From the TOpp – He is in the race for leader
Brian Topp makes it official, He's in the race along with some heavy weight endorsements.. Ed Broadbent, Francoise Boivin and former MP Dawn Black have joined together to support Topp…
The Wisdom of the Great – Mark Twain
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.""Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.""I have never let…
Scary Times In the Middle East
It's a bad time for Israel to be stuck with a boneheaded president like Benjamin Netanyahu. The neighbourhood is changing and Netanyahu's bad boy bully tactics have fallen out of…
Introducing the new President of Amnesty International Mount Allison Advait Vij
Over the last month I've done a lot of thinking about the future of Amnesty International at Mount Allison (AI Mount Allison). I had a discussion with another engaging and…
Out of the starting blocks
Needless to say, the endorsements of Ed Broadbent and Francoise Boivin have made Brian Topp's leadership campaign launch a bit more of a splash than might have been expected. But…
Burning question
The Hill Times rightly notes that the Cons' strategy against the NDP has involved taking every opportunity to attack both unions in general, and any form of association between labour…
Farmers vote to maintain wheat board’s monopoly
The Board amounts to a Union for farmers -- dismantling the Board in the face of this vote is suggestive of what may be the future of Federally regulated Unions?http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1052342--farmers-vote-to-maintain-wheat-board-s-mon...
Transit Is For Suckers
If there’s one lesson Canadians can learn from the latest Stats Can study into public transit, it’s that losers take the bus. A whopping 82% of commuters know that the…
Brief Lies
This has been a fairly difficult week. All I can say is thank Christ it was really bloody nice outside. I woke up this morning to the snow sky and…
Stupid Sex Tricks: 9-11, with a side order of commodified female flesh
Gawd bless Amurrica! This was uploaded by Hooters itself, two days before the 9-11 x 10 mourn-a-thon. I believe the underlying message is “Eat greasy wings and ogle these Twin…
28 films on 9/11 and its impact on our world
Over the past decade, filmmakers across the globe have tackled issues that have come about as a direct consequence of 9/11 and the United States' response to the attacks.
Quotable: B. Lester on hoarding
“If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats we call her nuts.…
Apparently propaganda works. Who knew?
Divide between West, Muslim societies 'irreconcilable': poll A majority of Canadians believes conflict between Western nations and the Muslim world is "irreconcilable," according to a new national survey that revealed…
Real questions for less than real Ontario leaders
Dear Leaders:I have made the decision that unless one of you does something so egregious that it merits a comment I will not -- will not --make any running commentary…
A little carried away
I got a little carried away Thursday evening at a quilting auction in Perth. Elva Jackson, a quilter from the Lanark County Quilting Guild, died last year and her husband…
Debussy’s The Submerged Cathedral for the Day after the Tenth Anniversary
Debussy's piano prelude is inspired by the idea of a cathedral that was submerged in some magical/mythic/horrible way. Beauty is not a stranger to disaster. I've long thought the shots…
Them!
The paranoia of the 1950's is perhaps best captured in the 1954 film, Them!, a ninety-four minute saga which turned on two common themes of the day -- nuclear Holocaust…
Leadership 2012: Group Decisions
This week figures to see the first official entries into the NDP's leadership race. But it's well worth noting some of the work being done behind the scenes - whether…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for September 12, 2011
Hopefully everyone enjoyed their weekend! Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Livent co-founders to report to jail to await outcome of appeal - The Globe and…
Whistle while you wait
Skattered throughout Vancouver, bus stop shelters have been turned from ad space to sheet music. Adorno and Nose, as the piece is called, is a collection of ten songs composed…