People Are Hijacking the Liberal Party!
Or, at least, encouraging others to hijack the Liberals, according to this Tyee article from some dude named Kai Nagata: “… the Liberals are holding a leadership race, and us…
2012
greenwald, ellsberg, and others launch freedom of press foundation to fight government censorship and secrecy
An important and exciting column by Glenn Greenwald. See original for more links. New press freedom group is launched to block US government attacks Nothing is more vital than enabling…
5454…Barack Obama Is A Good Friend
There is an old high school pal of his, Bobby Titcomb, who got himself in a jam last year in their mutual hometown of Honolulu. He got popped try to…
5453…Goebellesque CSBC Hates On Mayor Ford
The man who is both king of Hogtown and a CFRB talk show host has been taken to task by the The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council about something that he…
In Sunday’s Sun: veil, void for vagueness
It’s the holiday season, so it’s a good time to ask, should governments make rules for religion? Never. The state has no business in the blessed places (as well as…
The ‘Craziest Man On Earth’ – Best Headline Ever …
…. however …. So while it’s easy for us Canadians to watch in horror as the NRA spouts nonsense, perhaps we should take note of the fact that the nonsense…
Sixth Estate’s Christmas Message: There is No Santa Claus, And People Are Starving.
It’s Christmas time, and even Margaret Wente was feeling unusually charitable in Saturday’s column (and pretty much plagiarism free, for the time being). So if you’re hoping to get your…
2013 Predictions
Justin Trudeau will become the next Liberal Leader and the party will actually air an advertisement or two as part of a determined strategy to define him and the party…
Stephen Harper and the Christianist Threat
Uh oh. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. Stephen Harper has admitted he is getting his guidance from above.Asked about how faith influences his decisions, Harper said that he…
$29.3 Million F1 Fraud, Texas Style
“State Comptroller Susan Combs has approved payment of $29.3 million from the state Major Events Trust Fund to organizers of November’s Formula One race” “Under trust fund rules, the amount…
Why does ArcelorMittal hate Bosnia?
Pollution, people and tombstones in Zenica. Owned by the Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel producer—creating some 93 billion USD of revenue as of 2011. Granted,…
2012 Woman of the Year
Every December, I like to name a “Person of the Year” – the individual who left their mark on Canadian politics over the past year. The only rules are that…
Alberta Federation of Labour urges Canadians to be Idle No More
by Alberta Federation of Labour: The Alberta Federation of Labour is urging Canadians to be Idle No More in opposing Bill C-45. On the morning of Friday, Dec. 21, union…
Mister Wizard Is a Dick
Holiday funnies from Mister Wizard – unless you’re the kid
The Grad School Gospels: On Professional Baseball, Academia, and My Shared Experience with Dirk Hayhurst
In The Bullpen Gospels, author and former professional baseball player, Dirk Hayhurst, takes readers through his lived experience in the cut-throat world of professional baseball. As I read Hayhurst’s story,…
Some Star Readers Respond To Anti-Unionism
I have to confess that my last few blog posts have felt singularly uninspired. I therefore yield to one of my favourite sources for perceptive analysis, the readers of The…
More Christmas books
For three years now, we’ve made it a tradition to sing Christmas carols every evening of advent. Some nights we read Christmas stories, and sometimes we watch Christmas movies as…