University of New Brunswick campus in Fredericton. Photo by Brian Atkinson/Fredericton Tourism/Flickr. A decade has passed since post-secondary students in Québec protested their government’s March 2011 decision to raise tuition…
In late June I had the pleasure to visit New Brunswick’s Government House in Fredericton to attend a garden party hosted by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Brenda Murphy. For…
If you want to understand how insane things have become in the United States, consider this report from this morning’s New York Times: RITTMAN, Ohio — Mandi, a kindergarten teacher…
We seem to be caught in the middle. As of this weekend, we found that both extreme right-wing MP Pierre Poilievre and left-wing guru Linda McQuaig are attacking Bank of…
For Saturday night, here’s a collection of odd tweets and commentary from the last week or so: I think one thing they didn’t count on was that even Newsmax couldn’t…
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Animals often seem to know when they’re not likely to run into danger from humans. This rabbit is a case in point. We met him last Sunday when out for…
When I was in high school, I had a friend whose family home was just a few blocks from mine. Three generations of their family had lived there, which, to…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Matthew Sitman writes about the fundamentally anti-social values being pushed by U.S. Republicans and their right-wing cousins – as well as the desperate…
Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party, speaking at the 2018 Local Elections Launch in Trafford, Greater Manchester, March 22, 2018. Photo by Sophie Brown/Wikimedia Commons. Jeremy Corbyn is…
Regular readers will know I enjoy some good Texas-style BBQ, spoiled as I was for other options after a few trips to Austin for the real deal during my tech…
For the past half century the fossil energy giants have been logging an average daily profit of 3 billion dollars. Every day. $3 billion. Like clockwork. Since 1970 that comes…
For the past half century the fossil energy giants have been logging an average daily profit of 3 billion dollars. Every day. $3 billion. Like clockwork. Since 1970 that comes…
For the past half century the fossil energy giants have been logging an average daily profit of 3 billion dollars. Every day. $3 billion. Like clockwork. Since 1970 that comes…
Every New Democrat voter in Canada will support the Liberals if Poilievre is Tory leader. Doesn’t matter who is leading the Grits. It’ll be strategic voting like no one has…
It appears, Tom Walkom writes, that the Conservative Party has lost its mind: Conservatives, it seems, are no longer content with those who promise them good and limited government —…
Something smells in Brampton, Ontario, and it is not the roses that the city is famous for. Patrick Brown has returned to confuse and compound. A lost boy, Patrick clings…
Reconciliation visit: The final stop for Pope Francis in Canada was a visit to Iqaluit. The Globe and Mail reports: On Friday, met with several school survivors In Iqaluit before…
New Democratic Party Opposition Leader Rachel Notley joined the trailing United Conservative Party leadership candidates yesterday in piling onto UCP frontrunner Danielle Smith for her remarks in a recent social…
Laundered cats.
