The Saskatchewan Party lost the 2003 provincial election because then leader, Elwin Hermanson said to a reporter, “why wouldn’t we look at selling crown corporations?” That one sentence resonated with…
Newsweek Magazine ,Oct 8, 2012 This article is worth reading, whether you believe in God and heaven or not. I consider myself agnostic but certain experiences in my life have…
Save the Big Bird.
What’s wrong with those backwater pinkos in longboats? Don’t they know that socialism doesn’t work? Can’t they get it through their Scandinavian skulls that they’re supposed to be dying off…
By Arthur I. Blaustein, Professor Community and Economic Development and Public Policy at the University of California, BerkeleyMost Americans have one eye on the nation’s economic crises and the other…
I won the grand prize in the MoxyMaüs draw! 62 socks! Every pair of socks in their collection! I’m celebrating my good fortune by having a little contest of my…
To mark the 24th annual National Coming Out Day, here are five songs that speak directly to coming out, encourage tolerance or could easily be interpreted as pro-gay. Murs, "Animal…
Here, on the dangers of allowing corporate voices and employers to dictate what citizens are permitted (or required) to say about political issues. While I didn’t include a direct comparison…
Premier Kathy Dunderdale might cavalierly dismiss Gordon Weil’s commentary on Muskrat Falls but others – more thoughtful types – will find much in it to chew on. JM’s 175 pager…
Stephen Harper, Tom Walkom writes in The Toronto Star, has managed to get himself in a pickle over Huawei Technologies: On the one hand, his free-market instincts tell him that…
While all has been relatively quiet from two of Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership camps, there’s still been some activity worth highlighting over the last few days. – First, Scott Stelmaschuk has…
Two of my favourite Bills talk climate change, along with the Republicans at the table. It is, as 350.org posted, a seriously awesome “smack-down” – climate science and reality versus…
Continuing Earthgauge’s past coverage of the campaign to ban shark finning, Reuters is reporting that Costa Rica is the latest country to ban the practice, which involves catching sharks, slicing…
Given the level of odium in which the public holds politicians, the title of this post probably seems redundant. However, it is also appropriate given an article written by Lawrence…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 11, 2012: HIV ruling was a blow to public health Top court decision on HIV disclosure…
Ex-ITV chief Stuart Prebble is tasked with overseeing an independent review into whether or not the U.K. broadcaster is balanced in its coverage of such hot topics.
At CFRA, this fine Ottawa morn, and ran into my Carleton brother, Jim Watson. That guy never stops. Yesterday in Montreal, it was a busybusy day with CBC, CTV and…
Their words, not mine. Wow.
There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about the recent Supreme Court of Canada cases on transmission of HIV. What almost everyone ignores, or has forgotten,…
Why not? With a warming climate, this might be an opportunity for daring and hard working northern entrepreneurs! This guy, from Norman Wells, NWT, grows a potato crop alongside an…
