Survival skills
Dr. Mike Webster offers an interesting piece at Re-sergeance.net. Surviving the RCMP (?) talks to police members who see themselves as victims of toxic workplaces but Webster reminds that people…
January 2013
Watch Out! Mayor Ford Is Hungry!
So, what do you know…Canadian politics has decided to take a huge u-turn and Rob Ford has won his appeal to remain Mayor of Toronto. Whoever thought having a legal…
Justin Trudeau, read Andrew Coyne if you are a bold, serious leader
Andrew Coyne The debate is gathering steam, and Andrew Coyne has posed several questions which every candidate for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada (and particularly Justin Trudeau, whose…
Are ‘Frankenfish’ Swimming Your Way? FDA Debates GM Salmon
The seemingly straightforward question, “What are we having for dinner?” may get trickier to answer, due to a revolution in science. Many people call it “frankenfood” when the answer to…
Ice on Whyte – Photos
Lots of people from around the world read this blog so I figured I’d post my photos from the Ice on Whyte festival. It’s pretty cool and for those not…
“We Steal Secrets”: The Story of WikiLeaks (VIDEO)
by Guest Blogger | Jan 27, 2013: Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney discusses his new documentary, “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” with Amy Goodman, the host of Democracy Now!…
On efficacy and ideology: Zero Dark Thirty and the ethical justification of torture
“The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of emergency’ in which we live is not the exception but the rule.” -Walter Benjamin Kathryn Bigelow’s film Zero Dark…
And now, the truth…
… actually, I assiduously try to avoid using ‘truth’ in my blog post titles. I’ve also given myself 24 hours on this one, given my propensity to swear like a…
Dakota ‘Trail of Tears’ march in Minnesota: setting the historical record straight
In November of last year in Minnesota native Americans and supporters took part in a trek known as the Dakota Commemorative March – the 10th year it has been reenacted.…
On second choices
The next week should be a relatively quiet one for the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership candidates: the membership deadline has passed, while the finalized list of members won’t necessarily be available…
CRTC should put consumers first and drop ‘must carry’ requirements by Michael Geist
Columnist says if approved, new broadcast distribution rules would significantly increase monthly cable bills with consumers forced to pay for channels they may not want.
Data representation in Achievement Reports
Amidst the flurry of op-ed pieces about BC’s annual standardized testing for students in Grades four and seven, I felt my nerves fray at this quote from BC’s Minister of…
"This self-delusion is more than ideology"
Not much of a surprise that University of Calgary political scientist and nut bar Barry Cooper brags about his friendship with Tom Flannagan, Why do I call him a nut…
Kathleen FTW
Convention was crazy. I know I said I would liveblog when I could, but it all just went too fast. Sitting down and writing in the face of all that…
Silent no more on ‘Idle No More’
I haven’t written anything on the ‘Idle No More’ movement yet, not because I haven’t been following it, but becaue the issues at stake are incredibly complex and answers are…
Christ Hedges On The Failure of Churches
As a member of the United Church of Canada, my wife receives The United Church Observer, a monthly publication offering an array of interesting pieces and interviews. This month’s issue…
Liberal leadership race: Liberal-Green pre-election ceasefire could prevent Harper majority in 2015
MP Elizabeth May MP Joyce Murray was interviewed by the Canadian Press on the possibility of a pre-election electoral cooperation taking place in ridings that choose to do so before…
The First Lady of the Great White North
I may be a small-L liberal, but I remain an unabashed fan of Laureen Harper. One of the best Prime Ministerial spouses to appear on the scene in our history,…
GOP Won’t Bend on Climage Change
Congressional Republicans see climate change as a minefield for the Democrats. “People want jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Um, should I say it again? Jobs,” one Republican said. “Far too many more-important…