No They Didn’t. Oh Yes They Did.
The clown car that is today’s NATO just upstaged itself. After US State Secretary John Kerry had left the NATO ministers’ meeting in Turkey for talks with Vlad Putin, the…
May 2015
City Sent Back to Square One a Second Time on Second Avenue
What is going on? After again approving the Class B Environmental Assessment (EA) for Second Avenue on March 26, 2015, bump-up requests submitted to the Minister of Environment and Climate…
Breaking: A New Poll Suggests the NDP is Surging
For months Tom Mulcair and the NDP have been creeping up in the polls. But this latest EKOS poll is still stunning.For now it's starting to look like an orange…
May 24:
A1 has a story about the valiant defence of a high school girl and her father, part of the struggle against those who deny female rights by refusing to allow…
The Irrelevance of EQAO (and Standardized Testing in General)
In response to a comment about a Toronto Star article on the EQAO cancellations, (http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/05/14/teacher-strike-standardized-tests-cancelled-because-of-job-action.html) a Toronto Star reader named justobs...
The Irrelevance of EQAO (and Standardized Testing in General)
In response to a comment about a Toronto Star article on the EQAO cancellations, (http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/05/14/teacher-strike-standardized-tests-cancelled-because-of-job-action.html) a Toronto Star reader named justobserving wrote the following comment: justobserving Rank 85 Seems these…
The Irrelevance of EQAO (and Standardized Testing in General)
In response to a comment about a Toronto Star article on the EQAO cancellations,(http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/05/14/teacher-strike-standardized-tests-cancelled-because-of-job-action.html)a Toronto Star reader named justobserving wr...
The Irrelevance of EQAO (and Standardized Testing in General)
In response to a comment about a Toronto Star article on the EQAO cancellations, (http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/05/14/teacher-strike-standardized-tests-cancelled-because-of-job-action.html) a Toronto Star reader named justobserving wrote the following comment: justobserving Rank 85 Seems these…
Omar Khadr: The Supreme Court Gives Stephen Harper Another Slap in the Face
It's the third time the Supreme Court of Canada has been asked to rule on the case of Omar Khadr.Twice before it has ruled in his favour, and today it…
Beijing Benny Hill
Supposedly this is legit. Chinese police stop a 6-person mini-van only to find there are 50-people riding in it. I sure with there was video of the other side of…
The Perils of the Welcome Change in the 2015 Election Debates
Good news: the Conservative Party has refused to debate the other opposition leaders before the traditional news broadcasters, and have suggested a dramatically different – and very welcome – change…
Do you believe in life after links?
With the news that we could be in for new rules that would allow the proliferation of link censorship online, many community members are wondering: how will this affect me?…
Why is Canada Post distributing anti-Semitic and white supremacist hate propaganda? (Updated)
Because they are. That’s the cover of the latest issue of a hate sheet now landing in mailboxes all over Toronto’s East End. A sampling of some of the material…
Shooting the Messenger: Tracing Canada’s Anti-Enviro Movement
When former environment minister Jim Prentice held his introductory lunch with U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson in November 2009, Prentice described to Jacobson how he had been shocked during a visit…
Federal NDP ahead of Conservatives and Liberals in new poll
A new poll suggests that Canadians are embracing the orange wave and seriously considering electing Canada’s first ever federal NDP government. The post Federal NDP ahead of Conservatives and Liberals…
Guardian: Facebook is NOT the Internet
If Zuckerberg actually cares about helping the world’s poorest in this way, he should use his wealth and influence to boost the initiatives that are already on the ground. Article…
Stephen Harper: The Musical! OR How To Survive & Thrive in the Dying Days of the Empire of Oil
PM Steve Harper Stephen Harper: The Musical! OR How To Survive & Thrive in the Dying Days of the Empire of Oil Laughs provided by Parliament Hill? For real. James…
Breaking News On Omar Khadr
T The Harper vendetta against Omar Khadr has suffered another defeat: The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Omar Khadr, the former teenage al-Qaeda member freed on bail last…
Sure, It’s Satire, Yet It Sounds So Familiar
From the pen of The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz: Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a…