Hilarious Onion News Network debate between 9/11 truther and al Queda operative
The Onion News Network offers the best satire on TV.9/11 Conspiracy Theories 'Ridiculous,' Al Qaeda SaysH/T: Georgia Straight
Horwath and Hudak: A surprising alliance
Andrea Horwath wants you to believe that she’s a true New Democrat, a champion for workers and students, among other things. My daughter, who voted NDP in the federal…
How the Liberals lost Toronto
The Star has a reasonable accounting of why the Liberals lost Toronto. The story is really about how the Liberals lost Canada. It comes down to two things: immigrants were…
A Reminder to My MP
I am a great believer in holding our politicians to account. Even though they may prove to be ultimately meaningless gestures, letters to our elected representatives at the very least…
Sunday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading.- Janet Bagnall discusses Canada's steadily-growing income inequality:In the last 20 years, the income of 80 per cent of Americans has stagnated while that of…
Can You Feel Your Hide Thickening?
We're all going to get pretty thick skinned in the years and decades to come. The more you want to cling to your way of life and the greater the…
Sun News Has Gone Spy-Happy
On a week when Sun News has claimed that Chinese spies and intelligence officers are in every dark corner in Canada and are even being fronted by the Xinhua News…
Chris Hayes: New Show on MSNBC
I think Chris Hayes is a very smart gentleman. He’s a progressive thinker who writes for The Nation magazine. It’s good that he has a program on the weekend, but…
The Stupid Party
The late Irving Kristol -- the godfather of Neo Conservatism -- once referred to the Republican Party as "The Stupid Party." In today's New York Times, Maureen Dowd uses the…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
As important as it was for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, yesterday's win over Toronto should put to rest a few of the theories about how a change in coaching and strategy…
what i’m reading, squeaking under the wire fall edition
I managed to squeeze in one more book, a few last precious moments of reading, before the must-reads of the fall term descend on me. It was a goodie.I read…
Duncan and the Diabolical Genius
Sometimes Duncan seems like his perfectly normal old self, hopping in the car to go for a ride to the donut shop, catching a mouse or having a 17-hour nap…
Taking Stock, Just With Better Metrics
Steve Harper may be in church today, probably seeking some sort of absolution for his sins, but the real altar at which jokers like Steve worship at is sepulcher of…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
Why do I do this to myself?
Just Couldn't Leave It Alone, could you.So I followed JJ's link to the homophobic fruit bat and found: I find myself unable to even leave the house anymore without worrying…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well – for we will not fight to save what…