Filibuster on
As of the time of writing this post, the filibuster in the House of Commons is well underway. We made it to Second Reading, but then Jack Layton, at the…
Joyeux Fête nationale du Québec or Happy St-Jean Baptiste Day!
This is the day after school got out for the summer – at least that’s how kids in Québec view it. June 24 used to be more widely known as…
Is the Taliban ‘on its knees’? Not very likely
Nobody here but us poppy farmers! Really! Below: Mao Zedong and a visitor not dissimilar in many ways from certain recent Canadian politicians.Mao Zedong, a guy who may have known…
TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is…
TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is…
U.S. slow to catch up with the rest of civilization, New York may become the 6th state to legalize gay marriage in the country
Looks like its going to happen with New York. Check this website out http://www.freedomtomarry.org/
Financial Post: Costly ‘Lawful Access’ Laws
By Jameson Berkow for Financial Post Hidden deep within the federal government’s comprehensive bundle of crime legislation lies a bill that opponents claim will rob Canadians their right to online…
Two hard drive failures
It's a sign of something. Within days of each other the drive on Irene's Macbook Air and one of the mechanisms in my desktop computer fail. One more spectacularly than…
Short ‘n’ Stubby: In which Ms. Manx praises gutsy women
The Stumpy Cat just let out a plaintive mew, which is her way of telling me that she’s found some little things that she really would like me to post…
The Canada Post Filibuster Liveblog
Will the resolution to the Canada Post lockout come before your credit card bill that’s stuck in the mail? Will the Conservatives try to make Jack Layton cry by yelling…
The Exodus Quacks and the Hooray You’re Gay Song
Holy Lady Gaga. Sometimes it's not easy to be gay eh? When the bigots aren't trying to kill you, the Christianist closet queens are trying to "cure" you.Like the pathetic…
No Comment: Anti-”Zerb” Edition
Have you noticed most women who are against support abortion such as lesbians and Toronto Star columnists are childless, they would rather kill a baby then raise one. —Not Zerbisias
Podcast on Reproductive Rights in Canada
The always amazing Canadian news site rabble.ca has posted a podcast by People’s Health Radio: From birth control, to abortion, to access to information and education, what’s happening with sexual…
Tent-caterpillar
He’s just a baby now, you said, holding the fuzzy blue-and-black caterpillar on your hand. When he touches me it’s like little tickles, his baby feet and fingers are soft.…
The true cost of gasoline
Cross-posed from Irregular Climate Of course the same applies for coal. More-so actually because coal pollutes far more than gasoline. The fact is that thanks to negative externalities the price…
The Afghan Farce and Amnesty’s Birthday Video
When I think about what Stephen Harper and his sinister thugs might have been up to in Afghanistan. And how we'll never know what really happened, because the Cons have…
Libby Davies talks about the new sitting
Carrying on with our roundup of queer MPs at the end of the sitting, I spoke to NDP MP Libby Davies after Question Period yesterday.Q: How were your three weeks…
North Carolina woman sterilized for being ‘too promiscuous’
This is one of the most repulsive, barbaric, unconscionable acts ever committed by a bible belt state. Or anywhere. The victim of a rape at age 14, Elaine Riddick was…
Canadian Progressive Media Alternatives
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count…