Owner of Racist Hungarian Website Avoids Arrest in US: Believed in Canada
First, a little editorializing. Our friends at Dawg’s Blawg have been on the story Hungarian Roma for some time now. If you aren’t aware of what is going on, you…
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Hamas is not a terrorist organization
It seems that the media and politicians can hardly mention Hamas, much in the news these days, without referring to it as a terrorist organization. And indeed a number of…
Alberta oil sands not welcome in South Portland, Maine
TweetWhat’s going on in South Portland, Maine? Elected officials in the port city are on the verge of banning crude oil from Canada’s tar sands from entering their port. With…
Canada’s anti-union lobby is at the heart of the deceptive campaign for more Temporary Foreign Workers – why’s that, d’ya think?
Canadians need not apply? Actual Canadian store displays may not appear exactly as illustrated. But the intent of the AstroTurf TFW lobby is to bust unions and weaken the bargaining…
Dear John: not bad
Nearly 13,000 words in less than a month, Daughter was in opening ceremonies at North American Indigenous Games, sons again tore up the links in a golf tournament – and…
House Bars NSA From Meddling With Encryption Standards
The U.S. House of Representatives last month inserted into a defense appropriations bill a measure barring the National Security Agency from meddling with encryption standards. The post House Bars NSA…
Can you picture Rob Ford or John Tory doing this?
Me neither. Does such stuff matter, you ask? In my experience, yes. .
July? Must be the silly season in Vancouver politics
Being an election year, this summer is a lot more political than usual. In non-election years the local press often has difficulty finding stories of interest on the civic scene.…
Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment to peace”
In official statement that reiterates the Liberal Party’ of Canada’s position on the Middle East, leader Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment to peace.” The post Justin Trudeau lauds Israel’s “commitment…
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Top Ten Reasons Why Jim Prentice is Nothing Like Peter Lougheed
“During a one-and-a-half hour editorial board meeting…with Progressive Conservative leadership candidate… Jim Prentice, I was struck by how often Lougheed’s legendary thoughtfulness, tone and command of all topics came to…
When Is A Policy A Non-Policy?
When it involves the Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese making a policy on "accommodating" transgender students. At first glance, this almost seems like a reasonable document. There are lots…
Surviving Death Going Well
My death and quick resurrection made it into the local newspaper on the front page. There will be a followup coming later too I think.
Comings and Goings: the overdue edition
So I have this anonymous member of Miss Vicky’s Faithful Legion that has been sending me chiding messages every once in a while, reminding me that I am falling down…
Comings and Goings: the overdue edition
So I have this anonymous member of Miss Vicky's Faithful Legion that has been sending me chiding messages every once in a while, reminding me that I am falling down…
Comings and Goings: the overdue edition
So I have this anonymous member of Miss Vicky’s Faithful Legion that has been sending me chiding messages every once in a while, reminding me that I am falling down…
NAIG: cool panorama view
I asked Daughter to send me a selfie of her and some of the Team Ontario athletes around her. This is what she sent instead.
A True Critical Thinker
For many decades Noam Chomsky has been fearlessly fighting for truth. His capacity for incisive critical thinking and unwillingness to submit to the bluster of the right is much in…