Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Not surprising: Canadians find Stephen Harper's constant politicization of everything - including awards for volunteers - to be improper. Even less surprising: Stephen Harper…
Are you friggin' kidding me??!?http://www.nationalpost.com/m/news/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/27/calling-black-colleague-house-negro-not-racist-ex-professorWho died that a biggot gets to decide whether his statements are racist or not...
Mayor Rob Ford gives the finger to his mom while driving with his cell phone to his ear and closing libraries with the other hand. http://www.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/1030838Can Mayor Ford not afFORD…
This is a good idea. No idea why it is not done federally. Anyways, glad to live in a province that is making strides for increased voter accessibility. http://www.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/1030834 «The…
The revelation by the Sun and the Province that a scientist in DFO, Dr. Kristi Miller, has been muzzled by the DFO and the Privy Council (which supports the Prime…
How smart is the average Toronto Sun reader? Judging by the short attention span articles and grade four level language, I'd say not very smart. Do they care? Nope. They…
Douglas Pratt in his paper "Terrorism and Religious Fundamentalism" explores aspects common to religious fundamentalist movements, whether Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Hindu - whatever. He explains how these common features or…
LiningUpAtTheTroughWhat'sAFormerInkStainedWretchToDoVilleSean Holman, who first broke the story of the competitive bid-free, HST info-tracts that went to BC Liberal party insiders in the Globe, now has the value-added, pdf-embedded, version up…
First off, I've always liked and respected Sheila Copps. Also, in a open and democratic party obviously anyone who wants to, can and should, put their name forward for positions…
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Steve is right. All the sturm and drang about whether the NDP will "survive" without Jack Layton is just silly. Over the years, the NDP has done a pretty good…
To all my wonderful American friends wrestling with your country's debt and deficit crisis. You're obviously incapable of seeing the forest for the trees so here's a FOX-free way to…
Bill O’Reilly gives a different twist that Anders Behring Breivik must not be considered a Christian. However in case of Muslims if one fanatic carries out violence then all Muslims…
How does Coca-Cola integrate sustainability into their operations? For several years its facility in Brampton, Ontario, one of its largest in North America, has been transforming its manufacturing and distribution…
As I write this, a thunderstorm is brewing up outside. “System change, not climate change.” It’s really amazing how these few words so accurately sum up the challenges that face…
Let's sum up. In the last few days, Rob Ford has had a hefty election law violation fine waived and has avoided being charged with distracted driving. Rob likes to…
The US debt crisis has escalated after Republicans were forced to rewrite their proposal to lift the debt ceiling, because they miscalculated how much the original plan would cut spending.In…
N_daily_extent_hires.png In my last post, I discussed how the increasing risk of devastating heat waves—unlike the worsening of tornadoes—is definitely a phenomenon we can link to glo...
I'm sure there will be paeans of praise for the now late mayor of Kandahar, particularly in the North American median. The Globe & Mail, for instance, suggests that Mayor…
The mayor’s assistant admits that Ford was talking on his cell phone while driving, even though it’s been illegal since 2009. The assistant doesn’t, however, say Ford won’t do it…
