Don’t let the refugees down
Yeah, it’s been a while. But I had to take to my keyboard today because of the refugee crisis that is swamping Europe – since many of them may be…
Yeah, it’s been a while. But I had to take to my keyboard today because of the refugee crisis that is swamping Europe – since many of them may be…
The National Post’s editorial board offers the latest reminder as to how confidence is won and lost in Canada’s Parliament. And it only highlights the need for our candidates –…
An Anyone who’s read Charlotte’s Web or gone walking early on a September morning knows that spiders are especially busy this time of year. This web was glowing in the…
There’s an article floating around sub-titled “The Year Humans Got Serious about Saving Themselves from Themselves” by Jonathan Chait. It starts with a litany of climate change-driven bad news with…
I have often theorized that Stephen Harper relies on a good many of his supporters to be in the dark about the actions he has taken and plans to take.…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Following his resounding win to become Labour’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn describes the proper role of government as a vehicle for shared benefits:…
The Labour Party faithful acquiesced in the Blairification of their party but their tolerance for its drift to the centre-right has come to an abrupt end. Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn’s first…
A national newspaper referred to the “Sex-Ed problem”, regarding the ongoing curriculum dispute between the province and some parents. There is no Sex-Ed problem, there is an irresponsible parent problem.…
Our friend, Rural, at Democracy Under Fire, deserves high praise for his well researched and thoroughly documented indictment of Canada’s worst ever prime minister. The latest installment can be found…
Photo by epSos.de Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us for an evening in Toronto to speak about “The Great Unraveling.” Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again…
19th floor, central Mississauga, facing east. For locals, this is from the corner of Hurontario and Burnhamthorpe. You can see a bit of Lake Ontario on the right. Toronto is…
Le petit gars is back! Why? Well, you can’t call an election and expect him not to show up, can you? So he’s swinging at the Tories: Right here. And…
Some might call it extortion. Others, a gag order. Some would perhaps be more comfortable with the term loyalty oath. Whatever the label, however, one thing is clear: in Harperland,…
Photo by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación Argentina Jose Ignacio Torreblanca remembered the moment when some of his university colleagues in Spain started to mobilize politically. It was 2014…
Photo by Hiroo Yamagata Talk to workers in any sector, in any workplace and sooner or later they’ll get to their frustrations with their ever-increasing workloads: ‘I’m struggling’, they’ll lament…
Imagine, if you will, young men like Stephen Harper or Jason Kenny (gasp!) growing up today in our present atmosphere of technology. Try to picture what such mens’ internet profile…
Photo from Public Domain Introduction Colombia has received more US military aid–over $6 billion dollars in the past decade – than any country in the Western Hemisphere. For its part,…
It is appalling the number of Canadians who say they want voter reform without bothering to research or understand the subject. Sitting in an audience recently with apparently a high…
If you remember when we last left Stephen Harper, he was sitting in the office of his Australian spin doctor getting the bad news about his campaign.And either squirming uncomfortably,…
http://364daysofthanksgiving.com/ Last week, Stephen Harper pulled an Australian rabbit out of his hat. Up until now, he’s been a pretty successful magician. He’s created diversions to distract his audience from…