Leonard Nimoy
I don’t know where this is, but isn’t it great?It was posted on the #LeonardNimoy thread at Twitter, where William Shatner is doing a tribute. Saw this a few minutes…
March 2015
I’ll See Your Cult and I’ll Raise You One
They’re dying to get at each other or at least they would be if only we gave them a chance. Radical, fundamentalist Islam versus radical, fundamentalist Christianity – the End…
March 1: What is an oligarchy? Words, words, words….
(It’s Sunday. So I took a break from the daily news._ In political discussion, all of us frequently use words we don’t really understand. The result is that the words…
Stephen Hume: A Tale of Two Coasts
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger We are often referred to as the ‘Left Coast’ due the liberal left tendencies of many west coasters. The way the Ottawa’s largesse is doled out,…
subway tokens, greek coffee cups, and me: missing nyc
This week I received email from my friend Alan, formerly known in this blog as Alan with one L, or AW1L. Subject line: Re: 34th Street/Penn Station Just Now Out-of-Towner…
Who is a “traitor to the Liberal Party” now?
A few weeks ago, when some nice folks were encouraging me to run for the Liberal nomination in Toronto Danforth, I finally met with one of Justin Trudeau’s most senior…
Stuff happens, week 8: Alberta election assured; Harper spins terrorism
It’s gloom and doom in Alberta these days, what with falling oil prices and all. Time to tighten the belts, Premier Jim Prentice says, because we’re going to be billions…
From ‘Covert’ to ‘Overt’ to ‘Over’
After a long spell of writing about issues in the Canadian political sphere, I’ve made the very difficult decision to get on with my life and put that behind me.…
On The Politics Of Fear
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed the relative frequency with which I provide links to and samples of Star readers’ letters. One of the obvious reasons is that…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Armine Yalnizyan counters the Cons’ spin on tax-free savings accounts. And Rob Carrick points out that raising the limit on TFSAs would…
Who said Justin Trudeau cannot debate?
What is this silly business of Conservatives thinking that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau cannot handle a debate with Conservative Leader Stephen Harper? Surprise, surprise, the truth is that Trudeau would…
Stephen Harper’s Fear Card and the Canadian Revolt
It's so cold out there, and the ice is so thick in the bay, that the Island ferry has stopped running.This small police boat was having a hard time getting…
Legal Experts urge killing Police State Bill
Last week more than 100 Legal Experts wrote a letter Urging Parliament to Amend or Kill Anti-Terrorism Bill C-51 The legal experts from across Canada are urging all parliamentarians to…
When Will They Get Their Act Together?
http://www.montrealgazette.com/ Ralph Surette has had Stephen Harper’s number for a long time. He’s a veteran journalist and he knows a charlatan when he sees one. Bill C-51 is a superb…
The Harper Regime and the Continuing War on Canadian Veterans
The day Stephen Harper finally fired Julian Fantino, and made Erin O'Toole the new Minister of Veterans Affairs, I predicted that nothing would change.Because the way the Cons have treated…
José Mujica: The Pauper President Steps Down
In a world groaning under the weight of poverty, ignorance, and war, it's hard to imagine how we will ever solve all our problems.Or even save the planet from destruction.In…