Ordinary Canadians are assumed to be criminals while the Harper government turns a blind eye to Senate corruption. Sylvie Therrien, a federal fraud investigator, has been suspended without pay after…
About 8 years ago I was between teaching contracts, so I decided to work for a few months as a labourer on a railway track maintenance and repair crew in…
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given his new ministers an “enemy” list to ensure they don’t fall prey to anyone who might disagree with the government’s policies. People like…
The revelation that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has maintained an enemies list isn’t much of a revelation, is it? I mean, if there has ever been a Canadian administration…
It appears that climate change/global warming is causing an outbreak of opportunistic infectious diseases from microbes, bacteria and fungi. Traveling with the dust clouds raised by desertification and air pollution,…
A journalist, a pioneer, a feminist. An asker of questions. New York Times obituary here.
From Climate Science Watch: Two decisions handed down July 19 in DC Superior Court affirmed climate scientist Michael Mann’s right to proceed in his defamation lawsuit against the Competitive Enterprise…
I have updated the look of the blog thanks to the new template designs that are now available, one of the reasons I have not been updating my blog, was…
Simon Enoch, Paul Dechene and Stephen Whitworth have already weighed in on the City of Regina’s choice to blow its nose on a petition that reflects citizen engagement in action.…
Brandon Toy, writing in Common Dreams. I hereby resign in protest effective immediately. I have served the post-911 Military Industrial complex for 10 years, first as a soldier in Baghdad,…
I’ve been delighted to follow the increasing number of people who seem to be finding corners of the city to garden in. These two photos were taken in les Champs…
Ahoy Tory riding associations! Canadian Press follows the dollar trail to show us how political donation limits are playing out in Canada: “Eye-popping Tory riding war chests raise eyebrows.” This…
Ahoy Tory riding associations! Canadian Press follows the dollar trail to show us how political donation limits are playing out in Canada: "Eye-popping Tory riding war chests raise eyebrows." This…
Ahoy Tory riding associations! Canadian Press follows the dollar trail to show us how political donation limits are playing out in Canada: “Eye-popping Tory riding war chests raise eyebrows.” This…
Enbridge “will delay required crude oil pipeline safety fix for three more years”, according to a document received by the Council of Canadians via an access to information request. The…
Tomorrow morning (9am out here), I will be joining Ian Cromwell, Jesse Brydle from Halifax, Donna Harris from Winnipeg, and Veronica Abbas from Peterborough for a panel on Freethought in…
TweetFollowing out successful first #yegvote Google Hangout a few weeks ago, Mack Male, Ryan Hastman, and I gathered online for the second #yegvote Google Hangout focusing on this October’s municipal…
There is so much truly excellent youth fiction out these days, and it’s not all vampires and zombies. Here are two wonderful teen novels in two totally different veins. There…
And a population of two million. Now with 700,000, half functionally illiterate, the city is bankrupt. But the suburbs are fine. Troy is fantastically wealthy and Auburn Hills is nice.…
