This weekend represents a major transition point in the COP21 Paris climate talks. Negotiators who have been working away to shorten and clarify an international climate treaty will now pass…
The words never come easy once a year as this date approaches. I never feel like anything I can possibly say could even pretend to possibly give a little perspective
Meditation of Remembrance on December 6thMay all women who have been murdered be at peace,May you be safe and protected from harm,May you be free from suffering and the causes…
Jimmy Carter says he's now cancer free. America's most progressive president of the postwar era says a recent MRI scan found no signs of the original cancer or any new…
Keith Simmonds has offered this eloquent post about why he left the NDP. Many of you will relate easily to the reasons and the concerns expressed. AS Keith points out…
Photo by Jonny White Chris Hedges is one of America’s – and American capitalism’s – most articulate and virulent critics. A Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist during almost 20 years as a…
My God I love this band. Above the city, above my grave, from a rooftop looking down. I’ve been asleep for four years but I’m waking up. And if you’d…
Photo by Diariocritico de Venezuela The current economic, political, and social situation in Venezuela is very complicated, which makes it somewhat difficult for outsiders to make sense of. On the…
Photo by Justine Warrington In sharp contrast to the hopefulness that some environmentalists are expressing at the COP21 climate summit, iconic Canadian activist and author Naomi Klein delivered a stinging…
The front page says it all.
Assorted content for your Sunday reading.- Louis-Philippe Rochon highlights why we need governments at all levels to be working on stimulating Canada's economy, not looking to cut back:The bank was…
Great video, but it’s missing a few critical moments in the Earth’s history: 2014: SFH release ‘Mayor On Crack’ 2013: SFH release ‘WDYHM’ 1980: The Hot Nasties instigate a riot…
I have to say I am greatly enjoying watching the NDP government squirm over Bill 6, their farm safety bill. The bill would force farms to apply the same safety…
Who knew? Grey hair and wrinkles bring happiness.Here's a discussion on the latest research claiming to show that, the older you get, the less you.. oh, I don't know... maybe…
The law is a very blunt instrument. Not every legally viable claim should be pursued. Even if you have been in some way wronged by a business it may not…
But before we get into that, let's start with some lesser part.The Irving press has greeted news of Syrian refugees coming to New Brunswick with joy that they will help…
Blackmail. Deception. Public manipulation. These are just some of the charges leveled against ExxonMobil at a mock trial that took place in Paris, Saturday to coincide with the ongoing international…
…why we still need effective gun safety laws. Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student Barbara…
From the moment he was sworn in the Con media has gone after Justin Trudeau like a pack of rabid rats.They have attacked his wife, they have attacked his children.They…
We returned from Cuba yesterday morning around 4:00; without an optimal amount of sleep thus far, complicated by an intestinal bug I probably picked up from the buffet, I have…
