Al Jazeera comes to America
Somewhere in the United States on August 20, 2013, a technician flicked a switch and Al Jazeera America joined the other networks that bring television news to Americans. At that…
Somewhere in the United States on August 20, 2013, a technician flicked a switch and Al Jazeera America joined the other networks that bring television news to Americans. At that…
Waterloo woke this morning to the sad news that the main building of the St Jacobs Farmer’s Market had burned to the ground. Already there is an outpouring of sympathy…
In a good news item, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba announced they will maintain the internationally renowned Experiment Lakes Area project. Ontario has committed $2-million a year and Manitoba…
Took this up at the cabin, as we were preparing to leave. Summer is truly over, isn’t it?
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future.…
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future.…
We had a triple threat birthday party last night for Lukas, Jeanne and Thomas. Most pleasant and the two cousins (three and one) played together for the first time. Now…
Various Western nations, including Great Britain, the U.S. and France, are exhibiting great outrage against Syria’s assaults on its own people. And outrage is indeed called for. Yet there is…
Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, mighty temple of the law; Where first we sought the face of justice full of wonder, full of awe. Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, reservoir of truth…
Leadership is a word that evokes many associations; strength, vision, determination and resolve are a few of the positive ones. Selfishness, careerism, expediency and cowardice are but a few of…
Workers in Canada and around the world have been under assault for decades, but most of our recent tactics to stop the bleeding have been ineffective. Are we lazy, complacent,…
Beneath left: Martha Roth of the Palestine Awareness Coalition An ad appearing on a dozen or more Vancouver buses and in the City Center SkyTrain station has been the target…
This and that for your Labour Day reading. – Jared Bernstein writes about the fight for fair wages in the U.S. fast food and retail industries. And Karen McVeigh notes…
Somewhere. The south of France, near the border with Italy, perhaps even in north west Italy? Likely, from the time stamps. No GPS data in the photograph here. Working over…
A generation has passed since Sally Field won an Oscar for her performance in Norma Rae. Most people have forgotten the film. They have forgotten the battles auto workers waged…
Do you feel that you have been getting mixed messages from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) lately? It is like watching a fast-paced hockey game. The puck and the teams…
Thag really was starting to enjoy the Grunka gathering. His mate, Onga, was behaving herself, and even the new religion of his tribe’s shaman, Weasel-Scratch-Face-Brother wasn’t bothering him anymore. Every…
This week, port truckers went on strike in California, and fast-food workers in more than 60 cities walked off their jobs. Today in the US, Labor Day is Walmart’s last…
If you are under the impression that our Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows for freedom of expression, please be aware there are apparently severe restrictions on that freedom should…
Somewhere in the United States on August 20, 2013, a technician flicked a switch and Al Jazeera America joined the other networks that bring television news to Americans. At that…