Québec nationalists reaching out
Sovereigntists never took good care of their image outside the French speaking world. Wait… there’s one word too many… allow me to rephrase. Sovereigntists never took care of their image…
December 2012
December 6, 1989
I was sitting by myself in a small classroom at Concordia Fine Arts finishing off some booze from a party we were having on the last day of school. It…
CBC’s Science Illiteracy Fuels Downplaying of Climate Change
The Conservative Broadcasting Corporation has just published a howler of an article which appears to be basically an uncritical reprint of some pro-industry schmozzling intended to suggest that climate change…
Personal Responsibility in the Age of Unlimited Choices
Have you ever heard of “cafeteria religion”? The term refers to the idea of people treating religion like a buffet table where they can pick and choose what parts they…
Time for an Adult Conversation on Taxes
The suggestion that we need to raise taxes in this country has become so taboo in the nation’s politics that even talking about it is seen as tantamount to political…
Canada’s First Nations leaders confront Harper Gvt on Parliament Hill
Once again, the dictatorship-style tactics of the Harper Conservatives were on display on Parliament Hill yesterday as the government refused to listen to the leaders of Canada’s First Nations. Then,…
Mr. Scheer stood by saying nothing during the incident…..
‘Don’t threaten my House leader!’ Thomas Mulcair Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada National Post coverage
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5401…Headline Of The Day Of Yesterday
From the Globe and Mail: Rise in homicides is of ‘no real consequence,’ criminologist says Unless of course you are a homicide-ee. WFDS
Fumbling this political football?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Damian Goddard, the sportscaster who was dismissed from SportsNet for sharing his views on gay marriage, knows exactly why the Argos…
Western University’s CHRW Radio To Give Platform To Well Known Racist
Yeah, somebody thinks Kathy Shaidle is a valid representative of some legitimate political philosophy. In this case its CHRW, a campus radio station who are probably so desperately in need…
5400…Another Reason To Love Quebec
As if cheap beer, touching strippers and non-enforcement of traffic laws was not enough. Turns out, according the chart that I grabbed off of todays Toronto Sun, La Belle has…
Ipsos Reid BC Poll: 48% NDP, 35% BC Lib, 9% BC Con
More sort-of good news for the BC Liberals in their long struggle from the depths of utter destruction, as a new Ipsos Reid poll puts the party at 35%, their…
Ian Capstick’s Heart of Darkness. . . .
Ian Capstick, supporting his new macho, Mulcair-like beard, boasted tonight on the CBC Newsworld Power Panel, about how hawkish he is on immigration and refuge policy, talking up his friend…
5400…The Price Of Milk Is Too High
For true. Just left a meeting with Martha Hall Findlay, a contender for the leadership of the once vaunted Red Machine, where she made that point. She also pointed out…
Leadership, leadership, leadership
I’m leaning towards Justin Trudeau for federal leader and Sandra Pupatello for Ontario provincial leader. But I don’t claim to be engaged enough to make an informed decision this time.…
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Conservative Van Loan Gives Finger To NDP Leader Mulcair on Floor of House of Commons – CTV News
A verbal altercation between Government House Leader Peter Van Loan and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair occurred in the House of Commons Wednesday, briefly disrupting proceedings. It wasn’t immediately clear what…
A short quiz on the US, Israel, and ‘rogue nation’ status | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
A short quiz on the US, Israel, and ‘rogue nation’ status | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk “…So essentially, it’s the entire planet on one side, versus…
The Beneficial Impact of Newspaper Paywalls on Users
There continues to be fierce debate about the cost/benefits of newspaper paywalls, a debate Mathew Ingram has been helping drive with a great deal of depth and with excellent links.…