Conservatism’s Relativism about the Truth
Of course he rejects the Statistics Canada report concerning the definition of a recession. Just like he and other conservatives reject the ICPP reports on climate change, United Nations and…
September 2015
It’s Complicated
In 2002 Maher Arar was introduced to torture by a Syrian colonel. He was tuned up pretty good. Arar thought he was coming home to Toronto. The RCMP and the…
Big Telecom are trying to make the Internet like cable TV and we have to stop them
Last week, one of Canada’s Big Telecom giants announced a controversial new scheme that will give them more power to control how you use the Internet on your mobile devices…
Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?
What is it with these gun happy American cops? Now they’re gunning down unarmed white people with their hands up in the air. Is nothing sacred any more?
Francis, I’m Not Sure They’re Looking for Your Pardon.
I know he means well and he’s trying to remove a hurdle that too often separates Catholic women from their church. And so Pope Francis has decreed that the priesthood…
Protesters Shut Down Coal Mine in Germany
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Mrs. Universe urges Canada’s First Nations to vote out Harper
Newly-crowned Mrs. Universe, Ashley Callingbull, is calling on First Nations people in Canada to vote out Stephen Harper during the 2015 federal election. The post Mrs. Universe urges Canada’s First…
Of Grey Suits Stuffed with Wet Cardboard
Many, many times I’ve described the leaders of our three mainstream parties as grey suits stuffed with wet cardboard. Nothing that has happened in the course of this election has…
Opinion: Why does Canada jail migrants? Changes in immigration policy have had devastating effect on families
Richard Hughes Immigrants and refugees have been abused and mistreated, but there circumstances are mostly unseen. This site, ‘Never Home’, is a call for us to take action over the…
The Hot Nasties! The Secret of Immortality!
The one Maine Sessions Hot Nasties video that wasn’t posted – the song that Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham wants played at his funeral. As no less than Damian has noted,…
How many languages are spoken in the world?
The total languages are 6,500. How these languages evolved? I don’t know the answer.The top language spoken in the world is Chinese. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Language1 Approx. numberof speakers 1. Chinese2 1,197,000,000…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Your news links for today: Canadian Cops Want to Search Your Mail – VICE News EFF to Supreme Court: Police Need a Warrant for Americans’ Cell Phone Location Records –…
Collaborate to Conserve: The Rise of Business-Municipality Water Initiatives
As the creation of the Water Program by the Carbon Disclosure Project shows, managements and investors increasingly recognize the importance of the water-energy nexus and water-related risks. Businesses across Canada…
Learning to Let Go With Love and Confidence
By Guest Contributor, Kathy Bell My son Kevin is 20 years old. Kevin has Mowat Wilson Syndrome, a condition that involves developmental and medical challenges. He is non-verbal (although he…
Jason Kenney provides new definition of an “electoral victory”!
Hot on the heels of Minister Kenney’s proposed redefinition of a “recession”, comes some thoughts on what exactly consists an electoral “victory” or “win” as the determinant of who forms…
Collaborate to Conserve: The Rise of Business-Municipality Water Initiatives
As the creation of the Water Program by the Carbon Disclosure Project shows, managements and investors increasingly recognize the importance of the water-energy nexus and water-related risks. Businesses across Canada…
Something For The Harper Base To Ponder
Unless they want to add complete hypocrisy to their many other shortcomings, members of the Harper base have much to consider these days, not least of which is their leader’s…
KCCCC Day 30: when the water dries up, all the animals start looking at each other funny
It’s September. It’s day 30 (by my count, anyway). And that means all of the parties are going to get really edgy, starting today. As the departed Rod Love once…