Ukraine’s ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Reality
The horrendous fire in Odessa, killing dozens of ethnic Russians protesting against the U.S.-backed coup regime in Kiev, has lurched the country closer to full-scale civil war and disrupted the…
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US-NATO sponsored Kiev coalition government is responsible for the killings by Neo-Nazi Right Sector mobs
The deliberate and dangerous escalation of violence against eastern Ukrainians of Russian origin and loyalties is driven by NATO partners giving licence to thugs and neo Nazi’s who are doing…
Still hot and getting hotter
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a decade since I last updated my web page on hot sauces, and about 15 since I first wrote it. My, how…
How not to start an election campaign
Tim Hudak hasn’t exactly started off the unofficial Ontario election campaign in a blaze of glory. His opening day campaign stop yesterday to talk about his “million jobs” pledge stumbled…
“Infinitely Privileged”?: Vancouver condo ads just got that much worse…
Of course, Vancouver has hit an all time ridiculousness. If all the DTES condo ads didn’t make you sick already (espousing creative class lifestyles or properties for all those exciting…
Community on Forefront of Climate Change Adaptation Offers Lessons about Food Security
Food is at the heart of our cultural lives. It’s not just sustenance—it’s part of how we celebrate, how we mourn and how we come together. But what happens when…
Get ready
No, it’s not Photoshopped. He sat in his brother’s chair, and he did the sign. It’s sort-of entertaining, of course, but I can tell you that the Fords (a) have…
Ontario Election 2014 endorsement: the Left should take yes for an answer
The Liberals, federally or provincially, always have a choice when it comes to winning votes. They can either tilt to the right, trying to pick up votes from the Conservatives.…
More on Forum Research
Since I published my previous post, 308 has written about the Forum poll and made the same critique better than I did. Here is part of what he said: When…
GFL Update
Apparently: Clr. Perks will move motion on GFL vehicles receiving safety standard downgrade pic.twitter.com/nny3iUXDb8— Ann Hui (@annhui) May 6, 2014 More info here. Maybe this will get real reporters on…
NDP Leader Horgan opposes BC’s proposed Site C Dam
Read this from the Commonsense Canadian VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan is raising concerns about the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam, just days before an environmental…
Election 2014: Shocked… shocked to find there’s been privatization going on here
There is a scene in the movie Casablanca where café owner Rick is surprised to see his friend Captain Renault has sent the police to close down his backroom casino.…
Certiorari is only available if the error appears on the face of the record. What, then, is the record?
Endicott v. Ontario (Independent Police Review Office), 2014 ONCA 363: I view the extent of the material ordered by the Divisional Court and the list proposed by the respondent to…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Your news links for today: The Docket – Episode 1: Michael Geist and Internet Privacy – Michael Spratt Five Measures to Help Counter the Tidal Wave of Secret Telecom Disclosures…
Ads vs organizing: it’s the wrong debate at the CLC convention
There’s a debate raging at the CLC now about whether the Congress should levy more money from its members (to the tune of $22 million) to fund a paid publicity…
The Frenzy Over Rob Ford’s Whereabouts
As I write these words, the Toronto Twitterati are going berserk over reports that Rob Ford, who was supposedly going to the States to enter a rehab program there, withdrew…
Margaret Wente’s "Takedown" of Thomas Piketty
Marget Wente’s purported “takedown” of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twentieth Century (Globe and Mail, May 3, p. F2), while anti-intellectual in tone, reminds me of the philosophical arguments made…
May 6: Let me go back a few days……
The big news for today is the banner headline on page 1 of the Times and Transcript. “Roads are a priority for Dieppe: Mayor” That’s right up there with keeping…