Netanyahu Shows His True Colours. Canada, America Stand Mute.
The Guardian calls yesterday’s surprise election win Netanyahu’s “lurch to the right.” The hard fought election brought Bibi out of the closet. He bought the Israeli hard right vote with…
The Mound of Sound
Enough is Enough.
Canada has taken upon itself the role of an essential player in military conflicts overseas. We’ve played with the big boys in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya and now Iraq and the…
There Goes the Neighbourhood
Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to pull his fat out of the fire. Faced with a seemingly desultory turnout at the polls today and the prospect of losing badly to his…
A Hooker is Just a Hooker – Provided, Of Course, She’s Korean
This time they’re using Japanese academics to dispute the reality of “comfort women” – women, mainly Korean, coerced into prostitution by the Japanese army during WWII. A less genteel term…
Making Sense of February
My friends and relatives back east have been finding the reality of global warming more difficult to accept recently as they endured a pretty amazing and protracted bout of cold…
Yeah, But in Harper’s Eyes, They’re the Canadians That Matter.
Another zinger from the parliamentary budget officer. The PBO is confirming what other critics have been saying for a long time – Harper’s income splitting initiative will benefit just one…
Bye, Bye Bibi – Bye, Bye
Israeli Arabs are reported to be turning out in unusually large numbers to vote but, overall, voting is lighter than normal in the Israeli elections. This, according to Israeli newspaper,…
It’s Like The Good Old Days of Reform, All Over Again.
Preston Manning’s legacy might just be his relentless efforts while Reform leader to keep the bigotry in his caucus under wraps. Those who were too obvious to be ignored were…
Watch the Trailer for Naomi Klein’s Documentary, "This Changes Everything."
Out soon, a documentary to compliment Naomi Klein’s new book, “This Changes Everything.” Here’s the trailer.
Filipinos Trash Stephen Harper
I couldn’t have said it better myself.“Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is an embarrassment to the civic-minded and environmentally conscious Canadians.” That’s the assessment of Filipino priest and environmentalist, Father…
The Case for Pharmacare. It’s Better and It’s a Big Money Saver.
Canada is the only developed country that provides universal health care that doesn’t also have universal pharmacare coverage. A new report claims that not only can Canada implement such a…
Okay, Canada. Prepare To Be Probed.
What a moment to be stuck with a navy so horribly neglected that it can’t put a single task force to sea. Now that the Harper government has left us…
Netanyahu Promises Israeli Voters – There’ll Be No Palestinian State On My Watch.
With Israelis heading to the polls, Benjamin Netanyahu is running scared. He’s seen Likud’s numbers and all the polls show he’s in trouble. He’s in deep enough that he’s pulling…
The Warming Continues to Race Ahead Where It Matters Worst.
Where does global warming matter more than anywhere else? It matters most where it’s already worst – in the Arctic. Many of you have endured another cold, snowy winter. Out…
The Guardian Launches "Keep It In The Ground" Campaign
The Guardian, in conjunction with 350.org, has set up a petition calling for the world’s two biggest charities, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust to divest…
My Take On Things?
As a feral cub (a Protestant educated by Jesuits) about all I can say is that, if at least some police agency doesn’t have your prints on file, you really…
The Gamble – High Stakes for Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair
The collapse of world oil prices is reverberating through Canada’s petro-provinces; Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador; and the fallout should yet might not be a major issue when Canadians go…
Sure He’s a Lout With a Big Mouth But, Dammit All, It’s a Car Show
Confession. I am one of more than 750,000 fans who have signed an online petition demanding that the BBC reinstate Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. Sure, he’s a lout. I…
Tony Blair and his "Bloody Crusades"
Tony Blair’s former deputy prime minister, John Prescott, thinks he can explain the radicalization of Britain’s Muslim youth – his former boss Tony Blair’s “bloody crusade” to topple Saddam Hussein.…