Conference circuit time for celebrity Calvinists – Act Like Men
US pastor Mark Driscoll was in Hamilton for the neo-Calvinist Act Like Men conference this weekend. According to one participating US celebrity pastor, Act Like Men Canada drew about 8…
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Why Tom Steyer Has Stephen Harper Running Scared
Well I see that Stephen Harper hasn't dared reply to Tom Steyer's letter demanding to know whether he has been working with the Tea Party extremists to blackmail the U.S.…
Video: An OpenMedia supporter speaks out against the TPP & Internet censorship
We’re so amazed to see how many people are speaking out against the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) extreme Internet Censorship plan. Over 100,000 people have spoken out already – and…
Huffington Post Canada: When it comes to the TPP, what is our government negotiating in Asia?
Our government representatives are headed to Asia this week to discuss the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership – an agreement that could break our digital future. Isn’t it time we learned the…
In Sunday’s Sun: they’ve got problems, we’ve got problems
NEW YORK — Does this happen in Canada? Darin K. Williamson, who has been asking me a lot of questions on the train between Newark and New York, tells me…
Class Struggle in County Durham
Dispatches from the class struggle in County Durham: What the colliers’ dependence on the exploiters for their homes means in practice can be seen in any strike. For example, the…
Waiting for renewable energy is not like waiting for the next iPhone
Wind and solar electricity is not reliable. The only way to get rid of the power when nobody needs it (e.g. at night) is to pay the States to take…
The Eyes Have It
This summer my mother was diagnosed with macular degeneration. There is no cure. It is irreversible. It simply progresses. Science has some hope for future cures, and has some treatments…
Using Fear as a Tool to Manufacture Consent
One of the worst traits of modern governments is to fearmonger. Fear is a weapon one that is deployed against a victim. Governments that use fear do it to manipulate…
Time to revoke charitable status for "Living Waters" and other Christian groups like it…
I got very angry reading this investigative journalist piece today in the Toronto Star by undercover reporter Graham Slaughter. It’s part one of two stories the Star is publishing this…
Tecumseh’s Ghost
This is a guest post by Allan R. Gregg, one of Canada’s most recognized and respected senior research professionals and social commentators. Gregg is Chair of the Walrus Foundation and…
Just In Case You Need a Shot of Crazy, Here’s Glen Beck
It must be fun to work for this jackass. Glen Beck puts his employees on notice that using flourescent lightbulbs is firing offence.
self-checkout is unpaid labour, gift cards are interest-free loans, and let’s stop using both
There are two current trends that I seriously dislike, and wish we would all organize to change: retail self-checkout and the use of gift cards as thank-yous and gifts. Neither…
Fighting Back Against Jellyfish
If you’re a drylander you might not consider jellyfish a problem. Unfortunately they’re a huge and growing problem. Overfishing has led to massive increases in jellyfish populations. Infestations of some,…
Individual Involved In Freemen-on-the-Land Group Near Grande Prairie Connected to Bill Noble
We received more information regarding our post from October 3. Our readers are well familiar with many of the recurring characters in the Canadian racist movement. And counted among the…
Has America Outstayed Its Welcome in Afghanistan Also?
Washington, and especially the Pentagon, had big plans for a permanent military presence in Iraq until the Iraqis said “no.” Then they packed up their tanks and left. Now a…
Save the songbirds—curb your cats
I have always been a dog man myself. Cats … well, they can be cute and cuddly, but whereas dogs seem to belong with us, I have always found cats…
Why, They’ve Got a Nerve
Fast food outlets flog a lot of chicken nuggets. Kids, it seems, love them. Hey, it is chicken, right? Maybe not. Researchers have found what’s sold as chicken may be…
Wynne’s Libs Still Ahead
A Nanos Research poll, published Saturday, shows Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals are still ahead, though not on pace for a majority government, pollster Nik Nanos said. The Liberals sit at…