This is true but gosh it's tough to act on. It's one thing, for example, to behave fairly and justly to all people; but to go the extra step and…
Today is our motherland’s birthday. Let us cheer and let us cherish. Please only leave behind your reverence, and take away with you your trash. – Anonymous Netizen, ChinaSmack China’s…
Former US President Jimmy Carter
The Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports issued a misleading statement to the Seattle Times in response to last week’s guest post by contributor Mike Stark: Why Are Coal Industry…
With Parliament set to resume, coalition calls for effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada against government intrusion The post More than 30 organizations uniting…
Okay, let’s put aside all seriousness and celebrate the release of a new, rated-R movie trailer for Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron’s upcoming raunchy comedy called ‘That Awkward Moment.’ The film…
Despite some naysayers saying that no one really cares about today’s Conservative Speech from the Throne, or about the Conservative’s new “consumer” focus, the fact is that some parts of…
Today’s Throne speech promises consumer goodies. And certainly no one can object to getting free stuff – except that the free stuff seems to be coming from the bottom line…
Is imitation truly the greatest form of flattery? If so, why do we obsess about making sure our kids don’t plagiarize?
Damn, they figured it out! Last night, I woke up bathed in sweat. Suddenly, it had dawned on me who really is behind this mess in Washington. Canada! As I…
People tend to forget that the United States has never been all that united except in name. There were tensions between the northern colonies and their southern counterparts during the…
Here’s a video of my opening remarks to the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce all-candidates’ forum last night. Here are my opening remarks at the fair and well-run St. Alberta…
Given the killing of people like Sammy Yatim and Steve Mesic and the taser takedown of Iole Pasquale, it would seem a legitimate question to ask, as Star readers offer…
The hotel rental for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s September visit to New York City cost Canadian taxpayers a total of $56,582.91 according to documents recently released by CTV News. “Canada…
The New Republic offers a wry look at how America’s punditry sees Tea Party Republicans hell bent on bringing down their country’s government. “It’s a pure Leninist strategy — heighten…
If the document below is to be believed, that is. Mr. Bourrie posted it on Twitter while darkly muttering “I don’t bluff.” Someone sent it to me. Having never had…
Two noteworthy news items for this week: First, the Guardian ran an article last week regarding the soon to be published Social Mobility and Child Poverty report on, well, social…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – thwap highlights the cycle of austerity, stagnation and decline that’s marked the past few decades across much of the developed world. And Thomas…
The Cat goes to the Senate Twenty-four hours of so before the US government ran out of money to pay its debts, Republican senators nudged aside the Tea Party senators…
An oped published in the Vancouver Sun: When delegates attend Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste conference on Wednesday, they will hear from innovators and big thinkers about how to radically redesign…
