"We're not going to stop until the job is done"!Brian ToppNewly Elected Presidentof the New Democratic Party of CanadaCanada's federal political scene just got more interesting with the election of…
In 2004, almost 5 million Canadians voted Liberal. In 2011, only 2.7 million voted Liberal.By the time Liberals finally choose a new leader in 2013, I wouldn't be surprised if…
Yesterday brought the sad news of the passing of legendary sax man, Clarence Clemens. The Big Man, Bruce Springsteen's sidekick and onstage foil for nearly 40 years, passed away Saturday…
INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:A TALE OF THREE COUNTRIES:The usual historiography of anarchism traces its beginnings to the international socialist movement and the First International. Like most things in the social sciences…
This story is a few days old, but it was recently reported that on June 14th a transgender woman in Halifax had been shot in her apartment after answering the…
So having my CCD imager back from the shop some time ago I've been itching to use it again but was delayed by poor weather and ironically observations for one…
The Tyee finds the most bizarre "coverage" of the Vancouver riot by the NMA News agency from Taiwan:
In uniondom we talk a lot about the 'right to free collective bargaining'. I expect most of us realize the meaning of that phrase is lost on most people in…
Liberals don't need a think tank, they need to think.In various Liberal discussions there has been an idea circulating, a proposition that the Liberal Party should create a think tank…
What terrible, sad, shocking news. Clarence Clemons, the Big Man, the heart and soul of the E Street Band, has died. My heart goes out to Bruce, who must have…
The Liberal delegates have (unfortunately in my view) voted to extend the wait back to 2013 before choosing a new Liberal leader. I’ve already gone over my objection to that,…
If you haven’t already heard, Ed Broadbent has stated he’ll be starting a think tank (named after himself, even) in the fall. It’s a smart move–a move that the conservatives…
Ah, Marcus. The Globe's ideologically reliable municipal-affairs curmudgeon is kind of like a stopped clock that way.Of course, the analogy only goes so far, because you don't have to ask…
Myself and a religious blogger were discussing abortion over the past few days, as I responded to one of his blog posts. Here is the conversation in its entirety: My…
via afrospear...their own stories told in their voices (with english interpretation) from within their own culture speaks much more powerfully to me than the words of white and/or western wimmin/feminists/practitioners…
John Wooden
I am at one tonight.They toast with tea. T e a.This says alot.WFDS
…to my 7 year old Princess singing to Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”…. while listening to it on Randy Bachman’s “Vinyl Taps”…. Love being a Dad… Nothing better, man… And…
Earlier today, the following resolution was introduced at the New Democrat's convention:5-03-11 Resolution Protecting Language RightsSubmitted by Nickel BeltBE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 5.4 of the policy book be amended…
At the NCTA 2011 Cable show in Chicago (June 14-16), broadband service provider ARRIS demonstrated how it can undertake a 4.5 Gigabits per second file transfer after an upgrade to…
