Notes on the Quebec election
Greetings from sunny Calgary, Alberta, where I am getting set to talk about French-as-a-second-language education policy at a language policy conference. This is in some respects a peculiar venue from…
Matt
And now, some words from my colleagues…
Yikes. I don’t think I’ve let a full month go past without posting since I started this blog up back in 2004. It’s not due to a lack of hot…
And now, some words from my colleagues…
Yikes. I don't think I've let a full month go past without posting since I started this blog up back in 2004. It's not due to a lack of hot…
And now, some words from my colleagues…
Yikes. I don’t think I’ve let a full month go past without posting since I started this blog up back in 2004. It’s not due to a lack of hot…
And now, some words from my colleagues…
Yikes. I don't think I've let a full month go past without posting since I started this blog up back in 2004. It's not due to a lack of hot…
On Republican Senatorial hopeful Todd Akin’s Medical Knowledge
Apparently Todd Akin, the Republican Senatorial candidate from the great state of Missouri, knows something of the magic of the female body that no scientist or doctor has ever figured…
On Rob Ford’s REAL War on Cars
When Rob Ford took office last year, one of the ummm…controversial mayor’s first pledges was to ‘end the war on cars.’ He cited streets cars, pedestrians and those useful scrambles…
Music Break: The Birthday Massacre
This week’s Music Break highlights one of Toronto’s best kept rock secrets, the Birthday Massacre. They harmoniously blend goth industrial dark melancholy and horror film/fantasy lyrics with 80`s synth-pop sensibilities…
An online campaign for workers’ Rights: Light the flame for workers’ human rights
I belong to an organizartion called Labour Start, an organization that takes action to try to expose/prevent/correct horrible situations for workers the world over. The particular situation I want to…
A little Air Time on CBC
So, Rob Ford is in hospital with “Asthma and swallowing issues” according to CBC and other news sources, and I just happened to be wandering the farmer’s market outside Toronto…
You Don’t Say… July 26, 2012
I’m not saying that I have any time for the gang warfare and shootings that have been going on in Scarborough this year, but I really don’t think that kicking…
Music Break…The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins were my favourite band in my late teens and early twenties. Their music was angst-ridden and full of aggressive, catchy instrumentation that included countless sizzling guitar solos.…
Making the Grade: Monday Night Raw, July 2, 2012
Monday Night Raw from Laredo, Texas It’s been waaaaaaaaay too long since I did one of these. Let’s get right back into it. As always, you can watch the full…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
You Don’t Say…Monday June 18, 2012
I’m not saying I’m completely in favour of a religious-based party running the show in Egypt, but I am happy that they had free and democratic elections. I am also…
Music Break…Social Distortion
Today on Music Break I am featuring one of my favourite and one of the longest surviving punk bands of all time: Social Distortion. They are fronted by Mike Ness…
Bill 13’s passage, GSAs and the Catholic Church
Bill 13, Ontario’s anti-bullying legislation, passed third reading in the legislature today. The bill obtained 65 votes in support from the Liberal and NDP members, and 36 votes against from…