On shadow boxing
Aaron has already listed and commented on Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet assignments. But there are a few additional points worth adding into the mix. First, while others have pointed out…
2012
April 20: May I lick your boots, Mr. Rogers?
The second editorial dumps all over the bus drivers of Moncton who have the nerve to ask, like Oliver Twist, for more. I have never, in the years I have…
Is This the Real Canadian Opposition?
With the NDP about to embark on a principle-shredding popularity drive to the top and the Liberals who knows where (or what), organizations like ForestEthics may be the face of…
My Dinner With An Anti-Abortionist
I once famously fell asleep during a screening of the iconic film “My Dinner With Andre” but what little I can remember springs to mind when I think about writing…
Road Diets? Cutting Down on Traffic Speed by Reducing Lane Width
Parking on our street is a topic of hot discussion at the moment. I won’t go into the details–too boring for those of you who don’t live here–but suffice to…
Cherry Blossom Festival Walks and Talks in Vancouver Parks
More info from the Vancouver Park Board Apr 19, 2012 (No. 16) – Celebrate the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival in Vancouver parks this weekend by participating in Tree Talks and…
Nurse Love, The Real Kind
Some real nurse love — and incidentally reminding us why we have the most tremendous profession in the world and how we each day make a powerful difference in the…
We don’t want an Ontario election, but we’ll be ready for it if it happens
…we may well win it, too. It’ll be interesting, next week:
Cancer Bats – Old Blood
My daughter loves them, so do I. So we went to a sold-out all ages show at the fabbo Parts and Labour on Queen West this week, and the Cancer…
Deflating the Monetary Hawks
Canada’s business press has recently been filled with speculation that the Bank of Canada may soon hike interest rates based on its somewhat more optimistic economic outlook. But today’s Consumer…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, April 20, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, April 20, 2012: ANNOUNCING: Next Toronto Law Blogger Meetup – May 7, 2012, 7pm – The Keg…
Alberta Votes Day 26: Problem Solved
A blast from the past. Graham Thompson’s February 14th article for your reading enjoyment: Do Tories a favour: Vote against them Alberta Conservatives are beginning to worry about the number…
Ontario election watch
A new poll puts the Ontario Liberals ahead of both the Tories and the NDP, which means the opposition parties are playing a very dangerous game. Hudak’s strategy of refusing…
When a University Recruits Abroad, Who’s in Charge?
A few years ago, I wrote an opinion piece on “pathway colleges”—i.e. private companies that recruit students from other countries and then ‘bridge’ them into Canadian universities by providing pre-university…
How’s that strategy of playing footsie with Harper working out for you, Premier Clark?
Not too good, I think, but perhaps you have a different take.
A question for Canada’s Sarah Palin
That is, Danielle Smith: Why have you recruited Richard Evans, who promotes NAMBLA and the neo-Nazi Stormfront, and who mocks Holocaust victims? Wildrose organizer Richard Evan wrote a motorcycle registration…
The State Of The Gulf Two Years After Deepwater Horizon Disaster
bp-logo-oil.jpg Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 rig workers and subsequently caused an oil geyser in the Gulf of Mexico that…