As readers may remember, I wrote a few days ago about the obscenity laws in Canada. Sex with horror or violence can be obscene — mere horror or violence cannot…
But then again, perhaps Peter MacKay is only modelling his behaviour after his elders. Recommend this Post
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics and environmental organization the Dogwood Initiative have teamed up to produce a video spoofing pipeline builder Enbridge’s recently-launched ad campaign. The embattled company is seeking to…
What first struck me about Leslie Feinberg is hir commitment to fighting oppression on a universal scale, rather than just in a cliquish self-focused manner. This means recognizing where our…
Be gentle with him, commenters. He was apparently hurt by what you said. Er, months ago.
This time in the form of Jonathan Mousley, a government economist and former assistant to Liberal MP David Collenette, who is apparently a “proud lifelong Liberal” who is ready to…
“It didn’t start with Occupy, and it won’t end with the student strike! The persistence of anti-authoritarian politics in Quebec” – this is a new article that appeared in wi:…
This is what the current filibuster boils down to: The Underpants Gnomes’ Business Model I understand the purposes of the filibuster, I understand why people are protesting the budget and…
The last chance for humans alive today to witness a transit of the planet Venus (directly from Earth), happens in a little over one hour from now. There are 7…
Why is Harper smiling so much during discussion of a topic that is dead serious? Is Peter Mansbridge getting under his skin? Nice preview of a rare Harper interview on…
First Look: Ultimate Teaser Trailer for Comedy Bang Bang, the TV show! Comedy Bang Bang is one of my favorite podcasts, so it’s kind of cool to see it turn…
By Franke James Here is the animated video version of What Is Harper Afraid Of? See the cartoon from last week.
One jerk gets star treatment because he’s star Ontario PC candidate Rocco Rossi. Thought he’d deleted this, but apparently he hadn’t: The other jerk, the National Post’s Steve Murray, is…
Over the weekend I found myself wondering who would be the first to start baying for Luka Magnotta’s blood. Now I have my answer: Toronto councillor Giorgio Mammoliti and National…
We’ve been fighting successfully with the pro-Internet community to keep the Internet free of government control, but a new challenge is lurking on the horizon; the UN’s International Telecommunications Union…
WHEN I GROW UP, I WANNA FLY A BIG JET! It seems that Peter MacKay, the Defence Minister for our self- and inaccurately-proclaimed fiscal stewards, the Conservatives, does enjoy the…
In the late 1980s, executives at Monsanto were told, “genetic engineering offered the best prospect of preserving the commercial life of Monsanto’s most important product, Roundup, in the face of…
So the Ontario Legislature passed a bill that allows “Gay-Straight Alliances” in all schools that receive public funding. That’s both the non-sectarian schools and the Catholic (Roman or Eastern) schools.…
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Campaigns to ensure that BC’s environmental laws protect the environment and allow democratic voices to be heard can take years. Or, as we saw last week,…
