The Queen of our house
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May 2013
Who are we trying to impress?
Canada ends all trade with Iran citing ‘grave and sincere concern’ over nuclear program Canada ended all trade with Iran on Wednesday, citing “grave and sincere concern” over the Islamic…
Omar Khadr moved to Edmonton prison after months in solitary confinement
Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr has been transferred to the maximum-security Edmonton Institution in Alberta after spending months in solitary confinement at Millhaven penitentiary in Ontario, where a fellow inmate…
Rob Ford’s former staffers’ emails, telephone records ordered destroyed: sources
The Toronto Star reports that the emails and telephone records in Rob Ford’s office, which may reveal information about the mayor’s crack cocaine scandal, are disappearing. They were ordered destroyed…
Henry Morgentaler dead
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny Henry Morgentaler — who died today age 90 — changed the way we Canadians thought about the rights of women.
Canada’s F-35 Blueprints Stolen By China
Among the weapons listed in the report were the advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense systems, the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk…
6070…Henry Morgentaler For The High Jump
He made it 90 years. Good on him. Dr. Henry Morgentaler was/is the man most responsible for giving most women in Canada the freedom to choose whether they want to…
Why Curious George Starts in Paris and Ends in New York
Reading and the love of books can’t encouraged too soon. The Curious George books by H.A. and Margaret Rey were great favourites of our kids and Jeanne has delighted in…
One less provincial vote for Senate abolition
Premier Kathleen Wynne is taking the opposite position of what Dalton Mcguinty advocated: instead of abolition, she is for reform of the Senate: Kathleen Wynne, says she sees real value…
The Senate and Bank Mergers
L. Ian MacDonald wrote a defence of the Senate in today’s Montreal Gazette. He makes the familiar argument that it provides useful study of policy issues. However, his first example…
Dr. Henry Morgentaler, RIP
For all that you have done to ensure that Canadian women have reproductive choice, thank you.
Who’s a Worse Mayor than Rob Ford???
To quote Mel Lastman NNOOOOBODY So here’s Rob Ford’s Transit plan Streetcars are not Rapid Transit LRT’s are not Rapid Transit We need SUBWAYS SUBWAYS SUBWAYS Ok, so how are…
Less than 24 Hrs remain to have your contributions matched! Demand a Fair Deal!
Only 24 hours remain to have your contributions matched for our special ad campaign calling on US Trade Rep Michael Froman to reject provisions of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement…
Batshit Crazy Loses a Champion
We’ll miss her when she’s gone. The Queen of Batshit Crazy has announced she won’t seek re-election.
The Science of Climate Change Denialism
Denialism as a science? It could be a social science, the science of manipulating public consciousness to produce a predictable effect, the divergence of public opinion from fact. What is…
Coal Hard Truth #skpoli
“We depend too much on coal” — @MayorMandel #p2syyc; glad someone said that too— Chris Turner (@theturner) May 29, 2013 .@MMandryk IEA says we have ~3 years left (worldwide) to…
Guest post: The Beaver Lake Cree Judgment: The Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve Never Heard Of
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 This is a guest post from Carol Linnitt, and was originally published on DeSmog Blog. To see the original post, click here. Sure they’re bad for…
Guest post: The Beaver Lake Cree Judgment: The Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve Never Heard Of
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 This is a guest post from Carol Linnit, and was originally published on DeSmog Blog. To see the original post, click here. Sure they’re bad for…
Those On the Run Rarely Help Their Pursuers
When you’re being hunted down, chances are you’re not going to help your pursuers. Canada’s chief electoral officer complains that Conservative Party workers have “failed to co-operate” with an investigation…