…predicting wrack and ruin for Canada….predictable doomsayers with wildly exaggerated prophecies…” Thus spake Norbert Cunningham in his column. Norbert says that the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement is the greatest thing since…
By Peter W. Rusland Peter Rusland-Contributor Tears and heartfelt memories followed Cowichan Valley Hospice’s passionate plea for the regional board to help local folks die with dignity in a…
A mother and her young son enter the library, returning a big stack of books for beginning readers. A conversation is already in progress. Imagine this in a voice –…
Harry Smith, who I have written about previously on this blog, has some timely reminders for us this election season. …because so many Canadians of my generation had come from…
The big story this week was a trade deal. Wait, wait! Please don’t stop reading. Canada has joined 11 other countries in something called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a collection of…
The big story this week was a trade deal. Wait, wait! Please don’t stop reading. Canada has joined 11 other countries in something called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a collection of…
Right now we’re determining who the best baseball team is in the AL East, over 5 games played over more than 5 days. The winner will go on to play…
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” I…
Strategic voting inNorth Okanagan—Shuswap Some might be surprised that North Okanagan—Shuswap is included among ridings where strategic voting could make a difference. After all, in the last election the Conservatives…
Many of us have been disgusted the way that the election campaign's hottest issue has been whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear the niqab during a citizenship ceremony…
Many of us have been disgusted the way that the election campaign’s hottest issue has been whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear the niqab during a citizenship ceremony…
Many of us have been disgusted the way that the election campaign's hottest issue has been whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear the niqab during a citizenship ceremony…
Many of us have been disgusted the way that the election campaign’s hottest issue has been whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear the niqab during a citizenship ceremony…
I was pleased this week to see some healthy debate at the Victoria School Board meeting about the continuation of the Outdoor Kindergarten Program of Choice. While I strongly support…
I was pleased this week to see some healthy debate at the Victoria School Board meeting about the continuation of the Outdoor Kindergarten Program of Choice. While I strongly support…
Strategic voting in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Another new riding in BC is Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, which includes parts of the old ridings of Nanaimo—Cowichan and Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, both of which elected NDP MPs…
Strategic voting in Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby North—Seymour is a new riding in BC. Its creation has been controversial, since it combines parts of Burnaby—Douglas (which tend towards the NDP) and…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Don Pittis examines the Cons’ record on jobs and the economy, and reaches the inevitable conclusion that free trade bluster and corporate giveaways…
The leaves are beginning to turn colour here, and the sky is the brilliant blue that always makes me think of my mother quoting Helen Hunt Jackson’s poem about “October’s…
Robert Jago, whom Macleans has described as the most dangerous blogger in Canada, has come up with a list of Conservative candidates with problems. Adam Rogers, Conservative, Cape Breton-Canso Blair…
