Le blackface et d’autres maux franco-québécois
Je me souviens... du blackface à Brathwaite La parodie que Normand Brathwaite a joué en blackface lors du dernier Bye-Bye à l'antenne de Radio-Canada a créé beaucoup d'émoi... Dans la…
February 2016
Le blackface et d’autres maux franco-québécois
Je me souviens… du blackface à Brathwaite La parodie que Normand Brathwaite a joué en blackface lors du dernier Bye-Bye à l’antenne de Radio-Canada a créé beaucoup d’émoi… Dans la…
Le blackface et d’autres maux franco-québécois
Je me souviens... du blackface à BrathwaiteLa parodie que Normand Brathwaite a joué en blackface lors du dernier Bye-Bye à l'antenne de Radio-Canada a créé beaucoup d'émoi... Dans la plus…
Iggy Doesn’t Just Want an Air War Over Syria. He Wants a Shooting War with the Russians.
Thank God and Greyhound he's gone. It's in the Washington Post. The Count, Iggy, former Liberal clown prince, wants NATO to declare part of Syria a "no fly" zone. Ignatieff…
Le blackface et d’autres maux franco-québécois
Je me souviens... du blackface à Brathwaite La parodie que Normand Brathwaite a joué en blackface lors du dernier Bye-Bye à l'antenne de Radio-Canada a créé beaucoup d'émoi... Dans la…
The Shawnigan ‘Dirty Dirt Nightmare’- What Will It Take?
There has never been anything about the dumping of 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil into the Shawnigan Watershed that is supportable. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Will the Trudeau’s Federal…
Natural gas – unclean energy
Today's BC Liberal Speech from the Throne claimed natural gas is "the world’s cleanest-burning fossil fuel."Of course, that's a bit like saying the Tesla Model S is the world's least…
Canadian think-tank wants to demystify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives just launched a new series of reports seeking to "demystify" the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as Canada inches closer to ratifying the controversial trade deal.…
Public Input Meeting on Maley Drive Shaping Up to be a Sham
Details of the Maley Drive Extension Project public input meeting were made available on the City of Greater Sudbury's website today. I recently called for Council to hold a public…
On Unions and Boycotts
The elementary schools in our board have decided to boycott the local paper because one columnist has been known to take a decidedly negative view of teachers. So a local…
Rafe: Old “Left” vs. “Right” divide no longer applies to environment
The old divide between "left" and "right" no longer applies to the environment, says Rafe Mair, as even traditionally conservative voters are now paying attention to things like climate and…
Public Input Meeting on Maley Drive Shaping Up to be a Sham
Details of the Maley Drive Extension Project public input meeting were made available on the City of Greater Sudbury's website today. I recently called for Council to hold a public…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Downward facing cats.
The awfulness of the Ghomeshi trial
Did ALL of the women that Ghomeshi supposedly abused so badly later sleep with him again and send him bikini photos and love letters? Or only the three who have…
Trade Minister Needs to Break Out of Bureaucrat’s Bubble on TPP
Photo by DonkeyHotey Are Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s officials misleading her about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Freeland signed the agreement Thursday in New Zealand, but repeated her assu...
The TPP: What’s Behind It?
Photo by Backbone Campaign It is hard to believe that poverty and inequality could come to such unconscionable levels in a rich country like Canada. It tells us who is…
The awfulness of the Ghomeshi trial
Did ALL of the women that Ghomeshi supposedly abused so badly later sleep with him again and send him bikini photos and love letters? Or only the three who have…
Feb. 9: Let’s start happy
The best column I have seen in a long time in the Irving press is on today's C4. It's by Jana Giles, a grade 12 student at Moncton High. Read…
If you do nothing else today – tell the BC government you support climate leadership
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 The BC Climate Leadership Team's recommendations were showcased to t...