Introducing the "Harper Box"
The photo in the Toronto Star was, to me at least, shocking. It shows a community letter box station in Vaughan which, I understand, is near Toronto. It seems to…
The Mound of Sound
Merry Christmas, Holy Land.
When it comes to climate change (or ‘global weirding’), no place is sacred. Jerusalem and, for that matter, a number of Israel’s neighbours are experiencing heavy snow. 60 cms. in…
The Big Cod Washes Ashore
“I don’t think we had any idea of the scale and scope of what the impact would be. I truly do not.” Those few words by safely retired general Rick…
Let It Snow, Let It Snow
I know that many of my progressive friends are dealing with a lot of snow these days. Here’s my Christmas gift to you. It’s a vastly better way to help…
The Most Deadly Line in the World?
BBC News online has posted the original Sykes-Picot map of the Middle East delineating how Britain and France would share the territory as spoils of WWI. Part A was to…
Shh, Don’t Tell Harper. He Might Get Ideas.
Only in Britain. It turns out you can draw a life sentence under a law that forbids anyone from advocating the abolition of the monarchy. It’s right there in the…
Cats and High-Powered Rifles
There aren’t many moments that you want to revisit less than a close encounter with a cougar when your best defence is a Nikon DSLR. Been there, done that. I…
Jean Chretien’s Gift that Just Keeps On Giving
“Merry Christmas, Liberal Party, from Uncle Jean” The Sponsorship Scandal, it’s back. The cops have charged Jacques Corriveau with fraud, forgery and laundering the proceeds of crime in connection with…
Happy Birthday, TC
The venerable Victoria Times Colonist turns 155-years old today. I look forward to finding it at my door six mornings a week. The Times Colonist is suitably unlike other newspapers.…
It’s Time We Realized That Our Fight is With Our Own Governments
It’s time we realized that Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Gas are not the enemy. They’re corporations simply doing what corporations do. They make money and maximize profits for their…
To Strive for Truly Universal Health Care
Our aims are clear: First, everyone should have access to affordable, quality health services. Our commitment is universal, but during the next 755 days until the MDG deadline in December…
Still Don’t Believe in Pre-Revolutionary America?
Watch this and then ask if you still don’t believe the United States in is a pre-revolutionary period.
If Google Is In Your Computer, the NSA Could Be Also.
Is Google holding the door to your computer open for the NSA? A new disclosure by Edward Snowden suggest that’s exactly what’s happening. The NSA has learned to get into…
Return of The Freeway Blogger
He’s back. Our old friend from the George w. Bush days, the Freeway Blogger. Enjoy.
Reefer Madness? Pot Mountie Charged with Assault.
RCMP corporal Ron Francis is in lockup, charged with assaulting a fellow police officer on the weekend. The 21-year veteran, now suffering from PTSD, is being held for a psychiatric…
Who Knew? Well, As It Happens, They Did. Calgary Flood Warning Ignored.
In the wake of last summer’s mega-flood in Calgary, Alberta’s enviromin was quick to absolve herself and her government, claiming nobody could have seen it coming. That wasn’t quite right.…
Obama’s Liberal Moment
The United States is the flagship of modern inequality. The chasm between rich and poor, between the 1% and the bottom 75%, both in wealth and in power, is unraveling…
Hersh Versus Obama – The President Lied About Syria
By now we’re all too familiar with American administrations cherry-picking facts and mixing them with hollow assumptions to manufacture a casus belli, or grounds for whatever war suits them at…
Amanda Lang’s Warning, Listen Up
Veteran business reporter, Amanda Lang, has a warning up on CBC’s web site that all Canadians need to hear. The financial system is rigged, top to bottom. Even if you…
Has Britain Joined the Club of Developing Nations?
Most of us growing up were taught that the Western world was Master of the Universe. We had that undefined something that nurtured democratic civilization, science and industry of a…