This is Libya
It’s easy to remember that not too long ago, the people of Benghazi were praising the actions of the American military, as well as those of our own Canadian military…
2012
Your Voices On the Walls: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hey! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
ndp: war resisters are welcome in canada
From the New Democratic Party: Allow conscientious objectors to stay in Canada SURREY – New Democrats are calling on the government to respect parliament’s commitment to allow conscientious objectors to…
Racially motivated crimes and sentencing
R. v. Feltmate, 2012 NSSC 319 has useful language on racially motivated crimes and sentencing: Racially-motived crimes are indicative of a lack of respect. The respect of which I speak…
We’re shocked, shocked that Katz wants more.
I’m shocked, shocked to hear that Daryl Katz wants more money for the new arena, just the way Major Renault was “shocked, shocked” to find that gambling was going on…
Sept. 13: Maybe I’m too hard on the TandT….
…maybe they aren’t lying. Maybe they’re just illiterate. A1. “Billboard company cuts Dieppe presence” Wow! Those words clearly indicate that a billboard company has done something. It has cut its…
It’s KITCHENER, dummy
Here’s Michael Harris, aptly-named Ontario PCC MPP FOR A KITCHENER-AREA RIDING. At a PRESS CONFERENCE. Oh my Lord Almighty, I love these guys. I hope they never, ever change. THeir…
Baffinland proposal would create largest industrial project ever in the North
If done right, lots of jobs and development — but do not underestimate the social dislocation and risk to the environment. I support the project, but with safeguards! Story A…
Why Harper’s Award as World Statesman of the Year Is An Insult to All of Us
I cannot help but think that it is the Harper regime’s unqualified and uncritical support for Israel that accounts for his being named World Statesman of the Year by the…
Violence in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and other Muslim countries
The murder of the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and of three other diplomats in Benghazi is a great tragedy. These killings were senseless and nothing justifies them. It…
Fathers, Sons and the In-Between Spaces of Grief
I tell our family story to anyone who will listen. I hope that our story will shift readers’ embedded thoughts and ideas about what it means to be different and…
Dutch election aftermath: it’s pretty much all good
Dutch election yesterday, with preliminary results as follows, via Parties and Elections in Europe: Party – Preliminary results (99,5%) – Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2012 Seats 2010 Seats Volkspartij voor Vrijheid…
Brad Wall Reneges On Election Promise To Keep Tuition Costs Low – "Implement A Tuition Freeze" – Erin Weir
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall needs to be held accountable for the promises he made to win last year’s provincial election. Case in point: “Supporting Saskatchewan StudentsOver the past four years,…
this is what privatization looks like
The Harper Government has schooled us in austerity basics. Call it Privatization 101. Ottawa Citizen: DND to pay $100 million to private firm to replace laid-off workers Just months after…
Banking sick days and public sector unions
I’ve written previously about the idea of banking sick days, and getting a payout for them later. Now the Ontario government has passed Bill 115, which “freezes their wages, bans…
Do Corporate Tax Cuts Really Pay For Themselves?
A new paper by Jack Mintz ( with Duanjie Chen) argues that “corporate tax reductions of more than 30% since 2000 have, contrary to the critics’ cries, failed to make…
New column day
Here, on the importance of substance over spin in politics – and the counterproductive effect of dedicating a party’s resources to the opposite effect. For further reading…– As I’ve previously…
Ontario Shores says we got it all wrong
Earlier this week we ran a story about how a manager at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences had used a YouTube clip from the 2000 movie “Meet The…