Warren Buffet Speaks Out For Higher Taxation of the Mega-Wealthy
For all who adhere to the mindless mantra that tax increases are job-killers, I highly recommend a New York Times essay penned by Warren Buffet, one of the world's richest…
Harper puts the Con back in Colonialism Canada
What a disaster!The greatest PM, Pierre Trudeau, who repatriated the Constitution in order for Canada to finally start standing on its own, removed the "Royal" from the Canadian Forces' names.In…
Photos: Montreal Pride 2011
Some pics from Montreal Pride Weekend, 2011.
Not very good, eh
That comment, taken from below, seems about right for this news: "Members of project selection committee Clement chaired received 83 per cent of $50-million G8 fund." A select committee of…
20 Tips for first-year students: #8- Transition to Life at Mount Allison University
In this video, fourth-year psychology and English student James Barth and fourth-year biochemistry student Erin Stewart give their take on adjusting to university life at Mount Allison. I think an…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for August 17, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Breastfeeding Employee Alleges Discrimination -http://t.co/QdIywuUFormer Lawyers Pursue Alternative Careers and Find the Work Grueling - http://t.co/JN2TUIqProsser choking tussle gets sp...
More Police Brutality
For anyone concerned about police brutality and abuse of power, I urge you to check out the latest posting on Dawg's Blog, which details how Ottawa police beat a sleeping…
Ontario Libs With a Chance
In the Ontario election which is due this fall. Hudak looked like an easy winner, but i say don't rule out the Liberals in Ontario so fast. Even with the…
Theo Caldwell Is Not Dead
If anyone cares, Fox News North's most recent castoff still gets the occasional gig on...wait for it... the Irish news broadcaster RTÉ News. Bit like being a star in Moncton,…
Friday’s Finance Committee meeting
So there's a bit of a controversy over this Friday Finance Committee meeting to get an update on the Canadian economy. A motion was brought to have the committee hear…
Czech President Condemns Canada Over Gay Support
Vaclav Klaus, the president of The Czech Republic lashed out at Canada and twelve other countries for having taken the “unprecedented step” of signing an open letter in support of…
A cause for grave concern #nlpoli
The Office of the Auditor General is an independent and reliable source of the objective, fact-based information that the House of Assembly needs to fulfill one of its most important…
Cash-strapped Ford off to Queen’s Park
If we accept shrinking government -- that is radically cutting services -- it is possible to cut taxes and have a balanced budget. The trouble is Mayor Ford wanted to…
The meaning of the "Royal" restoration
All anyone could talk about yesterday was the fact that we’ve restored the word “Royal” to both the Navy and the Air Force, and predictably, there was backlash from the…
survey highlight
Highlight Image: Highlight Caption: The Internet impacts every aspect of our lives, and we all deserve a say in how it’s managed....
Third Annual Dead Nazi Day
We`re keeping it simple this year, though if any of our readers wish to share how they decided to spend, `Dead Nazi Day" we would love to hear about it.…
surprised that gary mar is supporting privatized health care? don’t be. just look at his record.
Was it the beginnings of a complicated political strategy, the osmosis of sitting in the Edmonton Sun offices, or the anticipation of an endorsement from former Premier Ralph Klein that…
Winnipeg seems in great shape
I don't visit all that often. But generally speaking I've been here every few years. I tend to measure the health of the people and the province by how much…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats in formation.