Prorogued for This?
Everyone else has said it, but the government’s Olympic holiday was shown to be a total sham (like everyone knew it was) with today’s throne speech. We need to change…
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"It’s Not Fair, We Want Clean Air": Citizens for Clean Air Rally
Today at 2 p.m., I attended an extraordinary rally at Queen’s Park organized by the Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). Thousands of people protested the proposed construction of a 900-megawatt…
Ignatieff and Israel
Which federal party leader said this about Israel back in 2002? When I looked down at the West Bank, at the settlements like Crusader forts occupying the high ground, at…
We Need Heroes in the Davenport Riding
“Toronto will commit suicide if it plunges the Spadina Expressway into its heart… our planners are 19th century men with a naive faith in an obsolete technology. In an age…
Gerry Caplan satirises the Rights & Democracy affair
Gerry Caplan’s column in the Globe and Mail has taken on the Harper government’s patronizing attempt to pander to the Jewish community for several months now. Stephen Harper and the…
Haldimand "Dunnville are there any Unheard Voices Out there"?
Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions? Why should I vote? Will my vote really make a difference? Does my one vote really count? Have you ever felt…
Adam’s fall
So this is what I can piece together. NOW magazine writes a glowing article on Giambrone and erroneously claims he’s gay. Giambrone “laughs over” the story, light-heartedly corrects the record…
Sparks
Sparks moments from which memory creates life!Sparks are the beginnings that light a raging fire. In our hearts and in our souls.2009 was a year with many sparks and many…
Radical Approach to Cancer
Traditionally, David Agus explains, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modeling and protein analysis…
Fighting the System: Congratulations West Toronto Diamond Community Group
On February 3rd, the West Toronto Diamond Community Group received a ruling in their favour from the Federal Court of Appeal regarding their opposition to GO’s request for a Stay…
Harper continues to be unconstitutional
University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes told opposition MPs the Tories’ refusal to hand over documents on Afghan prisoners makes a “mockery” of Parliament and is unconstitutional.
NEWS ALERT
THE STAY OF THE CTA RULING WAS NOT GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL, and diesel impact hammers have been halted. For more information, go to http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/article/760276–court-upholds-order-for-go-to-halt-heavy-hammer-use
Hypocrisy from the Canadian Jewish Congress’ Marilyn Shapiro
The letters page of today’s National Post includes a submission by one Marilyn Shapiro of Thornhill. She responds to a previous letter by Professor Yakov Rabkin which defends Independent Jewish…
The Canadian Jewish Congress and the National Post’s double standard on Independent Jewish Voices
Last week, the National Post published a screed yet again attacking Independent Jewish Voices and its former chair, Diana Ralph. Several years ago, prior to joining Independent Jewish Voices, Ralph…
Irreparable Damage? Whose Irreparable Damage?
On Thursday, January 28th, social rights lawyer, David Baker, of Bakerlaw, represented the West Toronto Diamond Community Group in the Federal Court of Appeal. He was beyond eloquent, he was…
An Open Letter to Taliban Steve
Dear Steve (you jerk), It is with dismay and disgust that I write these words. I thought you were a leader cut from a different clothe. Your cold steel blue…
The mens rea of pie
Like an actor misquoting Shakespeare, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne stumbles through a legislative interpretative dance. In an interview with radio station VOCM in St. John’s on Tuesday, Mr. Byrne said…
A Coalition of Nonsense
“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible and it strikes me as plausible.” This statement was made back in September of 2009 by Tom Flanagan,…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article! For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local…