My opposition to the death penalty is absolute. I have always opposed capital punishment, but reading Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking moved me from an opposition with certain conditional exceptions…
You know how everybody has distinct preferences when it comes to buying bananas? For example, my homeless friend Dave X likes his bananas “lightly freckled.” I prefer mine still tinged…
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So if the wait times increase, the crowding gets worse and the fares go up will we inevitably see more people driving -- which will make the roads worse and…
The Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald have published the results of a joint-Environics poll gauging support for Progressive Conservative leadership candidates among 800 card-carrying party members: Province-wide Gary Mar: 31%…
I wrote earlier this month about the growing call from certain monied sectors for an increase in their personal taxation rates, arguing that they are not paying their fair share…
Heaven help Hamilton on this one. Another round of Pan Am chicken.No sooner did it seem we call Red Hat owner Bob Young's bluff and offer to do a renovation…
Not content merely to discuss his nomination of Elizabeth Matthews for a seat on the offshore regulatory board, Danny Williams took some pretty heavy shots at his former cabinet members…
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tories-denounce-ndp-frontrunner-brian-topp-as-power-hungry-union-stooge/article2163793/?from=sec431Glad to see the Federal Government is showing its customary respect for Opposition leaders ....
6107318134_aeb5a1e3f9_z.jpg Usually the best way to solve a neighborly spat is to march right up to the door and talk it out, face-to-face. However, if said neighbor happens to be…
Like Stephen Harper, Tim Hudak has as Master's degree in economics. But, as Jim Stanford points out in his latest publication from The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Hudak's economics…
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Martin Kessman, Overweight Man, Sues White Castle Because He Can't Fit In Seats - http://goo.gl/dSo9POhio Fights Back Against Voter ID…
This is book review week, when I lead discussions in four Montreal area libraries. In two of them, the book is Shlipi Somaya Gowda's Secret Daughter, a novel about adoption…
It is interesting that the Conservatives are attacking Brian Topp for being friendly to unions. It just underscores the Conservatives utter lack of concern for working people or the conditions…
NDP leadership candidate Topp says Quebec deserves more seats in House Quebec should join B.C., Alberta and Ontario in getting extra House of Commons seats when Canada's political map is…
Yes, there's once again plenty to like about the 'Riders' performance in sweeping the home-and-home series against what had been the CFL's top team. But let's note that there's still…
There has been some behind the scenes upgrades to BDBO, and one up front which I hope will make it easier for those of you who use social media. If…
Dalton “Dad” McGuinty announces a special program that will provide a tax credit of $10,000 to employers to hire immigrants who are having difficulty gain Canadian experience and/or credentials. The…
In the Climate Reality Project, Al Gore answers the question, “What Can Change In a Day?”. A whole lot, it turns out – just ask the people living on the…
When we leave the comfort of our homes to travel, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human beings, like everyone else, experience the thrills of being in a new environment…
