Check out this excellent video version of Bill McKibben's recent Washington Post op-ed "A link between climate change and Joplin Tornadoes? Never!" Narrated and illustrated by Stephen Thomson of Plonomedia.com,…
And on the third day of question period, the NDP discovered how to build a narrative, and the Liberals demonstrated how to use it. So say we all. Jack Layton…
The rift between the old sides of the current Conservative Party of Canada - the old Progressive Conservatives and old Reformer/Alliance members - is starting to turn into an increasingly…
Couldn't he at least drag himself to a game in Canada on the taxpayer's dime?
A message from Stephen Harper: I've got big cuts in mind for Canadians but not for me and my buddies. Suck on it Canada. Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper illustrated…
A significant win for the Federal Government. As readers may recall I was surprised the Federal Court was prepared to second guess Cabinet. So far the decision is unavailable but…
According to an article in yesterday’s Toronto Star, the Ontario government will create room for 60,000 new students in its colleges and universities by 2015-2016, 10% of which will be…
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- The Star skewers the Cons' insistence on pushing ahead with bad budget choices:As the Star argued during the election, Canada needs progressive economic vision…
For the record, I am still trying to figure out how I think Canada could best tackle the problem of a 19th Century Senate in the 21st Century. I am…
For most of the last century criminal sentencing in the Canada was based on deterrence. Certainly reference to denunciation (society's expression of revulsion at the crime) and rehabilitation was made…
As Sharon notes in the comments, this guy did one photo-op and disappeared. Too damn Liberal?
In the view of Buddhism, Hinduism and also the ancient Greeks, among others, we live in a dark age, or what in the East is called the Kali yuga, the…
As I mentioned earlier, Mark Holland gave a real barn burner at the ALP convention the weekend before last.What made it such a great speech was that he avoided the…
Pop quiz: What do we call paying more money for government services? Mr. Clement said departments are being asked to develop two proposals for cabinet to consider: one that involves…
Today, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report on data roaming charges. It reveals that Canada’s telecom providers charge the highest international data roaming fees of…
michael_shermer-01.jpg On my latest podcast, I had the fortune of hosting Michael Shermer, who is the founder of Skeptic magazine and author of the important new book The Believing Brain.…
Speciale v. Giardino 2010 ONSC 101 is a good source for the principle that counsel ought not to appear as counsel where they have given evidence by way of affidavit.…
Aaron Wherry picks up on a new theme in the Cons' rhetoric on health care. But since it seems to be drastically out of step with their actions since taking…
It’s interesting to find out that Anthony Weiner’s wife is a practicing Muslim who grew up in Saudi Arabia. She is a brilliant woman, who rose from the ranks to…
"The New Democrats are experiencing something of a surge as of late as we’ve all seen, but now major effects are being felt on the provincial level, especially out in…
