All the world's Muslims have fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things in the Middle Ages, though.— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) August 08, 2013 Jeffrey Tayler in…
Editors of a number of northern European newspapers have written an open letter to British PM David Cameron stating their concerns arising from the detention of David Miranda – partner…
The carbon dilemma first received public attention in 2012 when Bill McKibben, an American environmentalist and founder of 350.org, publicized the growing conflict between the known carbon that is stored…
A big THANK YOU to our community who have started speaking out to help shape the future of our work! If you haven’t had a chance, please take this short…
Stephen Harper keeps his cabinet totally synchronised.
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Robert Reich discusses how we’d all better off if we acted in the public interest and insisted that our representatives did the…
Libraries which lend more than books. These libraries lend tools, cameras and other necessities of life beside books. I think its a great idea – as long as they don’t…
I’ll readily agree with the Star’s editorial board that we should expect our lawmakers to have some respect for the law. But while David Climenhaga draws one contrast between Justin…
There’s nothing in front of us but ocean for thousands of miles. Obviously the forces of the sea have dislodged a lot of trees near the shore, as well as…
Interesting picture. Artist Manny Ford performs with soap bubbles in New York City’s Central Park. Maybe Harper should take on this hobby. He blows a lots bubble too. 🙂
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I did some work in the field of human rights at the urging of a university professor – a black person. I read quite a bit on human rights and…
You have to read the whole story. It is really, really important. Quote: “Abused, neglected, vulnerable — they should have been protected. Instead, they were deprived of that most precious…
You used to be able to take a story to the Press Gallery bar. It was right there on Wellington across from the Houses of Parliament. The drink prices were…
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about theeconomy “Tens of thousands of people flooded the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall on Saturday, the first stop in…
Marni Soupcoff wonders how he got on the speaker’s list in the first place, and that’s a good question. I’m just glad he’s decided to forgo the occasion. Though he’s…
The folks on the Rock are very good at spotting poseurs. The Toronto Star has reprinted an editorial from the St. John’s Telegraph which captures what Stephen Harper’s trip to…
We are hosting our dear friends from Cuba for about the next week, so depending on our sight-seeing schedule, my blogging may not be quite as regular as usual. But…
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A Tim Hortons customer has been arrested and charged with uttering threats after she was unhappy with her order. An account of my own flirtations with…
