On Anita Hill
My time at university was split down the middle by the news of the Montréal Massacre, and the subsequent years were plagued with fears of the Scarborough rapist. We proactively…
My time at university was split down the middle by the news of the Montréal Massacre, and the subsequent years were plagued with fears of the Scarborough rapist. We proactively…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ann Pettifor discusses the need for a Green New Deal to build an economy that’s both socially and environmentally sustainable. And Sharon…
It was one of Gregory Peck’s greatest roles; Captain Ahab in Moby Dick. Obsessed with killing the great white whale, Ahab was caught in harpoon lines and the whale dragged…
I stumbled across a reference from their favourite book, Proverbs 6:16-19. This seems to sum up the things that God of the Bible really detests: 16 There are six things…
Who says the Right rejects political correctness? They’re fond enough of political correctness when it comes to climate change and, in particular, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. On…
Practically gushing with petro-glee, the world oil cartel, OPEC, is predicting a “massive rise” in oil production over the next five years. In a forecast that will dismay environmentalists –…
As a gay man who married another man yesterday, I’m overjoyed. I’m also proud to be reading here about these students taking a stand against the backwards Doug Ford government…
As we all know, Andrew Scheer hasn't been himself recently. He's failing badly, it's all going horribly wrong.His polls are tanking, Maxime Bernier is stealing his supporters. And to make…
It's like a nightmare come true. And after only three months in power.It's Saturday night. Parts of Ottawa are looking like a disaster zone after a tornado hit the region.…
Photo: New Green Party leader Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes at Canada Day celebrations in 2018 (photo source: @KingEddyYYC on Twitter) Members of the Green Party of Alberta chose Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes as their…
Now that Ontario, under the thuggish leadership of Doug Ford, is in the process of withdrawing Ontario from its cap-and-trade alliance with Quebec and California, baring a failure of political…
I was invited, along with the other candidates for this municipal election, to address residents at Rupert’s Landing this week. Each candidate was provided a list of ten questions and…
Last week, Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli announced that the previous Liberal government had saddled his province with a whopping $15 billion dollar deficit. He claimed that his predecessors had…
It seems to me that we left off when premier Ford of Ontario pulled a rabbit out of his hat and told Toronto council hopefuls to stop running for 47…
The PCs are moving to change the legislature’s rules of procedure, formally called the standing orders. These rules control such things as when bills can be introduced, when opposition parties…
Good question. I remember her. She’s tallish, slouching near the doors at Sun News Network, chain-smoking. Smirking. “Troll with a tan,” someone at the erstwhile network said about her. Uncharitably,…
We have the fine folks in Winnipeg with FF1 to thank for this tip. So far we’ve seen a number of examples of far-right individuals running for mayor in major…
The following column is about universities in England – but it applies with at least equal force in North America. In addition to what is listed below, university professors are…
Japanese scientists think the key to predicting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones is more weather stations at the top of the world. Russia’s new and improved submarine fleet will be ready…