We Need To Free Ourselves From Our U.S.-Dominated Perspective
I have always thought that one of the biggest tragedies for Canadians is the fact of our proximity to the United States. Not only is our cultural perspective heavily influenced…
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A Tale of Two Cities
Yesterday, while my wife was in the store, I, the ever-dutiful chauffeur, waited patiently in the car, first listening to my favorite station, Jazz FM, and then tuning into the…
Thomas Mulcair’s Stance On Israel
Thomas Mulcair, who has just been endorsed by The Star as the best candidate to lead the NDP to power, is an MP I became familiar with during the lead-up…
Another Victory for the Star: The Harper Government Blinks
The Globe and Mail arrogantly proclaims itself to be ‘Canada’s national newspaper’ and ‘Canada’s paper of record.’ It is a self-proclaimed designation that I have longed disagreed with, so much…
The Funeral of Shelagh Gordon
For anyone who believes that it is the size of your wallet, the house you live in, or the title of your job that gives your life worth and meaning,…
Patrick Brazeau – Now Why Does that Name Ring A Bell?
I don’t know whether the 37-year-old is the youngest to be rewarded by the Harper regime with a Senate seat, but a Google search led me to this 2009 posting…
F-35 Lies From The Department of National Defence
Much to my surprise, the National Post has been doing a good job lately in covering Conservative misdeeds. While the Canadian taxpayer has been subjected to so many falsehoods and…
The Smoke From That Gun Is Turning Into An Overpowering Stench
Despite the Harper regime’s steadfast denials over involvement in the voter suppression crimes and their attempts to divert suspicion onto the Liberals and NDP, evidence is mounting suggesting their complicity…
Is Liuna Local 183 Trying To Stifle Dissent?
As I have indicated in past posts, Liuna local 183 seems to be the poster boy for bad union behaviour. Not only has it made some very questionable decisions that…
Crass Manipulation About Iran’s Nuclear Intentions
Those who believe that the public is being as crassly manipulated about Iran as it was by the lies that served as prologue to the Iraqi invasion will find two…
Now Here’s A Budget That Makes Sense
Although largely shut out of the public discussion on government budgets, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released its alternative to the upcoming federal budget. While the Harper government…
The Courage of the Few, The Cowardice of the Many
This story of how a Syrian refugee risked his life to post and smuggle video of atrocities to the West should make us all feel just a bit ashamed as…
More G20 Police Brutality Justice Pending
One of the Toronto police officers identified in the G20 beating of Adam Nobody has now been identified in another incident occurring the same weekend. Const. Oliver Simpson’s employer, the…
Hot Off The Presses!
I trust this needs no explanation. Recommend this Post
An Epochal Moment in Toryland
While there has been a long and sustained objection to Canada’s planned purchase of F-35 jets, today marks the first time that the Harper regime has, even for a moment,…
Tuesday Recommended Robocall Reading
Both Lawrence Martin and Linda McQuaig have columns well-worth reading today on government misdeeds both present and past. McQuaig suggests that it is only our national modesty that prevents us…
Toronto Too Frightening A Venue For War-Mongerer
Suggested twenty-first century update for that old grade-school primer: See Dick Run Recommend this Post
Toronto’s Voter Suppression Protest
If you live in southern Ontario, you know that yesterday was a gift, with sunny skies and temperatures reaching about 15 degrees Celsius, surpassing normal highs by about 11 degrees.…
The Latest On The F-35
While the militaristic Canadian Conservative regime, led by flyboy fan Steve and aggressively supported by his Defence Minister, the dishonourable member from Central Nova, continue to champion the acquisition of…