope that our story will shift readers’ embedded thoughts and ideas about what it means to be different and…
Dutch election aftermath: it’s pretty much all good
Dutch election yesterday, with preliminary results as follows, via Parties and Elections in Europe: Party – Preliminary results (99,5%) – Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2012 Seats 2010 Seats Volkspartij voor Vrijheid…
Brad Wall Reneges On Election Promise To Keep Tuition Costs Low – "Implement A Tuition Freeze" – Erin Weir
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall needs to be held accountable for the promises he made to win last year’s provincial election. Case in point: “Supporting Saskatchewan StudentsOver the past four years,…