The Developer Witch Hunt Proceeds
Wow … if you are considering voting for a candidate who is being backed by the Developers in this city, ask yourself if this is the kind of backroom politics…
Wow … if you are considering voting for a candidate who is being backed by the Developers in this city, ask yourself if this is the kind of backroom politics…
Rob Ford says he wants to replace the in-flight project to build the Finch Ave West LRT with a subway. No details of any plan have been released. What could…
Members of the Elsipogtog Nation and RCMP clash at a recent protest over fracking in New Brunswick REXTON, N.B. – Hundreds of people gathered at a community hall in New…
The following is a set of responses to interview questions I answered over the weekend. 1. Chinese readers firstly know you and George Siemens by the theory “connectivism”. How did…
Scott Lively wants to take away LGBT Russians’ rainbow. Lively, the self-described “human rights consultant” who gladly takes credit for lobbying Russia, Uganda and others to ramp up their anti-LGBT…
Federal byelections will be held in four vacant ridings on November 25th, 2013: my own riding of Toronto Centre (my very first byelection as a voter!), as well as Bourassa…
A new study released today concludes that Koch Industries and its subsidiaries stand to make as much as $100 billion in profits if the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is granted…
So the meme was building yesterday was about what a huge mistake it was for the #elsipogtog protesters to have seized media cars and equipment and thus turned the media…
The Prime Minister has announced that the 4 by-elections will be held on Monday, November 25th. The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 great candidates ready to do the hard…
I just got these at an antiques place we always stop at, in Brighton. I’m going to send a picture of this to Bobby Jr.
I’ve posted this photo before, but here it is again, because I like and because today is exactly like this.
The race is on in the federal ridings of Toronto-Centre, Provencher, Brandon-Souris and Bourassa. A special shout-out to Rolf Dinsdale, once lead guitarist for SFH and a guy with what…
First it was Assad who was murdering the civilians. U.S was all set to invade Syria. It was a matter of days according to reports in late August and early…
“Tonight we will witness a debate of Epic Proportions! “In the Right Corner, the Freedom Fighter—Danielle Smith!!! In the Left Corner, the Protector of the People—Brian Mason!!!” Mount Royal University…
The 2013 Boston Red Sox have won the American League Pennant, and the right to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the 110th 109th* Major League Baseball World Series. This…
On Saturday, October 19th, from Romania to Canada and beyond, protests of varying size took place all over the globe to bring attention to the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).…
I’m still bothered by a statement that appeared in the TandT two days ago, the day Rexton made world news. It referred to certain, heavily-armed people there as para-militaries. Now,…
Maclean’s breaks down the costs of bringing a $14 shirt to a retailer near you: The 12 cents spent on labor in countries like Bangladesh makes up less than 1%…
In my last blog, Free trade ideology much ado about nothing, there was a broken link to a blog from Paul Krugman which exposes the fallacy that free trade “creates…
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Martin Regg Cohn discusses EllisDon’s ability to dictate political choices by the Ontario Libs and PCs as a prime example of corporate manipulation…