Groups such as ACTRA, the Writers Guild, the CMPA and Directors Guild, while not ultimately opposing the merger of Bell and Astral Media outright, want to see major changes to…
Congratulations to the Moncton Times and Transcript for giving prompt and prominent space (p.1) to the story of how four citizens confronted the provincial government on its refusal to explain…
One can’t help but wonder if Harper’s police force has been giving lessons to their American cousins in stifling free speech at right-wing political rallies. Recommend this Post
Mayor Rob Ford caught reading while driving Listen (click the link) to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admit to reading while driving. This morning, a photo was taken of him reading…
Four months into the fiscal year, and we now know that long term care funding per bed is going up 1.47% in Ontario. The area that will get the biggest…
Colour consultants. They have a conspiracy going to make us live in an ugly world. The way it works is, people instinctively like pretty colours. Nobody can make money selling…
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Our friend and fellow blogger Rafe Mair delves into today’s energy issues with Economist Erik Anderson. Damien Gillis has put this video together with two important…
As in “Ooops I Did It Again”. The Ford Follies continue their run in Toronto. This time it is The Globe and Mail reporting that hizzoner got busted by “A…
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Energy and Resources has released its 2011-12 Annual Report. The potash table (page 36) incredibly shows “Royalty/Tax” revenue of only $62.5 million in 2010-11 and $38.4 million…
I don’t know what happened, but somewhere along the line, you lost interest. And that’s okay; it just means I have to rejig my understanding of us. Or rather, my…
Look at the bright side: at least when the world’s worst mayor was caught, this time, he didn’t lie. Like he’s done plenty of times in the past (here and…
Fareed Zakaria plagarized an article for Time magazine as well as some of his presentations for CNN. Both organizations have suspended Zakaria, CNN’s suspension is a month long. Furthermore, Yale…
We’re a little late on this one, but it’s still worth inclusion: Alberta city plastered with racist, homophobic graffiti The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 11, 2012 6:23 PM MT Last…
Last week we shared how the latest leak of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text had shown differing opinions regarding intellectual property rights. Now, we’re looking back to an earlier leak that…
Groups such as ACTRA, the Writers Guild, the CMPA and Directors Guild, while not ultimately opposing the merger of Bell and Astral Media outright, want to see major changes to…
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/08/14/caw-big-three-negotiations.html
Ah, takes you back to those great childhood years
There were probably a few nostalgic tears shed this week for the Mountainview Hotel. That’s not including the folks at the local branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, who…
Seems like the first one was only yesterday. But it is today. Thanks for the Facebook tip Judy Sgro. WFDS
Further evidence that America is being transformed into a genuine “warfare state” comes from a report in Wired magazine that the Pentagon is planning to unleash SEAL teams to attack…
