With his thumbs pointing almost permanently skywards, the copyrighted mascot Hector the Lump of Coal wants to talk to kids about the arts, dental hygiene, bullying, sun safety and pretty…
Photo: Associated Press/ Ed Andrieski Listen to the rebuttals against opponents of oil pipelines, coal, and fracking and a familiar refrain emerges – it goes something like this: It’s hypocritical…
share_pop_300.PNG “I don’t want to see our children to be victimized again by losing privacy right” says Carol Todd as growing campaign rallies behind calls to split C-13 to remove…
We slept wonderfully in our beautiful little cabin, and the following morning we waited to see the other Canadians emerge from breakfast before we ventured out. I was amazed that…
Religious leaders across a number of faiths are calling on the government of British Columbia to halt its plans to expand coal exports. “We state emphatically that making money at…
Tim Hudak made two overarching jobs-related announcements in this Ontario election campaign so far. In one, he said he’s going to cut 100,000 public service jobs. In another, he said…
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My plan for Rouen was a bit more complicated than it had to be. I was reasonably certain it would prove well worth it. There are many hotel options in…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Doug Saunders interviews Thomas Piketty about the need for checks on the undue accumulation of capital, and the readily available means of…
Our impact is being felt: U.S. Big Telecom are running scared with last-ditch effort to force the Internet slow lane It looks like U.S. Big Telecom giants are pushing back…
I have a lot to write tonight, and only two fingers to write with, so I may have to post this in two parts. Yesterday, after we dried off, we…
It was May 13, 1940 that Winston Churchill made his first speech to the Commons as Prime Minister, the “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” speech: ““ You ask what is…
This is a crucial moment for the Internet. In just 48 hours, changes at the U.S. FCC could slow many of your favourite websites to a crawl. Innovation on the…
So the federal New Democrats, currently facing a series of accusations that they out-and-out lied about their caucus satellite office and looking for a way to change the channel, are…
When the current government came to power in Ukraine, it was by an act of violence that is properly called a coup. But that word was rarely used in North…
Wow! Our Say No to the Internet Slow Lane campaign is part of a viral response to save Net Neutrality! Make sure to sign on at http://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane and check out…
Artist’s rendering of proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Howe Sound, BC Read this May 13 story by the Squamish Chief on today’s announcement by the proponents of the local Woodfibre…
In 2011, the Ontario Liberals missed a coveted fake majority by one seat. So Wynne’s 2014 campaign strategy — which she rolled out in attack ads before delivering her 2014…
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The world is full of endocrine disruptors. Chemicals that mimic natural hormones in the body are found in a host of products from food packaging to toothpaste to toys. Now…
