Bob Nixon, Sean Conway endorse Pupatello
Here. I note, without comment, that Bob Nixon endorsed Gerard Kennedy last time. Not this time, seems.
December 2012
Divergence Movie Night presents an evening of short films
Divergence Movie Night founder Caitlyn Pascal will hang up her projectionist hat Thurs, Dec 13. Her final event is a marathon of seven short films screening at Raw Sugar. Pascal…
Michael Geist: Secrecy the standard at Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
Another round of talks has concluded on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a secretive trade agreement that could criminalize everyday Internet use, confiscate online data and give more power to corporate lobbyists.…
Why Do We Keep Whining About Kabul Corruption?
Yes, Afghanistan is, next to Somalia, the most corrupt nation in the world. So, what else is new? Now that we’re coming to grips with the reality that our military…
Gag A Town
A very disturbing bit of news from northern Saskatchewan is getting some press recently. This was sent to me on the weekend about a gag order issued for Canadian citizens…
False Confessions on 60 Minutes
I had to pause the latest 60 Minutes report on False Confessions because it was getting me angry. People become bureaucratically stupid. Remember that unilingual blind man’s dog that was…
On a Victorian pillow
Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: Cat
Keep Those Wages Down
When all the rhetoric has cooled, Tom Walkom writes in today’s Toronto Star, it should be clear that the Chinese government and the Harper government share the same objective: The…
Still Ready for a Better Tomorrow #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy on the financial typhoon of glorious benefits he and his colleagues are about to unleash via called Muskrat Falls: The Province will make a lot…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, December 12, 2012: Ontario doctors disciplined for sex abuse, but keep working Judge: Zimmerman can’t remove GPS…
Heather Sticks Her Bitumen Boot Up Harper’s Backside
It’s gradually setting in. Harper’s capitulation to China’s Communist rulers on Nexen is an admission of how much trouble the Tar Sands are really in. The Toronto Star’s Heather Mallick…
Harper’s Assault on Canadian Labour Continues
Whether we like to accept it or not, organized labour was instrumental to the evolution of Canada’s middle class. Yet, since he came to power, Steve Harper has relentlessly worked…
An Atheist Celebrates a Secular Christmas in a Multicultural Canada
So why would a non-Christian celebrate Christmas. Well first of all from a religious point of view Jesus Christ is not just the Christian Messiah but also considered to be…
Social Networking = Privacy Confiscation
Surely you had to know that posting all that personal information online would eventually lead to its confiscation. Information is knowledge; knowledge is power; power is valuable, marketable and highly…
Paikin on Canadian Jewish leadership
Paikin – the younger one, who I like – has offered up a very thoughtful and very timely piece on the widening chasm within the Canadian Jewish community. It is…
After the Fiscal Cliff – The Joe Stiglitz Recipe for American Recovery
In a recent op-ed in The Guardian, Nobel laureate economist Joe Stiglitz lays out his recipe for America’s economic rehabilitation. “...here is what Americans should hope for: a strong “jobs”…
Public Enemy are God-like Geniuses
The inclusion of Rush was big news on this side of the border, as it should be. But for me, recognition of PE is bigger news. They weren’t just an…
Workers of the World Unite- You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Union Shackles!
That perhaps might have been the call in Michigan yesterday, as it joined 23 other states in enacting so called ‘right-to-work-legislation’ that ‘liberates’ workers from mandatory union membership and union…
Homer Should be Proud. Meet Sea Shepherd’s Latest Addition, the Sam Simon
Oh the Japanese must be furious over this one. The Japanese government was tricked into selling the latest addition to the Sea Shepherd society’s anti-whaling fleet, the MV Sam Simon.…