The average British working household income is less than $40,000 U.S. That is why I have no use for those who are so privileged by birth. It is sickening. Probably…
In Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan, Potash corporations hold a special, (some would say), untouchable status. Major potash players in Saskatchewan are in American courts facing allegations of international price fixing. This…
I recently wrote a brief post on young Mr. Hudak’s simple-minded and dysfunctional ‘vision’ for returning Ontario to its former industrial glory: gut the unions, a policy which, if ever…
Renowned BC-based whale expert Dr. Paul Spong reports on Day 1 of the 65th annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, taking place this week in Panama. “This morning, the ambition…
Regular readers know that in the modern world an urban lifestyle is more sustainable than a suburban lifestyle so it’s pretty good news to see that more people in the…
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It’s certainly a plus to see a new site encouraging Saskatchewan citizens to speak out against the Saskatchewan Party’s planned attacks on workers. But while Brad Wall’s party obviously has…
I liked this because: 1. Lynn Crosbie isn’t running with the snarling, snapping media pack, which is what the best columnists should do. 2. She correctly notes that a lot…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Roy Romanow comments on Medicare as a major part of Canada’s identity: The achievement of universal health care took a long, acrimonious…
We hope that everyone had a safe and exciting long weekend! Here are the leading legal headlines you may have missed, courtesy of Wise Law on Twitter: Dying Toronto lawyer…
In this interview, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Maira Sutton breaks down the secrecy that surrounds the TPP’s Internet trap, and the huge implications the TPP will have for our digital…
Every morning I go for a long walk along the bike path and I encounter all kinds of other people walking, biking, roller blading, skateboarding, running, and dog-walking. On Sunday…
I’m curious to see which leadership candidates argue a serious rethink on drug policy, particularly marijuana legalization. Despite a resolution passing at the recent Liberal convention, there is nothing binding…
Im-as-mad-as-Hell.jpg Anyone paying attention these last few years will have noticed that global warming denial simply isn’t a rational phenomenon. And it’s not just that if there were any reason…
In today’s Toronto Star, Linda McQuaig takes on the debt-mongers — provincial and federal. They argue that we can’t afford Ontario Place: Dalton McGuinty’s government tries to convince us we…
A week ago today, M graduated from middle school (grade 8). I tried hard not to bawl as the class procession walked through the gym and that was quite a…
It is an extreme act of bravery and commitment to put on a queer film festival in many parts of the world, where the cultural politics of film festivals play…
I often think that governments, especially our current federal one, hold the people they ‘serve’ in absolute contempt, regarding us as little more than Pavlovian creatures who will respond in…
Newspaper headlines today are saying Spanking kids ups health woes in adulthood. The study talks about “harsh physical punishment” such as being “pushed, grabbed, shoved, slapped or hit”. Perhaps spanking…
In Newspeak, the language of offensive political correctness, one does not have a best man. Nor does one have a maid of honour. No. In Newspeak we have persons of…
