Saskatchewan Crop Insurance workers are conducting a rotating strike because after 2 years of bargaining, they have been unable to reach a collective agreement with the Saskatchewan provincial government. It…
This morning my friend Grace shared a link to an article by Lisa Bloom called How to Talk to Little Girls. In it, Ms. Bloom acknowledges her first instinct when…
Imagine this: you’ve had the shift from hell, no beds, every other patient is moments away from seeing Jesus/Allah/Buddha and to top it off, the department is down three nurses,…
Insidious, or: How Nutella(TM) Roont My Children For some reason, The Captain thought it would be a Good Idea to take the *entire jar* of Nutella to school today, and…
R. v. Nixon, 2011 SCC 34 seems to hold that the Crown may repudiate a plead agreement. A summary follows: The accused drove her…
Others have already noted how refreshing it is to have an Official Opposition which is willing to take a stand on issues of substance. But it's also worth highlighting another…
This is an amazing and scary situation. Asbestos has not been used in Canada for the last 25 years and the buildings which already had asbestos proceeded to remove it…
“With everything in my heart I said I don’t want the death of the Lubicon and Chippewayan Cree on my hands. Haven’t we killed enough people on this continent already?”…
So Bill Blair's had some time to reflect on last summer's G20 clusterfuck, and good and loyal servant he is, he's graced us with a report. Among other things, he…
This is a true story. The beautiful girl below is not human. Read the story here.
My wife and I used to live a half hour away from the Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Quebec. My grandmother grew up on a farm just outside Thetford Mines. So…
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada I realize that Friedrich Von Hayek died in 1992, but he is one of the "scholars" who helped to…
Jack Layton likes to say that New Democrats best represent Quebec values (see video below). But if recent polls are any indication, what Quebecers value at the moment is change.A…
Reporters took the time to ask her a few questions as a confused Premier Kathy Dunderdale lined up for communion outside the House of Assembly. Got a better caption? Send…
So the NDP leader has decided to filibuster back to work legislation for the posties. More proof they will do anything to keep those donation cheques flowing from unions and…
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I…
"If that's really happening, why don't I see it in the news?"I bet many of you may have encountered a question like this one. You're speaking to a co-worker or…
While the Premier of Ontario continues to blithely and glibly disavow any responsibility for the horrendous abuses of Charter Rights that took place during last June's G20 Summit, admitting only…
In what looks to be the closing chapter on the Afghan detainee file, the final judgement suggests that obstruction works, stonewalling is ultimately rewarded and former notions of Parliamentary supremacy…
