pipes.jpg Last Friday, after applauding the House's vote to rush a decision on TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a new campaign to…
I can't know what went on in Turmel's head, was it simple opportunism to jump ship at this time?, Did she have an epiphany and learn to love Canada? Is…
I can’t know what went on in Turmel’s head, was it simple opportunism to jump ship at this time?, Did she have an epiphany and learn to love Canada? Is…
I can't know what went on in Turmel's head, was it simple opportunism to jump ship at this time?, Did she have an epiphany and learn to love Canada? Is…
I can’t know what went on in Turmel’s head, was it simple opportunism to jump ship at this time?, Did she have an epiphany and learn to love Canada? Is…
“Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.”…
Although readily dismissed as a socialist by the right-wing, Linda McQuiag offers a fine analysis of the failings of U.S. tax policy in an article entitled Tycoons Laughing All the…
Storm clouds continue to gather around Nycole Turmel. She is not the first federalist politician who has flirted with Quebec nationalism. John English has documented Pierre Trudeau's early affinity for…
try more bullshit. Well, that’s apparently the latest tactic the Bloc NDP are trying to deploy in an effort to distract attention from the fact that Jack Layton’s handpicked successor…
Last week Elin and company spent time in Greater Chicago. She taught at the Viola da Gamba Society of America's annual Conclave, and the rest of the family spent some…
As an addendum to yesterday's post, I see that Nycole Turmel has re-stated her commitment to federalism, and plans to end her membership in the sovereignist Quebec Solidaire. But here's…
I am getting away from it all, canoeing for a week in beautiful Woodland Caribou Park. In the meantime, enjoy this: From young film maker Vivek Chauhan and naturalists working…
This a wonderful article in National Geographic about the Spirit Bears of British Columbia. They are not polar bears. They are Black Bears with white fur. There are about 1000…
We hope you enjoy clicking through today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Egypt's Mubarak appears in courtroom on gurney -http://goo.gl/NS4HWAl Gore: 'Our system of government itself, is in…
As Imp notes, it will take the form of a T.O. bloggers get-together at 6:30 tomorrow night at a West End Pub with, I am informed, a humongous patio. There,…
Our Montreal mayor is right we need more money into Infrastructure I quite frankly am happy to see that the Montreal mayor has taken an unpopular stance on increasing fees…
… is this article in The Star on how these problems should serve as warning signs for the rest of the country. The city’s roadway problems are perhaps the most…
The Suquamish Tribe in Washington State on Monday became the second in America to recognize marriage equality with a the passage of a new law that allows the tribal court…
A quick reminder here...tomorrow night - Thursday the 4th - is the casual, Toronto-based progressive bloggers get together, organized haphazardly by some of we blogging types. 6:30 p.m. at a…
Here's the official talking points from the NDP website. And they're not all wrong. Connections are rife between the Harper government and Quebec separatists, as they are between the Harper…
