Why Jason Kenney Should Resign Immediately
It's now been two full days since this shocking report on sexual harassment and violence in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Canadian Armed Forces perpetuates a sexualized military culture that…
2015
Premier Prentice is finding that ignoring The Prince might be fatal
Listen to me, Big Mac said … Premier Prentice is facing an early election next week, with some polls predicting a major upset. Here’s one recent poll result: Duncan said…
PCPO leadership race
I’m obviously NOT a supporter of Ontario’s PC Party, but rooting for Patrick Brown over Christine Elliott. The wise voters in our province have time and time again rejected the…
Paul Godfrey’s vision for Canadian journalism
…is one in which the vultures running American junk bonds determine what Canadians can read. I’ll have plenty more to say/reveal on this in the weeks to come – but…
A Fly’s Eye View of America’s War Against Vietnam, Part Two
Photo by James K. F. Dung In 1966, the US anthropologist Jules Henry wrote in The Nation: The establishment throughout Southeast Asia of industrial complexes backed by American capital is…
Election roulette: picking winners in the impossible election
There is only one thing I can say with absolute certainty about the provincial election of 2015. Jim Prentice has made a terrible, terrible mistake. After that, all bets are…
Someone’s Paying Attention
I was glad to see the Connection is attending and reporting on some of the council standing committee meetings. The media need to be there to shine a light on…
Turning Positives into Negatives
Once upon a time, when George Cerny was the publisher, the Enterprise-Bulletin newspaper was an avid and active local promoter: the indefatigable cheerleader for the town; for its events, activities,…
Why is the West Spoiling for a Fight with Russia?
Photo by Kremlin.ru What are the consequences when elected governments make policy based on faith and imperial hubris instead of science and expertise? It’s a question that is forcing itself…
Fate of Controversial Billion-Dollar Glacier Ski Resort Hangs on June Report from B.C. Ministry of Environment
A decision on whether pouring two building foundations and clearing trees constitutes a “substantial start” for the Jumbo Glacier Resort project will be made by the Environmental Assessment Office in…
Fate of Controversial Billion-Dollar Glacier Ski Resort Hangs on June Report from B.C. Ministry of Environment
A decision on whether pouring two building foundations and clearing trees constitutes a “substantial start” for the Jumbo Glacier Resort project will be made by the Environmental Assessment Office in…
May 1: Little of anything in the Irving press today…
so skip most of section A – except for A1 “Deer-car collisions taking toll.” Apparently record numbers of deer are being killed on our highways this year. It’s partly because…
Canada’s Austerity Consensus
Paul Martin • Photo by Remy Steinegger How exceptional is Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his crop of Canadian conservatives? For not just large- and small-l liberals, but also some…
A Fly’s View of America’s War Against Vietnam, Part One
Photo from National Archives The US invaded Vietnam publicly in the “wake” of the so-called Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. Since then this action by the US regime is customarily…
Thursday Night Casseroles
Weather was better, nice group of people, and the hilarious comedian, Fred Dube! Quebecers protesting austerity continues every Thursday night at 7.
The Latest In Fashion
I dunno, there is just something about this shirt…. Recommend this Post
EFF: Delve in! The Special 404 Report, worldwide censorship you won’t find in USTR’s Special 301
These are the missing stories from the 301 Blacklist, a U.S. report that bullies other countries to push them into adopting stronger intellectual property laws. Check it out! Article by…
Freddie Gray was Murdered
When you shackle a man, toss him in the back of a paddy wagon like a bag of potatoes and take him for a “Nickel Ride“, it’s murder if he…