Insurance giants look for long-term care business
Giant insurance corporations are pushing into long-term care. As part of its austerity song book, the Ontario government has pretended that there is no need to expand long-term care, complex…
September 2012
When Parents Get The Upper Hand in Education
Yesterday I wrote a post about the Hamilton parent suing the school board for its refusal to notify him when a range of topics objectionable to his beliefs was being…
Statesman Of The Year?
The Globe and Mail reports this morning that Stephen Harper has been named Statesman of the Year: The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an international organization founded by New York rabbi…
Avignon releases RoboPope schematics
AVIGNON (The Skwib) — Earlier today the Avignon Papacy held a news conference to confirm the existence of RoboPope, going so far as to release schematics of the first fully…
Den Tandt on Garneau
A narrative is forming: Trudeau’s young and vital, but not serious. Garneau’s the other side of that: older, calmer, wiser. In other news, the NDP has to be going crazy…
Ask Me Anything #1: Where’s the knitting, Knitnut?
Yesterday, in response to Ask Me Anything, Thatdarncat asked “Where’s the knitting, Knitnut?” Excellent question! Seven years ago I decided to blog, and since I was really into knitting at…
Gardner on Trudeau
Reading this, I was reminded that Gardner was a senior staffer in Mike Harris’ government. He’s running from that past, and simultaneously embracing it. It’s weird, but most people do…
Gardner on Trudeau
Reading this, I was reminded that Gardner was a senior staffer in Mike Harris’ government. He’s running from that past, and simultaneously embracing it. It’s weird, but most people do…
Perhaps it would have been better to say Americans have free speech?
The American embassy in Cairo condemned "the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions."…
Your future is in their hands #nlpoli
Forget the engineers, economists, lawyers and all the people who have examined the Muskrat Falls project in great detail. They do not matter. The people who will approve Muskrat Falls…
Annals of statesmanship
There’s this news that prompts a spontaneous moment of reflection and good will from Canadians across party lines: “Tributes pour in for a gravely ill Peter Lougheed.” Considered one of…
Who’s censoring Ezra now? Has Sun News Network seen the light?
A screen shot of the blank spot on Ezra Levant’s website: no link, the plug pulled, presumably by Sun News Network. Below: Mr. Levant in full rhetorical flight. Where is…
Stephen Harper and the Red Line
When it finally hit me why Stephen Harper suddenly cut ties with Iran, I felt slightly dizzy. So great was my horror. For it seems obvious to me that it…
The Tragedy of Sept.11 Only Gets Worse
Every September 11 since 2001 has been a day to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks, but it should also be a day to remember the wars. Because just…
Immigration
Working on campus: allowed. Work a shitty job at Walmart for two weeks, and declare the income: deportation. It’s the reality that international students face in Canada. Those students placing…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feline oversight.
She Has a Name leaves you breathless – Play on human trafficking touches without playing the guilt card
Three white cloaked figures move in and out of the set, whispering layers of thought from behind the scared eyes of Number 18 – a 15 year old prostitute being…
Media Bias: Toronto Sun Weighed Down by Conservative Columnists (No Surprise There)
There is a pervasive myth, repeatedly told by politicians, right-wing pundits, and others, that Canada’s media is mostly dominated by liberals and the left. The Sixth Estate Media Bias study…
Global warming in 30s
This video has been floating around: VIDEO: The Warming World in Less Than 30 Seconds. Alright, here’s what I don’t get: let’s say someone hasn’t believed all the evidence so…