Ford and his lackies are stifling the city
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Torontoist Excerpt: Rob Ford and many on city council do not yet seem to have a grasp on this concept of…
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Senate protester DePape offered job by Michael Moore
Doc maker Michael Moore backs rogue page over stunt - thestar.com "For a young person to do that and to do it peacefully, and quietly and with grace, I thought…
Why Do The Poor Continue To Defend Tax Breaks for the Rich?
Why do the Poor Continue to Defend tax Breaks for the Rich Great post by Cory McCray. This applies to Canadians too. Excerpt: Sometimes I just don’t understand why there…
Brigette DePape reminds us of our duty
Some people are upset with the protest in the Senate by Senate page Brigette DePape.The issue is not when and where and how she protested (in the Senate in the…
A Senate page is fired for saying what most Canadians are saying
Senate page fired for anti-Harper protest - Politics - CBC News Brigette DePape, a Senate page, stood on the Senate floor during the Governor General's reading of the speech from…
Ford wastes city money painting over art the city had paid for
Artist says city erased mural it paid him to paint - thestar.com Methinks Ford wanted to paint over the art that was commissioned by an old political foe - Adam…
Oh, suddenly Rob Ford DOES have something to hide.
Ford asks court to halt audit of his campaign finances - thestar.com Last week Ford told the Toronto Sun "There is nothing to hide so let them audit all they…
NDP support continues to grow after the election
Lack of buyer’s remorse over Tories and NDP bodes ill for Liberals and Bloc - The Globe and Mail Results from the latest Harris-Decima poll: Conservatives: 38% (down 1.6%) NDP:…
Rob Ford’s lies and bad math catching up to him
Road toll ‘reality check’ stirs up Toronto council - thestar.com Rob Ford reduced the city income, cancelled a cross-city fully-funded transit plan and then expected to pay for his subway…
US Congress to Palestinians – You do not exist
Congress to Palestinians: Drop dead - Opinion - Al Jazeera English by MJ Rosenberg, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at Media Matters Action Network. If anyone had any doubt about whether…
Ontario NDP on the rise as an election looms in Ontario
Ontario provincial NDP has momentum - The Globe and MailNanos polling shows that since Feb. 2011, the NDP has risen 6 points from 13% to 19%.During this same time period,…
Netanyahu and the one-state solution
Netanyahu and the one-state solution - Opinion - Al Jazeera English Excerpt: At this new intersection, there are two signs. The first points towards the west and reads "viable and…
When Pro-Life is not Pro Life
The right's mirror-image view of life - Opinion - Al Jazeera English This article applies to the Conservatives in Canada too: Excerpt: Yesterday, I pulled up to a drive-through ATM,…
Why the Canadian Wheat Board should matter to all of us
Prairie strong no longer? Harper's renewed attack on the Canadian Wheat Board | rabble.ca Excerpt: The Canadian Wheat Board represents some 75,000 grain growers, and handles all Western wheat and…
Actually Stephen, the taxpayers dollars go to the parties they support.
Budget will mean curtains for party funds: minister | iPoliticsStephen Harper is lying to the public, again. He is trying to make you think that you are funding parties you…
Lax labour laws in the US turning it into a sweatshop for European manufacturers
Olive: America, the world’s sweatshop - thestar.comAnd similar anti-worker/anti-union movements (promoted by corporations and conservative governments) are happening here too in Canada.Excerpt:Sweden’s Ikea was revealed in April to be operating…
Conservatives, I mean "Looters in Suits", continue with their plan – theft on a national scale
Montreal Simon: Tony Clement and the Chainsaw MassacreAnd that's the Con plan. Right out of the Republican manual. First you waste billions on gazebos, prisons and fancy jet planes. Then…
O Canada. Performed by Williams Shatner
William Shatner Sings O Canada by Jacob Medjuck - NFBShatner updates the lyrics a bit.Watch the video.The lyrics as interpreted from his song and suggestions:O CanadaOur home on native landTrue…
"This Stinks To High Heaven" – Ford’s disrespect for taxpayers
The Grid TO | Thirteen questions about Rob Ford’s questionable accountingBy Edward Keenan...The problem is that candidates are forbidden from taking loans from anyone except banks and other recognized lending…
Did the Israeli army have the right to shoot?
Did the Israeli army have the right to shoot? - Features - Al Jazeera EnglishOn Sunday, Israel's disputed northern frontier saw the first deadly clashes between civilians and the Israeli…