This senator describes current oversight of ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC as a “non-system of zero legislative accountability”. OpenMedia.ca is standing with the BC Civil Liberties Association against mass spying on…
They are threatening our democracy. Threatening the planet, threatening our lakes and rivers. Now they stand accused of the ultimate crime: threatening our food supply. Canada’s food recall system has…
Too big to fail. For most that expression applies to big banks, but what about our health care? As Ontario prepares the way for further transfer (read: privatization) of hospital…
Vancouver has banned the classic round door knob for new buildings because it has accessibility issues. Door leavers are easier to open especially if your hands are full or if…
I’ve lost over a day now with both computers acting strangely. They claim they’re not connected to the web when I do a blog – but seem connected for all…
Some thoughts on why the recent news about the NHL, CBC and Rogers isn’t all that bad.
It seemed only appropriate that at one point in today's Question Period Stephen Harper looked like he was praying. But who can blame him eh? Because the day of reckoning…
…and aren’t we all. “I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor.” His…
Five days after the Wright-Duffy-Harper offshoot of the earlier Senate expenses scandal became public, your humble scribe predicted that Harper’s Achilles’ Heel in the PMO scandal was the fact that…
In the blog post, I wanted to check in with you and talk social media. I ask because one of Brian’s greatest strengths is his ability to understand, connect and…
With the latest slump in WTI oil prices and the potential nuclear deal with Iran laying a foundation for even further easing (who would have thought “ethical oil” needed “conflict”…
It’s been awhile since I’ve been poor but once you’ve used a food bank you never really relax (because you know just how easy it is to find yourself there).…
Kudos to Ontario’s Liberal government. While their provincial counterparts elsewhere in the country are furiously burying their heads in the sand, Ontario is going to introduce a 10-year plan to…
Science has never been more important to the human race than it is today. We are faced with the two greatest threats in our history: catastrophic climate change combined with…
The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson writes that yesterday’s by-election results sent a clear signal to federal Tories – they’re floundering and a big part of their problem is Stephen Joseph Harper.…
Overall, Wells’s first rule — that “for any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible outcome” — held up. This is the result you might have…
I’m rather skeptical of those numbers – or any numbers – that Forum polls after last night. The Manitoba ridings were way off, as you might have seen. The Ontario…
Wow, what a great time to be a Liberal! I had the distinct pleasure of working for Terry Hayward’s campaign yesterday, driving between polling stations collecting and entering the bingo…
Is John Baird trying to out-Netanyahu the Israeli Prime Minister? Canada used to be seen as a force for peace on the world stage, but Baird is opposing a widely…
Right on cue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the new nuclear deal with Iran hardly before the ink was dry, calling it a “historic mistake,” stating he was not…
