Stats Canada NHS Survey: The First Big OOPS
I spent months arguing that the changes to Canada’s long form census would degrade the data from it. Today we are starting to see proof. Although most of the damage…
I spent months arguing that the changes to Canada’s long form census would degrade the data from it. Today we are starting to see proof. Although most of the damage…
Mommy canna make the trip to Sri Lanka this fall coz she is 87 and Sri Lanka is far so her first born Prince Charles is going to go in…
For the first time in my experience, The Moncton Times and Transcript has a front page story that really is a front page story. It’s about a big bush fire…
One of my few claims to cool is that I’ve been a Miles Davis fan since infancy, or thereabouts. I remember buying this on vinyl one glorious summer Saturday in…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Independent Power Producers(IPP) have largely ignored regulations designed to protect river flows and the many fish that require that adequate flows are maintained for their survival. They…
Just watched NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s presser. Here’s what I think is going on: 1. Andrea Horwath is playing the role of a Liberal; 2. Kathleen Wynne is playing the…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Linda McQuaig discusses Stephen Harper’s class war: Canadians don’t like Harper’s anti-worker agenda — when they notice it. That’s why there’s been such…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May suggests that PM Stephen Harper’s handling of the Panashue affair violated the Conflict of Interest Act. The Saanich-Gulf…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 8, 2013: Self-Representation In Court A Daunting Challenge: Study by Windsor law prof Law Is Code…
But of course I state the obvious here, don’t I? Nonetheless, for those who like regular and ongoing illustrations of the fact that the Prime Minister and his acolytes are…
I’m on Sun News a couple times today, and the producers (who are among the best I have ever dealt with, by the by) have asked me to talk about…
Recently, answering questions about the future of scientific research in Canada and the ongoing transformation of the National Research Council from a basic science research organization into a facilitator of…
When Marc Garneau — Canada’s first astronaut — was not invited to a ceremony celebrating the Canadarm’s contribution to space exploration, the Harper government blamed that oversight on the officials…
Much of this video’s content is covered in Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, in detail. Here’s my review of the book: The…
As you know, last year Ezra Levant and the Sun News Network arranged a “Freedom Weekend” up in Muskoka for big-C Conservative zealots. Since nobody who signed up for that…
Tom Marshall used to be the finance minister. He’s the guy who consistently, year after year, spent more than the people of the province could afford. Tom didn’t do it…
Well after being missing in action for days, Stephen Harper finally dared show his face in the House of Commons today. But it wasn't exactly a triumphal return, as you…
It’s wonderful to be here! Wonderful to see R again, to meet her partner, to spend time with her family, to be in their home. And to see London again!…
How Albertans should see Progressive Conservative and Wildrose policies and procedures. Below: The clever Wildrose Facebook attack on PC Premier Alison Redford’s faintly unsavoury taxpayer-funded mail out, which makes it…
Elitedaily.com wrote earlier this week about the fact that “Anyone who’s been to Abercrombie & Fitch in the last few years has probably noticed that they don’t carry XL or…