Obama disses due process
Another disappointment from U.S. President Barrack Obama. On New Year’s Eve, perhaps a time when he thought his nation was sufficiently distracted, he signed into law the National Defense Authorization…
2012
Less Liberal, Less Canadian
In 2006 Howard Dean spoke at the Liberal Leadership convention. In 2008 many Liberal organizers went to the United States and worked for the Democrats. In that same year many…
Jan. 5: Sorry for today…
After weeks of packing, moving, and unpacking, I find I just can’t write a coherent column today. There’s really nothing in the Moncton TandT on this Jan. 5, anyway except…
The blogs and twitter aren’t always reflective of general trends
Note the following quotation. The truth is the people engaged on-line are atypical — only the truly engaged (who are a small percentage of Party faithful) are on-line all the…
We have a pill for that
Fat monkeys of the world, rejoice! A new fat-starving drug has been successful in reducing the amount of fat in experimental apes by as much as 11 percent of body…
Independent Internet providers challenge CRTC by Jamie Sturgeon
The country’s independent Internet providers are challenging a CRTC ruling that allows large network operators like BCE Inc. to raise rates on smaller providers and their customers.
How the GOP won the presidency in 2008
Virtually a guest editorial by Glenn Greenwald. Read it and weep—the only presidential hopeful who stands opposed to this catalogue of infamy is a racist anti-choice wingnut Republican. Greenwald isn’t…
Canada at the End of 2011
We saw quite a lot of shifts this year, and I opted against doing a full polling round-up federally for 2011 since, frankly, it’s been done to death and there…
The Noise of Cairo explores art in revolution
The Noise of Cairo is an upcoming documentary about the Cairo art scene after the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Produced by scenesfrom, this “cinematic kaleidoscope” interviews a dozen artists and explores…
An Examination of Marc Lemire VI
We’re just going to cut to the chase on the extension of this series examining Marc Lemire’s connection to extremism and specifically to the Heritage Front. This past August, Lemire…
Maryanne Kampouris, LPC Policy Chair candidate, on Youth Issues
Managerial competence is above all, what I am looking for in the next policy chair of the Liberal Party of Canada. Maryanne Kampouris has been VP Policy for the Liberal…
The Global Economic Crisis—Part 1
The 2007-08 financial crisis marked a major turning point in the world economy. From your perspective, why was the recovery so weak and why did economic stagnation continue to characterize…
Who let the dogs in??
The GOP Primary Reality Clown Show has packed up its balloons and clown shoes and fart whistles and red foam noses and is headed for New Hampshire after a terrifying…
Ringing in the new year with a bang
A couple of days before the new year a letter appeared in the Calgary Herald outlining the writer’s concern about the deaths caused by another formerly law abiding gun owner.…
Canada’s little ray of SUNshine
Canada’s ethical snake-oil salesman and Glenn Beck wannabe Ezra Levant continues to keep it classy. As far as I can tell, Ezra’s objection isn’t that Chiquita Banana keep paying right-wing…
Rob Ford’s ‘Gravy Lane’
Cyclists on the Jarvis St bike lane Back in July of 2011, the Toronto Cyclists Union led the attack against the vote in City Council to remove the bike lanes…
Conservative Lawyer: Harper’s Parliament is Above the Law
A lawyer, brandishing impeccable credentials as a former chair of the Canadian Bar Association Constitutional and International Law Section, explains in the Globe & Mail that the actions of a…
Jurisdictional error in committal for trial
R. v. Gray, 2012 ONCA 7 deals with the often problematic issue of jurisdictional error in committal for trial. The Court holds: After reviewing the evidence and the preliminary inquiry…
On “fascism” in the U.S.
Paul Street on why the U.S. is not a “fascist” state: Even if real historical fascism could be translated across times and place to the modern U.S. it would be…
Wall Mural: Joy of Creation
Have mercy! I’m not an artist (at least not with paint) but I had so much fun with this. It was a challenge to photograph because the hallway is so…