Every baby is a biological miracle. In its development from conception to birth it undergoes a remarkable process summarized by “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” — a fetus growing into a human…
If you want to know what Stephen Harper and his ghastly Cons have done to our Parliament all you had to do is watch Question Period today.For I've rarely seen…
Recently, Canadian spy agency CSEC was caught red-handed spying on thousands of innocent Canadian air travellers. Now, questions are being asked about just how many taxpayer dollars were paid to…
Watch as Thomas Mulcair denounces quite calmly, incisively and eloquently the myriad problems both of the Fair Elections Act and the entire diseased approach to governance embraced by the Harper…
Okay so there is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. And that’s bad. But the extent of alarmist rubbish out there about it is making me bonkers. This Globe piece is not…
When Greenpeace Canada’s climate and energy campaigner Keith Stewart filed an official complaint with Elections Canada, he did a lot more than question the implications of the Ethical Oil Institute’s…
When Greenpeace Canada’s climate and energy campaigner Keith Stewart filed an official complaint with Elections Canada, he did a lot more than question the implications of the Ethical Oil Institute’s…
This morning, I was scanning caregiving news online and came across an article titled “The Grandma Effect: A Little Caregiving Sharpens the Brain – A Lot Dulls It.” It turns…
Poor Tim Hudak is stinking out the joint! While the Ontario NDP has picked up three points since July, nudging the Progressive Conservatives ever so gently down to third place,…
Compared to other industrialized nations, Canada’s Digital strategy lags far behind on increasing access, speed, and affordability. We can do better. Check out this Michael Geist piece comparing Canada’s recent…
Read this April 9 story from the The Province on the decision by former frontrunner Mike Farnworth’s decision to step aside for colleague John Horgan, leaving the MLA for Juan…
April is Earth Month, and April 22 Earth Day. We should really celebrate our small blue planet and all it provides every day, but recent events give us particular cause…
For the fourth consecutive year in a row, wage settlements in the broader provincial public sector (i.e. public sector workers, like hospital employees, who do not work for federal or…
Pirani v. Esmail, 2014 ONCA 279 In my view the appropriate amount of costs lies somewhere between the submissions of the two parties. As explained by this court in Fong…
Your passwords used on the Internet are likely known to bad people if you’ve recently logged into Yahoo, the CRA, or other popular websites. You should consider changing all of…
Yesterday, I opened with the report by Seymour Hersh, a superb journalist, that Obama had planned to go to war against Syria, a war set to begin on August 29.…
Your news links for today: Heartbleed Bug prompts Revenue Canada website shutdown – CBC The Heartbleed Bug, explained – Vox Canada Revenue Agency has fired staff for privacy violations, committee…
And from reporters! Reporting on sworn testimony in an Ontario Legislature committee yesterday! Tweet one, by Katie Franzois, who is the much-loved Queen’s Park bureau chief for Newstalk 1010: What’s…
So T.O. mayoral candidate Rob Ford is giving a presser at Soccerworld today. But somebody there is not a fan: Mayor Ford’s presser is with Soccerworld Toronto. But not everyone…
