When Is A Religious Symbol Not Religious?
I have been going over the arguments I have presented why it is hypocritical for the PQ to want to eliminate religious symbols in public areas, but yet still keep…
2012
When Is A Religious Symbol Not Religious?
I have been going over the arguments I have presented why it is hypocritical for the PQ to want to eliminate religious symbols in public areas, but yet still keep…
When Is A Religious Symbol Not Religious?
I have been going over the arguments I have presented why it is hypocritical for the PQ to want to eliminate religious symbols in public areas, but yet still keep…
Burma Muslim organization announcement on recent incidents
Please see below joint announcement from Myanmar Muslim Organizations and also announcement from Burma’s Foreign Ministry on communal violence in Rakhaine State. This announcement comes after several fake propaganda has…
Drone strikes: civilian casualties much higher than claimed
The U.S. has long condemned the use of the “double tap” in terror attacks. This is a follow-up explosion that kills or injures rescuers, security and medical personnel and civilians…
Why the Tar Sands are Bad News for Canada
James Laxer is an economist and Political Scientist, one of the founders of the “Waffle Movement”that attemped to pull the New Democratic Party left and controlling our natural resources nationally…
Dix committed to revoking Equivalency Agreement
After considerable due diligence it seems the Official Opposition has thoroughly aired the issue through its team of legal beagles and finally we have seen a move on the issue.…
If this happens again….
… I’ll do my best to forward the awesomeness from Tunney’s to Sparks… Seriously. I will. This be Trashy-cool. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Google team, local residents, map remote Nunavut hamlet
Nice story but, in truth, Cambridge Bay isn’t really that remote –airlines fly in pretty well all the time and it’s a civilized place (1,500 people, a Northern Store and…
The Trouble with Buskers
Before I start in with the griping, I need to say that I love the Uptown Busker Festival. I like the pulled pork barbecue and the cheesey kiddie rides. I…
NDP MP Denise Savoie resigns House Commons seat
The Victoria, B.C. MP says her doctor gave her a “health warning” this spring. She plans to leave politics and devote herself full-time to her family.
Benchquest: The what to do with Vic Toews saga rolls on
Just reading Tim Harper’s latest, hot off the internets: “Vic Toews and his quest for the bench.” This part jumped out: The Court of Appeal post is a federal appointment…
Re-visiting Windigo ( a poem I wrote about a place I loved)
I know I’ve posted this before but I ventured to submit it to Northern Cardinal Review, an online magazine I happened upon today: Windigo Ripples lick the rocks As…
Storyteller Gil
My Dad’s cousin, Gil Dumelie, passed away last weekend. I was at his funeral today, along with about 600 (or more) other family and friends. Gil was a memorable guy,…
The great giveaway
No, Brad Wall’s new musings about changing Saskatchewan’s resource royalty structure won’t pass without comment from this corner. But it’s worth noting that the reason for concern lies not a…
Some Americans…
…just don’t get it. (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Condemn An Industry
I often condemn the tar sands oil industry as a communist owned, unethical, dirty mess that’s destroyed Canada’s reputation just for a quick (geological-time) buck. There are engineers writing for…
Summit organized for Kitchener-Waterloo by-election
A coalition of community and labour organizations is hosting a local summit in Kitchener-Waterloo in time for the September 6 by-election. The by-election will determine whether or not the McGuinty…
The state of my brain today
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