Ontario’s provincial leaders are promising a lot this election. It’s what they’re not promising that is more troubling to me. I listened to the leaders of the three parties speak…
1. Harper on the possibility of new stimulus spending, the first words from The Economist™ on the topic in light of the latest economic anxiety: "Flexibility I think has been…
Another bad column, another takedown:We expect regular eco-trashing and McGuinty-bashing from Ms. Wente, but there is an election going on in Ontario, and it behooves the Globe and Mail to…
http://bit.ly/oh9aVy I met Stephen Lewis a few years ago when he was speaking on HIV/AIDS. A remarkable thing -- he is as eloquent on a one on one basis as…
Same-sex marriage has been a fact of life in Canada for so long now that many of us have long forgotten the silly hysteria that led up to it. Yet,…
… if the recommended economic and alternatives studies show that there are alternative ways of meeting the electricity demands of the Island over the medium term in a manner that…
Jack Layton has departed the Hill for the last time, to a 15-gun salute. He now lies in state at Toronto City Hall, with the funeral at Roy Thompson Hall…
In the 15th of 20 in our video tip series, fourth-year psychology student Aleka Maclellan talks about the best places to grab a coffee in Sackville. Drinking coffee is a…
I have decided to look at all the people who would like to become the President of the U.S and look at there platform. Issue by issue. Since I already…
OMG. Shake me like a rattle. Or call me a prophet eh? Because as soon as I saw this. I knew that the Christianist crazies would soon be howling at…
stop-tar-sands.jpg The State Department just released their Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The 27-page document does not flag any significant en...
Dr. Grumpy has posted his annual nightmare at Staples post:When Mrs. Grumpy was wondering when she'd have time to get the school supplies, I volunteered. I figured "How hard can…
Former St. Albert city councillor James Burrows on municipal election night 2010. The TV monitors in the background did not display particularly good news for Mr. Burrows. Now he has…
I found the sight of Jack Layton leaving the House of Commons for the last time incredibly moving.The cannons blasting, the people clapping, the bells playing "Imagine."And when the funeral…
Press StatementWashington, DCAugust 24, 2011We offer our deepest condolences to the people of Canada on the passing of Canada's official Opposition party leader, Jack Layton.Canada has lost a dedicated political…
Quebec proposes to distinguish between professional journalists and amateur writers -- presumably bloggers. How do you say who is professional and who isn't? I have a weekly column in a…
Let Freedom Rain: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stonesA side of the story you won't read in the Canadian media. Heartbreaking account of Israeli 'torture' of…
A friend of mine… maybe an acquaintance I respected and felt great pity for, died today just days after being admitted to the hospital in Alexandria. From tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. She…
AllTheFact-FreeFalderalAndFiddleDeeDeeThatFitsFerryVille So.... BC Ferries CEO, and Million Dollar Man, Mr. David Hahn says his rising deficit is not being driven by his sky-high ticket and 'reservation' prices that British Columbia…
It will be a great day when these Middle Eastern tyrants are all overthrown.Syria's most renowned political cartoonist, who recently drew a sketch comparing President Bashar al-Assad to Libya's Muammar…
