Montreal group takes over ad space – Artung Collective replaces ads with art all over city
Art takes over ads in Montreal and the result is audacious.
Vous n’êtes pas seul, mes frères d’armes. Un gouvernement libéral ne pas chercher à porter atteinte à Québec
Récemment, on a eu des nouvelles de plus en plus provenant d'Ottawa témoigne de l'importance croissante des provinces de l'Ouest, comme l'Alberta et la Colombie-Britannique, en politique fédérale. Ce qui…
HARPER THE RAMBO SET TO RULE
Afghanistan already mission accomplished according to Harper yet he has extended the mission for 3 years. Lead role in Libya intervention.Contracts for F35 for $9 billion plus and warships $50…
arash azizi and stephen james kerr: inexperienced ndp mps will be just fine
The media has had a jolly old time ragging on the new, young, inexperienced Members of Parliament in the NDP caucus. Even the most casual observer of mainstream Canadian news…
Under the Blue Curve (Short Fiction)
When Elisa sat down for lunch, Henry Overduin had no idea how much she was going to change his world. She and her colleagues from the Department of Corporate Oversight…
Roadwork in the Walkable City: Necessary, and Less Trying for Pedestrians than Drivers
Traffic is mess in Montreal these days. Because not enough infrastructure maintenance was done for the last couple of decades, the city and road and bridge authorities are having to…
Michael Coren: The Most Despicable Columnist In Canada
There is no more hateful, hurtful columnist published in Canada than Michael Coren. -He openly advocated a nuclear attack on Iran in the pages of the Toronto Sun. -He is…
Battling Ontario’s Anti-Wind NIMBYs
Environmental Defence has a nice take-down of John LaForet and the gang at Wind Concerns Ontario. Below is my favourite bit, because it answers a question that has bothered me…
World Becoming More Gay-Friendly
For anyone who feels like equal rights have been regressing, here’s a bit of encouraging news. According to a report from the University of Chicago, the world is steadily becoming…
Dundernomics 101: the promise of problems ahead
Take a look at this picture. It comes from Wade Locke’s presentation at a conference of the province’s credit unions in Gander in the latter part of May. The blue…
Speaker elected, on to the Throne Speech
Parliament has spoken and, after six ballots, has elected Andrew Scheer, a 32-year-old Conservative MP, as the new Speaker. He is the youngest Speaker in Canadian history. Scheer was deputy…
tomorrow, june 4: stand in solidarity with bradley manning
The Bradley Manning Support Network has been very busy raising both funds and awareness in support of the accused Wikileaks truth-teller. Tomorrow, supporters of peace and conscience will gather in…
BREAKING: Jack Kevorkian dead
Source: Detroit Free Press. All I can say is, he put forward an issue many of us don't really want to talk about on the agenda.
No Comment: Stephanie Gray
“The uterus exists in my body, every month getting ready for someone else’s body. I can live without my uterus, the pre-born child cannot. And so in some sense there…
Congrats To Regina Boy And New Speaker Of The House Of Commons: Andrew Sheer
Congrats to Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina Qu'Appelle, the new Speaker of the House of Commons and first MP from Saskatchewan to ever hold that honoured position. -Globe…
Sooner Rather Than Later
Not sure this suggestion classifies as a "reform" for the Liberals, but I believe it has merit considering the circumstances. Every sentence uttered by a Liberal these days includes, "renewal"…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 03, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:New TV legal drama’s protagonist: a mediator - http://goo.gl/0JuhEStates consider: Is it legal to dissolve bodies? - http://is.gd/Y0p5gIParental Alienation Syndrome…
The House Sits! Let the Politics Begin!
Now that the house is now going to work we will see the the truth of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives now have there first speaker of the house. The…
Progressive Bloggers – Version 2.
Part of the reason I’ve not been blogging as much is that I along with my volunteer coder Chris have been working hard on getting a new version new look…
Advice From The Street
I was reminded, as I read Jeffrey Simpson's column today, of Mark 8:36-37: 36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his…