No, the Talibs Aren’t Finished.
As Canada's combat mission in Kandahar ended, Canadian commanders were busy patting themselves on the back and proclaiming the Taliban insurgency in that province "flattened" due to their efforts. Of…
On non-news
No, it isn't news that the Cons tried unsuccessfully to recruit Thomas Mulcair around the time when he decided instead to run for the NDP. But for those looking for…
Today’s Climate Change Quirk
It's another of those never-ending "once in a century" stories. The heaviest rainfall in a century has triggered devastating floods and landslides in the Seoul area of South Korea. The…
Conservative “war criminal” round-up a made for TV spectacle
Some groups are only comfortable if they have enemies to fight, real or imagined. If you were wondering how the Conservative government would adjust to having a majority government and…
Thursday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Yes, it's taken a few days to refresh my memory as to how to discuss a Saskatchewan Roughrider win. But as great as it is for the 'Riders to have…
Tea-Baggin’ Congressional Rep, Joe Walsh Believes in Austerity, All Right
Including imposing it on his own children. Before I go into that, Let’s tune into some typical tea-baggin’ swill of his: “I won’t place one more dollar of debt upon…
What if what happened in Norway, happened here?
If what happened last weekend in Norway -- the murders of 70+ people -- were to happen here in Canada, what would our reaction be? Would we retrench and abandon…
McGuinty all rhetoric on abortion, or how does an avowed Roman Catholic maintain any credibility on feminist issues?
The recent turn by Ontario Liberals to dredge up the abortion issue is quite fascinating. Is it out of sheer desperation to change the channel? Is it a suicide pact? …
When Ignorance Drives The Bus
When Margaret Atwood wrote this week that Rob and Doug Ford's campaign to cut public services was "swiftly approaching the 'let them eat cake stage,'' Doug fired back, "Well good…
The NDP’s "New Politics"
I've heard worse about Lizzy May but seriously, maybe its time we started Dippers In Their Own Words:May is rude, crude and an ignorant bitch who is full of shit!…
The T.O. Fords – one buffoon deserves another…
buf·foon –noun 1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. 2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking. So, Rob Ford is an…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 28, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:World Collapse Explained in 3 Minutes - YouTube -http://goo.gl/WCHV0Strauss-Kahn accuser at prosecutor’s office - http://goo.gl/zVEEeSupreme Court decisions on tax immunity…
New column day
Here, on how new evidence on the effects of poverty and inequality gives us all the more reason to fight them.For further reading...- Of course, the Equality Trust is the…
Unusual Picture: Wonders of Nature
Guess what it is?Or read the story here.
Sunmedia’s business model – attack the CBC
A brief observation: Wherever I turn, whether it be Ezra Levant’s raving on in the Sun tabloids, or Brian Lilley on SunTv, or even David Akin on Twitter questioning CBC…
Such An Eloquent Letter
I have several times made reference to the enjoyment we derive in subscribing to The Toronto Star, a progressive paper with an official agenda that includes issues of social justice.…