One Grand Mal Seizure Later Conor Is Back
Conor was happy and full of life on our trail walk today. At times his feet didn't even touch the ground. The Grand Mal seizure Conor experienced Saturday morning took…
November 2012
4 days left to sign up to support a jobs Premier! Here’s why you should support Charles.
http://www.votesousa.ca/join-us/Only a few days remain to sign up to join the Ontario Liberal Party and have your say in picking Ontario's next Premier. If you want to see a jobs…
Christian Right Lawyer Nailed for Kiddie Porn
On her Facebook page, Lisa Biron describes herself as a "torch bearer of religious freedom." She's also known for being an attorney for the Christian Right law firm, the Alliance…
Casting Canadian Values to the Trade Winds
CBC News has obtained a draft blueprint for a new Canadian foreign policy that focuses upon trade ties as the Harper government's paramount priority."Now the Harper government wants to focus…
Nationhood and Trudeau
The irrepressible Terrence Watson asked me, on Twitter, what I thought about Justin Trudeau’s piece on CNOOC-Nexen. I told him I hadn’t read it, so I went and read it.…
Skeptical kitty
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Why the U.S. Won’t Allow Dying Iranian Sociologist to Join His Family
by Cora Currier | ProPublica Dr. Rahmatollah Sedigh Sarvestani is dying. The Iranian sociologist, recently retired from a long teaching career at the University of Tehran, suffers from prostate cancer…
Campaign Capers: Crank calls?
In his report on the election tabled in August 2011, Mayrand made brief mention of the "crank calls" that incorrectly advised voters of changed polling locations but there was no…
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know
A humourous look into why you shouldn't buy everything you're told
We’ve Got Law of the Sea. Is It Time for Law of the River?
One of the great successes of the international community was the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea hammered out following negotiations that lasted from 1973 until 1982.Now we…
Murray Dobbin calls for NDP to get back to where they once belonged. Get Back Joe-Joe!
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Murray Dobbin’s latest opinion piece in the Tyee has rankled some and cheered up others. Dobbin has the audacity to question to challenge the Federal NDP’s…
So Wrong, So Often: Karl Rove Grasps For Audience Approval at Oil & Gas Summit
When the shale gas industry met last week in Pittsburgh, none other than Karl Rove gave the keynote speech, regaling the audience with a lengthy patriotic anecdote comparing the fossil…
Aaaaah! Is This Is How Civilization Ends?
Google Maps used to be a great aid to navigate your way to destinations. That was then, this is now. Enter Google Indoor Maps, the app that helps you navigate…
Are Republicans Finally Willing to Bury Reagan?
Ronald Reagan's nearly 30-year romp, or rampage, through Republican ideology, launched by a sitting president already in the throes of early stage Alzheimer's, may be over.Reagan was, quite possibly, the…
Chris Hedges: Elites Will Make Gazans of Us All
Chris Hedges: Elites Will Make Gazans of Us All - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig We are well on our way to becoming Gazans under neoliberal rule as the 1%,…
A Progressive Voice In The Mainstream Media
Although her views are not radically different from those found at alternative news sites such as The Raw Story, Truthdig or Alternet, jounalist Linda McQuaig is always a treat to…
Happy Birthday to…
Sir Wilfred Laurier! The best damn PM this nation has known! A true nation-builder… as opposed to the current CPC PM who can be better termed as a nation-destroyer… Who…
Why is NDP the Best When it Comes to Fiscal Responsibility?
It is a common talking point of New Democrats, whenever they are playing defence on economic issues: the NDP has the best record of the three major parties when it…
Gulf War veteran Kenneth "Ken" O’Keefe: Israel’s Slaughter Of Palestinians
Former United States Marine and Gulf War veteran Kenneth "Ken" O'Keefe is interviewed by Press TV on the situation in Gaza. He accuses Israel of war crimes and ethnic cleansing…
Another 1,000+ Coal Plants in the Works
Actually, the number may be closer to 1,200 new coal-fueled electricity plants about three-quarters of them planned for China and India.Coal plants are the most polluting of all power stations…