Here’s a strategy question for would-be journalists: given that the Mulroney government was pro-asbestos, should you attempt to cover the current asbestos controversy by pointing out that Conservatives have a…
At Monday’s executive committee meeting,Ford and his not so merry band of toadies voted to turn down the provinces offer of two public health nurses at no cost to the…
“he conductor got on the loudspeaker and reminded everyone to speak softly and not use profanity on the train, ‘especially those people who went to Harvard or Yale or are…
Of course the military would stay forever, or until victory with honour as they used to say, whichever comes first. But with a presidential election next year and Afghanistan no…
In the latest edition of The Walrus, Warren Kinsella analyzes the reasons for The Liberals' disastrous election outcome. It's clear that he has little patience for Michael Ignatieff's strategic skills.…
Just thought I’d toss the word in there, since nowhere in this entire article does it once appear. Of course, no criticism of Israel is involved. PS: More than you…
Seems everyone is fed up with the Senate. With Harper having a steel grip on power in Ottawa and doing all he can to circumvent scrutiny over the purse strings,…
Seems everyone is fed up with the Senate.With Harper having a steel grip on power in Ottawa and doing all he can to circumvent scrutiny over the purse strings, it…
Seems everyone is fed up with the Senate. With Harper having a steel grip on power in Ottawa and doing all he can to circumvent scrutiny over the purse strings,…
SOS_100x100.png Pro-Internet group calls "Lawful Access" legislation invasive, costly, and poorly thought out June 22, 2011 – Proposed ...
ff-20110127-globalwarming.jpg I have a lot of respect for political fact checking sites. I think they play a critical role, especially in our misinformation-saturated political and media environm...
New York City's new Solar Map has gone live, and it's a beauty. With a googlemap style interface, you can zoom into any building in the greater NYC area. Click…
This morning in Toronto, locked-out postal workers and their supporters will rally at the legal offices of Canada Post, to protest the collusion of Canada Post and the Conservative Government…
I’m taking a sabbatical from writing for a while - for how long, I don’t know. I do know that I need a bit of a change/break. In the meantime,…
Apparently, if Harper's Senate reform package fails he is prepared to abolish the red chamber altogether. It remains to be seen is Harper is just posturing to apply pressure, or…
Over 30 years after the first AIDS case was diagnosed on June 5, 1981, and after nearly 30 million people have been killed by the pandemic and more than 33…
He's going to stiff Westerners over their precious Triple-E? Not likely. He's going to open The Constitution, followed a minute later by every group with complaint (legit or not) demanding…
The way the news of a possible RCMP investigation into the Harper government's G8 spending broke yesterday really was interesting. We have learned, courtesy of the Auditor General's review, of…
Even though labour relations is largely a provincial responsibility in Canada, we were worried about what would happen in this field under a Harper majority. And it didn’t take long…
