Bishop Henry … It’s Been A While
For those who don’t live in Calgary in the fair province of Alberta, you may not have heard the uproar over a doctor refusing to prescribe birth control pills to…
2014
Joe Cressy: "[the next election] is going to won or lost based on seats where you’re taking on Tories." I agree, so let’s check the numbers
This graph has been making the rounds on social media to show growing support for the federal Liberals in by-elections across Canada, including Trinity-Spadina, where I was happy to do…
Joe Cressy: "[the next election] is going to won or lost based on seats where you’re taking on Tories." I agree, so let’s check the numbers
This graph has been making the rounds on social media to show growing support for the federal Liberals in by-elections across Canada, including Trinity-Spadina, where I was happy to do…
Joe Cressy: "[the next election] is going to won or lost based on seats where you’re taking on Tories." I agree, so let’s check the numbers
This graph has been making the rounds on social media to show growing support for the federal Liberals in by-elections across Canada, including Trinity-Spadina, where I was happy to do…
Joe Cressy: "[the next election] is going to won or lost based on seats where you’re taking on Tories." I agree, so let’s check the numbers
This graph has been making the rounds on social media to show growing support for the federal Liberals in by-elections across Canada, including Trinity-Spadina, where I was happy to do…
Public Education: School to Prison Pipeline (VIDEO)
To end the violence in Baltimore there must be radical reform of public education and the criminal justice system – a panel moderated by radio talk show host Marc Steiner…
CBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership talks going on in Ottawa
This multi-national trade deal could censor your Internet, on top of making it more expensive and policed. Even worse, the deal is being negotiated behind closed doors in near total…
Italian union launches referendum campaign against EU permanent austerity pact
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: Italy’s largest union has launched a referendum campaign against the EU fiscal compact, a draconian budgetary cap which is set to make austerity permanent across…
July 3: The exceptionalism of Exceptionalism.
Obama has recently and publicly stated that he believes in American Exceptionalism with “every fibre of his being”. In fact, that can be said of almost everyone in the American…
Running Scared
Aside from enough profanity to make the navy blush, there are several words to describe Rob Ford. A few that often come to my mind are incompetent, liar, corrupt, racist,…
U.S. Gas Export Lobbyists Exploit DC’s Revolving Door
This is a guest post by David Halperin, originally published at Republic Report. Even as President Obama pursues an aggressive new public effort to fight global warming by regulating U.S.…
The TPP goes on tour
Negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have gone to extreme lengths to stop civic interest groups and the public finding out what’s being discussed at the next round of closed-door…
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t star in documentaries
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Big thanks to blogger Peter T. Chattaway at Patheos, who brings us the latest news about Hillsong United. Next Easter, Warner…
Centre For Israel And Jewish Affairs Censors Holocaust Survivers
Bernie Farber’s new column for the CJN is now on-line. Its about the crummy manner in which the Canadian government has treated the Pusemas, a family of Hungarian refugees which…
Orcas face triple threat: Vessel noise, pollution, lack of food
Photo: NOAA By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press VICTORIA – Triple threats of pollution, vessel noise and the availability of food are making it hard for a group of orcas…
Emotionally Loaded
Okay, Paul Bernardo is a sociopath. This should not come as a big surprise to anyone who followed the investigation and trial that eventually put him in prison. That he…
Desperation and Distraction, but a Little Satisfaction?
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-increasing-desperation-of-stephen.html Two things have me momentarily distracted these days, and both are all about the lack of traction that the Cons are getting from attacking both Junior and the NDP..vis…
And they call me a mysogynist
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/07/03/baloney-meter-do-peter-mackays-claims-about-female-judges-hold-water/#.U7WB1fldWoF
Site C Dam is Final Straw for B.C.’s Treaty 8 First Nations
The B.C. government cannot expect support from First Nations for its much-touted liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects if the province insists on steamrolling ahead with the Site C dam, a…
IV. Zone of Indeterminacy: Interdiction concerning the enclosure of the Social Commons
Here, I have taken up the enclosure of the Social Commons. And here, I have attempted to locate those shunted aside by the austerity agenda. In this post, I attempt…