Some Penetrating Truths
While I always attempt to write as carefully as I can, conciseness and clarity sometimes elude me. Because of these lapses, I take the liberty of reproducing a letter that…
The NDP Trickle-Down Effect
As of today, eight of the ten provinces in Canada, including three of the five provinces to hold elections this year, and including two provinces who could hold elections this…
Rob Ford to miss Gay Pride Parade, will blow Toronto for the weekend
Mayor Rob Ford will break a longstanding tradition and not attend next weekend's Gay Pride Parade. Mayor's Office spokesman Morgan Tassels said the mayor will be blowing the city for…
Afghan detainee docs released
4000 of 40,000 documents have been released this afternoon. There may be much discussion to come on what is being released, how much has been redacted, etc. This report from…
What is Stephen Harper Up To?
As Stephen Harper said in 1995, and Preston Manning miraculously discovered in his polling data earlier this month, the Canadian people are sick of "grand visions." This is the lens…
Announcing Kanata’s Paradise Lost – World’s First World Heritage Subdivision
The following is a fable, but like all fables it contains hidden (and not so hidden) truths.Yes, for the first, and undoubtedly last time in the world, you can own…
Senate Reform In A Nutshell
“I think it’s pretty simple, he might not even want this form of Senate reform, but it appeals to his base in the West,” said Prof. Franks. “You’ve got to…
David Gilbert Transferred
David Gilbert has been transferred to Auburn prison; his new address is:David Gilbert, 83A6158Auburn Correctional FacilityPO box 618Auburn NY 13021David is a North American political prisoner. The Civil Rights struggle…
Rob Ford and the Gay Pride Parade
Well I see that Rob Ford has announced that he'd rather get drunk at his cottage, than march in the Pride Parade.Rob Ford is skipping the pride parade to spend…
Cross Putin off your list
Add the Pavement Putin of the Permafrost to the list of provincial Conservatives who won’t be seeking re-election come the fall. John Hickey won’t be running again, since apparently two…
UK Climate Denial Tank Shuts its Doors
Steve Hilton.jpg The International Policy Network, one of the U.K.'s most prominent climate-change-denying think tanks, has shut its doors, apparently after an internal battle during which scienc...
Should University Athletes Get Private Chaplains?
Via Pharyngula:The University of Iowa is using University funds to hire a Christian chaplain to minister to the needs of the school’s football team. It’s not hard to see how…
The Toughest Job in Politics
I won't say I feel bad for Pauline Marois - seeing the PQ implode a few weeks after the BQ was all but obliterated is Must See TV. But when…
Stonewalled
Not that it should come as much surprise that the release of the first report (PDF) from the Afghan detainee document panel fits the pattern of delay and distraction from…
Afghanistan document link
Have you been following the Afghanistan Detainee fiasco in Parliament? If so the Harper Conservative government today released some 4,000 documents to the media. MACLeans Magazine is making them available…
The path of the writer and the path of heart
The bodhisattva reaches out his hand to the drowning man, and says, “Give me your hand.” The man replies, “I’m not going to give you my hand.” So the bodhisattva…
Adverse or hostile
R. v. Figliola, 2011 ONCA 457 deals with the distinction between an adverse and a hostile witness: The Crown sought an order under s. 9(1) declaring Ms. Pignatelli an adverse witness.&#...
QP: Who loves Quebec more?
The Quebec nationalist rhetoric got cranked up by the NDP as Question Period kicked off, and Jack Layton began a round of “I love Quebec more than you do” with…
Matt Taibbi gathers intelligence on Michele Bachmann’s Holy War
Though not as colourful as his takedown of Paul Ryan nor as revelatory as his expose of modern journalists, Matt Taibbi still provides plenty of juice on god-heavy presidential hopeful…