Or, Evidence-based opinion versus ideological fundamentalism There is a major difference between evidence-based opinion and opinion-based evidence. The former is empirical, and sane, the latter, dogmatic, and either insane or…
Or, Evidence-based opinion versus ideological fundamentalism There is a major difference between evidence-based opinion and opinion-based evidence. The former is empirical, and sane, the latter, dogmatic, and either insane or…
I’ve previously pointed out that others were far too quick to write off the NDP in Canada’s federal election. But it’s safe to say by now that it will be…
With Canada’s election day looming tomorrow, I’ll take a quick look back at the campaign from the standpoint of each of the major parties. Let’s start with the Cons –…
Rob Douglas Tomorrow is the big day my friends! This year’s federal election is one of the most important we have ever faced in this country. We have a chance…
Thanks Brian Mulroney! You’ve done what no one else in Canada could do: by endorsing him, you’ve explained just how bad Trudeau and the Liberals would be for Canada. Sure,…
PHOTOS: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses his supporters in Edmonton this morning. Below: Mr. Trudeau’s supporters line up in the pale morning light to get into his rally; Mr. Trudeau…
Odin willing, Shifty Steve Harper will be toast by tomorrow’s end. It will probably take some time and a lot of therapy to straighten out his clutchy fingers that have…
At last, I think I understand the limpness of the Faith Page with its sermonettes and dreary list of church activities. It’s not intended to make people think or to…
More than a memoir, Lumpen: The Autobiography of Ed Mead takes the reader on a tour of America’s underbelly. From Iowa to Compton to Venice Beach to Fairbanks, Alaska, Mead…
Naomi Klein and Maude Barlow weigh in on the need not to let sideshows distract us from what should be the most important issue of the federal election campaign. And…
WHEN: Saturday, October 24at 7:00pm WHERE: Plan B Halifax, 2180 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 3B2 facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/624566001016376/ Comrades in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have organized the first joint book…
William Thorsell was editor-in-chief of the Globe & Mail from 1989 to 2000 back in the days of legitimate journalism. That’s way back before it fell into the clutches of…
About lobbyists and politics… Published Sunday, October 18, 2015 Last weekend, nobody knew who Dan Gagnier was. Now, in the final crucial weekend of a months-long federal election campaign, everybody…
Georgia Collins Will you vote with your heart? My heart yearns for a transformation of this entire electoral process. I want to see greater collaboration in government, more women represented,…
What’s going on at Harper’s PMO? BuzzFeed Canada reports that moving trucks have appeared delivering pallets of flat-packed cardboard boxes to the Langevin Block offices. Look on the bright side.…
Pundits are puzzled by the decision of the Fords to associate themselves with a controversial and reviled figure. The damage to the Ford brand could be significant. The Ford brothers…
Pundits are puzzled by the decision of the Fords to associate themselves with a controversial and reviled figure. The damage to the Ford brand could be significant. The Ford brothers…
Pundits are puzzled by the decision of the Fords to associate themselves with a controversial and reviled figure. The damage to the Ford brand could be significant.The Ford brothers with…
Pundits are puzzled by the decision of the Fords to associate themselves with a controversial and reviled figure. The damage to the Ford brand could be significant. The Ford brothers…
