Some critics argue that the neo-liberal policies advanced by powerful non-governmental organizations, NGOs, limit states’ influence and sovereignty while benefiting NGOs. In Africa, NGOs also place Africans at the mercy…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday May 2, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. It is very difficult for employers to prove “just…
As of late, after reading and viewing all of the bad news the world has to offer, especially with regard to rising sea levels and increasingly violent and intense storms…
Bicycling is a fun and healthy way to get around town, but some people still aren’t convinced that bicycling is a solid transportation solution. Outside magazine asked some rather smart…
Recently, it was Don Meredith, an embattled Senator, who defended himself as he was targeted for his relationship with an underage girl. Now, we have Harjit Sajjan, our Minister of…
Recently, it was Don Meredith, an embattled Senator, who defended himself as he was targeted for his relationship with an underage girl. Now, we have Harjit Sajjan, our Minister of…
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (the more things change, the more the stay the same) That's pretty much how I feel about living in Canada in the…
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose (the more things change, the more the stay the same) That’s pretty much how I feel about living in Canada in the…
Watching a Canadian cabinet minister being interviewed on the weekend was almost painful. Despite the goading of the interviewer, he refused to say exactly what he thought of the stance…
Chris Hedges believes that, when a civilization crumbles, the idiots assume positions of responsibility. He writes: The idiots take over in the final days of crumbling civilizations. Idiot generals wage…
The grotesque chicken hawk Rona Ambrose has disgraced herself so many times it's almost impossible to keep a body count.Whether demanding that we should drop more bombs on one country…
PHOTOS: Sandra Jansen, back in the day when she never imagined she’s be anything but a Tory. Below: Jason Kenney, leader today of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta; Rachel…
Some people are concerned about the Senate’s self-definition as a council of owls seeking to keep less-privileged citizens from governing in their own interests. But have they considered this might…
This past Saturday ARC reported that the Canadian chapter of the Soldiers of Odin had broken away from the Finnish parent organization because after basically two years of being presented…
Dear Kevin: At least Michael Ignatieff moved back here. You know what I mean, Mr. Disembark Tank. You’re Just Leaving. As expected. As planned. As such, I was going to…
McMaster professor and public intellectual Henry Giroux on the need for “thinking dangerously” to counter the spread of authoritarianism and preserve hope for a democratic restoration. What happens to democracy…
Mike Ananny and I have an oped in the Globe and Mail on the ethics and governance of AI. We wrote it in response to the Federal government’s recent funding…
It’s quite a Rogues Gallery – Viktor Orban (Hungary), Vlad Putin (Russia), Recep Erdogan (Turkey), Kim Jong-un (North Korea), Marine le Pen (France), Rodrigo Duterte (Philippines) , Geert Wilder (Netherlands).…
Birds of a feather. They’re both a little (a lot) quirky and neither seems to have much grasp of reality. In Donald Trump’s case that goes for just about everything.…
The article below also appears at POV Magazine, which is providing comprehensive coverage of the Hot Docs festival, including an alternative take on the film reviewed below (by Judy Wolf).…
