a brief thought on ghomeshi (yoko ono was right)
In a country of 35 millionJian Ghomeshi: was known to be a sexual harasser and a sexual assailant; was employed by the CBC; remained employed by the CBC until public…
In a country of 35 millionJian Ghomeshi: was known to be a sexual harasser and a sexual assailant; was employed by the CBC; remained employed by the CBC until public…
The first thing learned about political conventions is that it always has to be at a profit. The second is that if there is nothing contentious, create something. You always…
Well move over Margaret Wente, we have a new Canadian Marie Antoinette.A new champion of the suffering bourgeoisie now known as the one percent.Who wants everyone to know that being…
Yurt. If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday’s key announcement of expanding yurt…
Over the past 5 years or more that I have been writing about our Canadian Democracy I have only taken a couple of very brief breaks from my self imposed…
Yurt.If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday's key announcement of expanding yurt (and…
Over the past 5 years or more that I have been writing about our Canadian Democracy I have only taken a couple of very brief breaks from my self imposed…
Yurt.If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday's key announcement of expanding yurt (and…
I have resisted writing anything on the death of Rob Ford. I am -- perhaps -- the least objective commentator on that late former mayor of Toronto. But, last week,…
It's been an uphill battle for Bernie Sanders and his #feeltheburn followers. The Sander's campaign gets less media coverage than any of the others.And it doesn't have the Super PAC…
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here’s my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here's my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here's my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
Just over sixteen years ago in an episode called Bart to the Future, Lisa Simpson predicted the rise of Donald Trump.When as the newly inaugurated President of the United States…
One hundred years ago today. Saoirse!
PHOTOS: CNRL Executive Chairperson N. Murray Edwards, a billionaire. (Wikipedia photo). Below: Twitter gadfly Dave Beninger (Facebook grab), Law Professor Catherine Brown (University of Calgary photo), former Alberta Premier Alison…
I really wasn’t going to reply to Mound’s irate diatribes concerning the Ghomeshi trial. At the moment I have very little stomach for anyone who seems eager to blame potential…
I really wasn’t going to reply to Mound’s irate diatribes concerning the Ghomeshi trial. At the moment I have very little stomach for anyone who seems eager to blame potential…
Now I hate to drag Elizabeth May into the fray but after Andrew Weaver’s insiteful remarks and gentle pointers via comments on ‘Cowichan Conversations’ in the previous post, I really…
Every time terrorists attack a target in Europe, like they did in Brussels this week, it brings the warmongers crawling out of the woodwork in Canada.And has the absurd Con…