Have a Very Happy War on Christmas Everyone
Bah-Humbug Now that Remembrance Day is over, we can talk about the next Great War to come, The War on Christmas, where brave Christians loose life and limb because their…
November 2015
Have a Very Happy War on Christmas Everyone
Bah-Humbug Now that Remembrance Day is over, we can talk about the next Great War to come, The War on Christmas, where brave Christians loose life and limb because their…
Harjit Sajjan and the Con Racism Epidemic
As you know, I think Justin Trudeau's decision to make Harjit Sajjan Canada's defence minister was an inspired choice.Firstly, because it sends out a powerful message of real diversity and…
Invention #nlpoli
The provincial election campaign is barely a week old and already we have seen certain themes and interpretations emerging that are the product not of fact and observation but of…
Big oil, pipelines, Trudeau, and energy security for Canada
Why does the Canadian government continue to subsidize the oil industry with billions of dollars a year when the environmental crisis demands the opposite, and when investment in energy efficiency,…
Where to Put the Homeless?
Source: A groundbreaking study suggests giving homeless Canadians homes first saves money So, giving homeless people homes saves money …who knew! Utah, that’s who. They’ve been at it for a…
Where to Put the Homeless?
Source: A groundbreaking study suggests giving homeless Canadians homes first saves money So, giving homeless people homes saves money …who knew! Utah, that’s who. They’ve been at it for a…
Meet the Climate Scientists Travelling by Bike and Foot from the Poles to Paris
Two twenty-something climate scientists are currently running and cycling their way from the Antarctic and Arctic all the way to Paris. Travelling a combined distance of 20,000 kilometres, the two…
Are the Wildrosers eyeing public service pensions? It’s worth keeping an eye on what they get up to in Cowtown
ILLUSTRATIONS: Can the Wildrose Party control its Tea Party fringe? We’ll get a sense tomorrow and Saturday when the party considers its members’ policy proposals. Below: Party Leader Brian Jean,…
Andrew Wapachee: Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute
Year after year we wear poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day and give thanks to all of the fallen and wounded soldiers who served their country. First Nations soldiers played an…
Putting protection of sexual & gender minorities back on the agenda at provincial school boards meeting
Amid allegations of financial misspending and a lack of transparency, representatives from sixty-one elected Public, Catholic, and Francophone school boards from across Alberta will gather at the fall general meeting…
Full Contents of the Agreement between Socialist Party and Left Bloc | Esquerda
The full contents of the agreement signed between the Socialist Party and the Left Bloc can be read here. Source: Full Contents of the Agreement between Socialist Party and Left…
Handsome Johnny by Wally Dae
On this time of remembering and not forgetting… Handsome Johnny by Wally Dae And remember that Wally Dae will continue to be the Special Guest at the Jam at Cafe…
Dear Canadaland: don’t be idiots
What’s next? Trolling birthday parties and bar mitzvahs to see which public office holders dare to raise a toast? Take it from that Kinsella guy: scandals-schmandals. This is beyond idiotic.…
PEGIDA Canada and Islamophobia: The Path of Dehumanization
The relevance of the above quote should be clear soon enough. We had been following the PEGIDA movement overseas since its inception late last year with some interest, but really…
I Have Joined the Conservative Party of Canada
There are likely to be two reactions to me joining the Conservative Party. For those who see the blog name the reaction islikely to me “Wait, you weren’t already a…
In Defence of Constitutional, Liberal Democracy. There’s Not Much Time to Spare.
None of us has (or can have for that matter) a reliable vision of what awaits our society and every other in the decades ahead. We’re very nearly at the…
On dramatic conclusions
Presenting a one-act play starring Saskatchewan’s Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, along with one of her party’s most troublesome adversaries. Reality: How can you possibly justify spending more public money…
Nov. 11: Things to think of on Nov. 11
The March of the Dead — Robert Service (Poem #980) The March of the Dead The cruel war was over -- oh, the triumph was so sweet! We watched the…
Kirsty Duncan: The Science Minister And Science
So Kirsty Duncan once supported a “largely disproven MS treatment” known as chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI. And indeed it seems like the treatment is not particularly effective, and…