sliver of sky: barry lopez tells his story of sexual abuse and recovery
In the current issue of Harper’s, there is a long feature by author Barry Lopez about the sexual abuse he endured as a child, and his path of recovery and…
January 2013
Gruending On John Baird’s Office of Religious Freedom
In fact, the plan is modeled on the Office of International Religious Freedom which was created by the Clinton administration in the United States in 1998. A common criticism is…
Jimmy Hazel and His Crew Prevail
As I have mentioned in this blog before, one of the many reasons I respect The Toronto Star is that it doesn’t let its adherence to The Atkinson Principles blind…
Saturday At The Movies
The Idle No More movement continues to spread across Canada and the rest of the world; it has declared that it’s here to stay. There have been round dances in…
Putting lipstick on the PIIGS: the health of modern macroeconomics
Ok, so some of the best economists, trained at elite institutions, working for the pinnacle of the of the financial world got it wrong, very wrong. How wrong? Just go…
Netherlands Quakers & Mennonites Support Chief Spence and #IdleNoMore (PHOTO)
Netherlands Quakers & Mennonites sent their message of support and solidarity to hunger striker Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence and the phenomenal #IdleNoMore grassroots movement for Aboriginal rights and…
Employment v. Unemployment
If you haven't already noticed, I'm a bit of a numbers geek, so I love looking at Statistics Canada when it comes out. One of the more interesting monthly reports…
Employment v. Unemployment
If you haven’t already noticed, I’m a bit of a numbers geek, so I love looking at Statistics Canada when it comes out. One of the more interesting monthly reports…
Employment v. Unemployment
If you haven't already noticed, I'm a bit of a numbers geek, so I love looking at Statistics Canada when it comes out. One of the more interesting monthly reports…
Employment v. Unemployment
If you haven’t already noticed, I’m a bit of a numbers geek, so I love looking at Statistics Canada when it comes out. One of the more interesting monthly reports…
Wow
Check out the last sentence: “With Trudeau as Leader, the Liberals garner the backing of 42 per cent of decided voters, pushing the Tories to a distant second place (26%)…
Quick Update
Still getting back in the swing of things after the holiday season; we should see some new posts this week, focusing a bit on some of the latest news from…
Another Theodoric of York moment
So, Harper is going to meet next week with Aboriginal chiefs, including Theresa Spence. Maybe this time he won’t just snarl about how Aboriginal people should just shut up and…
Could Chinese “stadium diplomacy” save Daryl Katz’s downtown arena dream?
TweetDid Canada miss an opportunity when the federal government acquiesced to a Chinese Government owned company purchasing Alberta energy company Nexen for $15 billion? Did we miss an opportunity when…
Again, hunger-striking Chief Spence calls on PM Harper, Governor General to meet
For immediate release: January 4, 2013, Victoria Island, traditional territory of the Algonquian Peoples: As Chief Theresa Spence enters into her twenty fifth day of her hunger strike, her message…
5484…Chief Spence’s Cleanse Er Hunger Strike
Has garnered success. Chief Spence who, like a two year old in the cookie aisle at Wal-Mart, took a tantrum when she didn’t get her way, got her way. The…
Chief Theresa Spence speaks on Day 21 of hunger strike against Harper Conservatives
For immediate release: December 31, 2012, Victoria Island, traditional territory of the Algonquian Peoples: Today is the twenty first day of Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike and the last day…
Musical interlude
Serge Devant & Danny Inzerillo feat. Polina – When You Came Along
Friday night
I go with Skrillex doing Summit since it was a good song released this past year and he’s in the news again with a new release which prompted a new…
Friday night
The Jimmy Reed Highway was a band formed to pay tribute to blues singer and songwriter Jimmy Reed. You might recognize Kim Wilson on harp and vocal and Jimmie Vaughan…