Sign the petition: Hands off our CBC by Bob Rae
The Liberal Party of Canada launches a petition in support of the CBC.
The Truth About The Garda Screeners’ Dispute At Pearson Airport
While the mainstream media has uniformly reported that the job action delaying so many passengers recently at Pearson International is over scheduling conflicts, to my knowledge only one source has…
If the panda didn’t have anything to hide then why did he evade the residents?
BEIJING - A panda scaled a fence, hopped roof-to-roof, swam in a river and napped in a tree before its city adventure ended.The panda led residents of Dujiangyan in southwest…
There Will Be Blood
The frame is already coming into focus for the NDP leadership, the establishment vs the insurgent, the traditional slant vs a new philosophical paradigm which offers electoral bliss. This race…
How the Canadian Identity Was REALLY Forged: The Pig War Of San Juan Island
The Harper Government's sudden glorification of the War of 1812 is propagandist bunk, though for the most part harmless, I suppose. The problem with turning 1812 into an integral part…
Gilat Shalit is Out!
Hamas the terrorist organization in Gaza has for many years taken a prisoner of war named Gilat Shalit. He has been captured and never released until now. Currently there is…
Do tax cuts pay for themselves?
Since this is an argument commonly made by conservatives, that tax cuts will spur economic growth and therefore pay for themselves, it's always worth noting a recent look at the…
Good point made in the Globe last week…
… which is pretty rare these days… But they note that Harpo’s real Opposition will be situated in a few provincial Capitals… Canadians were wise to elect non-Con governments in…
Spike Milligan makes fun of Hitler & Prince Charles
Of course, you could always check out his memoir too, Adolf Hitler, My Part in His Downfall. Alltop is willing to grovel for your laughs.
Ottawa flu vaccination clinics…
… protect yourself and your family! Please note: Some clinics are by appointment only, and need to be booked online. Date Location Time Saturday, October 29 Holy Trinity Catholic High…
The way not to change #nlpoli
Kevin Aylward did a yeoman service to his party by stepping in and leading it through a tough time. He didn’t add anything to the seat tally. Anyone who claims…
Lost vision: efficient, affordable, customer focused
Gulf Islands bi-weekly newspaper Island Tides promises an eclectic mix of local, regional, national and international topics — serious and light-hearted — to give readers a "relaxed, informed 'West Coast'…
Strike averted – for now
Thanks to Lisa Raitt’s intervention with the Canada Industrial Relations Board, that Air Canada flight attendants’ strike has been averted for the time being. Long enough to get back-to-work legislation…
The Bloody Vibrator Suit
The title says it all. SF Weekly: A Northern California woman is suing Pipedream Products, which manufactures sex toys, claiming her experience with her dildo was anything but pleasurable. According…
Redford’s Rocky Mountain Cabinet Horror Show: We’re doing the time warp again!
Premier Alison Redford and members of her new cabinet in a Transylvanian Tory Time Warp. Ron Liepert is at right. Alberta premiers and their cabinets may not be exactly as…
The Influence of Green Parties
Green parties so often exist on the fringes of the political spectrum, often without direct political power, and so it is important to periodically remind ourselves of why they are…
What’s that smell?
Everything Rupert Murdoch touches turns into sh*t:the Journal had been channelling money through European companies in order to secretly buy thousands of copies of its own paper at a knock-down…
What I would have written about Harper’s putative love of hockey
If I could write like Kai Nagata. Read this and be comforted that not every journalist is fooled.
Brain Candy – Great Quotes from Yesterday
I'm in San Francisco to co-chair the Code for America Summit this week, so lots going on, and some deep blog posts in the works. But first. Fun! Here are…