Harper’s Bill C-51 remains “dangerous and undemocratic” and “deeply unconstitutional” despite the Conservatives’ proposed amendments, says MP Elizabeth May. The post Elizabeth May Rejects Harper’s Cosmetic Bill C-51 Amendments appeared…
I’ve been meaning to read Richard Ford for years – actually, for decades. Both the 1986 novel The Sportswriter and 1995’s follow-up Independence Day have been languishing on The List…
The United Nations would like a word with you. It’s about that hopelessly scrambled mess of an air war now underway in the Middle East from Iraq to Syria and,…
Beware of politicians who talk of defending our “values” and our “culture”. The words sound good. But nobody knows what they mean. The Parti Quebecois fought, according to its statements,…
Ladurantaye, this blue-check legit?
The Tyee’s Crawford Kilian argues that Harper’s Canada has become a rogue state. Kilian disposes of the arguments of those, including several Liberals, who see a “moral imperative” in our…
A report from PBS contends the Canadian economy is “headed off the cliff.” Vikram Mansharamani, a lecturer in the Program on Ethics, Politics & Economics at Yale University and a…
The founding father of Singapore died ten days ago, and the event passed me by even though I’ve been one of his fans ever since my first trip to the…
Just before Christmas I stopped painting and have not really been able to go back to it. Perhaps it is something like a midlife crisis, I don’t know, but over…
…start with the auctioning of : “Emergency Measures” (Sono Nis, 1976). “‘Emergency Measures’ establishes John Baglow as one of the few North American poets with vision, intelligence, wit, linguistic equipment…
The release of a University of Victoria study calling for updates to Canadian charitable law created quite a stir last week. The study, prepared for DeSmog Canada, was covered by…
Time to dust off the ol’ letter writing skills. The government is trying to pass a reckless, dangerous, and ineffective secret police Bill that will drastically undermine your privacy rights.…
Quote: TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne says if the Progressive Conservatives want her to drop a lawsuit against two of their members, all they have to do is apologize. Wynne…
Why do we tolerate Saudi Arabia when the kingdom, and its Sunni state allies, seems determined to deliver Yemen into the control of ISIS and al Qaeda? Gwynne Dyer writes…
Your news links for today: The government has not made its case for C-51 – Globe and Mail Tories Offer Weak Amendments To C-51 – Press For Truth Even with…
It's probably nothing: Foreign Minister John Baird lobbied by Barrick Gold Corp. pic.twitter.com/drIUEvtQKB — Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) March 30, 2015 It’s not easy for a long-time politician to leave public…
Homicide is when someone kills another human being. Sometimes homicide is not criminal – it can be an accident without fault or a legally justified killing. Canadian law distinguishes between…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jim Pugh argues that we should take a serious look at a basic income, while Livia Gershon examines how even a small amount…
https://www.youtube.com/ Minister of Defence Rob Nicholson has declared that extending Canada’s war effort into Syria is a matter of “moral clarity.” After reviewing the results of military incursions into Afghanistan,
Costa Rica has been 100% powered by renewable energy for the first quarter of the year and this may continue. This is fantastic for the central american country as it…
