In arguably the most homophobic place on earth, Jamaica, a new anti-homophobia video public service announcement (PSA) campaign debuted Monday on television and the Internet. The campaign, "Unconditional Love," features…
http://www.nationalpost.com/m/news/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/08/01/steve-lafleur-only-more-immigrants-can-save-canadas-economyThe adventures of a Franco Ontarian Viz Min Woman in Ottawa.
This piece in the Globe today by a Toronto architect, Jack Diamond is worth a read because it's the kind of case that's not often made these days for what's…
… is only putting off the inevitable unless something more substantive can be done to alleviate the unfathomable levels of American debt. Americans are going to have to pay now…
Back in 2006, US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation biologist Charles Monnett published a brief paper in which he described, apparently for the first time, a number…
Secular protesters retake Tahrir Square after Islamist's depart. They chant for a secular state and against the military leadership. While outside commentators have repeatedly suggested that Egypt's revolution has stalled…
This looks like a story until you read it and then you realize... it isn't: thestar.com mobile: article http://bit.ly/nDbUsH LONDON—News International asked to delete a large number of emails from…
Kathy Dunderdale has the distinction of making more changes to the public service than any of her predecessors as Premier in the past 15 years. Since taking office in December,…
A section of a tunnel in Montreal collapsed over the weekend, which I’m sure will reignite the debate over the Champlain Bridge and other crumbling infrastructure in that city. In…
"research in ASD has tended to use overwhelmingly White, middle to upper middle class samples, and has often excluded children with multiple disabilities and/or severe to profound intellectual disabilities". [underlining…
The US has just gone through one of its periodic bargaining sessions, involving the President, the House and the Senate. Much ado about nothing occurred, and then a deal was…
Alberta political analysts discuss the results of the latest Environics poll of voter intentions, although perhaps not exactly as illustrated. Below: Brian Mason, as likely to be Opposition leader as…
Well I see the ghastly game is finally over, and many progressives are accusing Obama of caving in to the fanatical teabaggers. Settling for a Satan Sandwich.Democrats had no shortage…
HadCRUT3.jpg TEMPERATURE data from more than 5,000 weather stations used to compile a key global record of surface temperatures has been released to the public. The raw data, sent from…
8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance | | AlterNet#facepalm just isn't strong enough for this.
…and, hell: a whole slew of plain, ordinary Norwegian citizens of all faiths and colors: Meanwhile, here’s the German, who saved as many as 30 people from the frigid waters…
But not so busy that I can"t remind you to read David Climenhaga on why Canadians need to stand on guard for thee against Rupert Murdoch. Tweet The Rev. Paperboy…
…in terms so simple, even a Repug could understand them: Shamelessly stolen from here. (Thanks, Pale!)
Serge Halimi: Europe’s wakeup call - Le Monde diplomatique - English editionWhen the balance that keeps labour and capital in relative equilibrium gets trashed (or more likely in this context,…
So we beetled home today, anticipating much caterwauling on the part of Mallory who made it abundantly clear she did not want to leave. More specifically, "I hate camping. There's…
