Former federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands in front of the Reform-o-Con propaganda steamroller moments before it lurched forward. Flattened federal politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The…
Nairobi graffiti by artists Uhuru B, Swift, Smokilah and Bankslave Kenyan graffiti artists are painting the walls of Nairobi with reminders of government corruption. Executions are up in the Middle…
By Jody MacPherson A trailer sign for Wildrose candidate Danielle Smith. The commute to Okotoks from Calgary is a scenic drive southwest with truly spectacular mountain views on a clear…
Our American friends are at it again. A new legislative initiative by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a former Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, is justifiably raising eyebrows sky-high among free speech advocates south…
. …..To Bloggers! Surprised? Of course not. Although, I must confess that I was caught a little off-guard by the pluralization of the pejorative. Ha! ______ You can hear it…
This journal entry covers days 12, 13 and 14 (March 25, 26 and 27) my indefinite hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives’ draconian Safe Streets and…
WhyIndependentsInTheArtsMatter OurNeighbourhoodVille So. If Rich Coleman himself tried to do the right thing, who is really working to keep the movie ban (without bar service) at the Rio Theatre from…
If people believe that sustainability and economic growth are incompatible then why would their place their bets with economic growth? I asked this on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, but figured…
Double wrong. Back in the day, say September or October of last year, I said that a/ the Sens would suck soooooo bad and that b/ the Leafs were on…
It’s a little crazy but in 18 days I’ll be done with my undergraduate education. Today I finished up my involvement with ATLIS by handing the login information and giving…
It’s a little crazy but in 18 days I’ll be done with my undergraduate education. Today I finished up my involvement with ATLIS by handing the login information and giving…
The NDPis claiming that the massive voter suppression attacks – done during thesecond, third and final ballot, and over the course of several hours, andinvolving more false calls than the…
“The usual suspects The people habitually suspected or arrested in response to a crime. The phrase is usually used in regard to scapegoats rather than actual perpetrators of the crime…
Anyone who follows Canadian immigration had to see this coming, although I admit I didn’t think they’d do it in one fell swoop. Just as they have done with refugee…
I'm not sure why Americans are so negative about a Convention that actually chooses the candidate. We almost always have that in Canada — and it tends to be a…
I’m well stuck into what I hope is my last draft of my next novel, and I thought I’d share the occasional quotation from the book: The sirens were an…
I mean, seriously, you ran for Parliament and everything. So you chose the public life but now you are being a b*tch about the whole thing. Federal Guelph Conservative candidate…
But if you are with me in The Great White North it is as fresh as a daisy. MSNBC has a story out of the home of the 7 Nation…
David Beckham. He is a soccer star. Who is married to a pop star. Posh Spice. There in lies the problem. Let the Yahoo! Football blog Dirty Tackle fill in…
Wolfe v. Pickar, 2011 ONCA 347 (per Goudge J.A., Gillese and Watt JJ.A. concurring) held that in determining whether the doctrine of issue estoppel applied, the Court of Appeal follows…
