Stephen Harper's Conservatives have so many friends in the private media, from QMI and Sun Media to CTV. Already, Tory-leaning media friends have had a field day chasing down obscure…
Hi everyone, I just want to let you know that I’m heading off on a vacation for about a month so don’t expect to many posts. I’ll try to make…
Snobby, elitist Star columnist Christopher (don't dare call him Chris) Hume may hate the look of my condominium building, BeBloor. But I can assure you the view from my ninth…
It is possible to experience aspects of the Palestinian political drama through complementary events on both sides of the Atlantic; through the work of the British comedian and activist, Mark…
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/20/nl-fabian-moose-520.html
Since I started subscribing to the Toronto Star, one of the big difference I've noticed from the Globe's business section is its emphasis on the human, as opposed to the…
When Jack Layton promised that "I will create more jobs" during the campaign, many scoffed at him. Turns out he was right.In addition to their rookie MPs learning the ropes,…
It has been days since we had an descent weather, and I was not about to waste an evening like last night. I had just picked up my repaired iPod…
Harold Camping - the prophet of doom.According to 89 year old radio personality Harold Camping it’ll be all over by tomorrow. However, he intends to keep his $72 million; he…
Rick Mercer had lunch with Jack and Olivia back in 2010 in their retro-fitted mid-town Toronto home. It's a much better example than Drake's Landing of how to be green.The…
Montreal Simon: Tony Clement and the Chainsaw MassacreAnd that's the Con plan. Right out of the Republican manual. First you waste billions on gazebos, prisons and fancy jet planes. Then…
On the day after Chrysler announced that it was repaying the U.S. Treasury $7.5 billion in debt, Paul Krugman wrote that manufacturing was making a comeback in America:Crucially, the manufacturing…
PostBye-ByeBi-PartisanismIt'sNeverTooLateForRealOversightVilleAnd his name is Keith Archer.And while he comes from the outer reaches of the infamous Calgary School's eliptical orbit and once co-authored a paper with Tom Flanagan, we won't…
I am once again temporarily in the employ of a great Metropolitan newspaper and shall be moving to fortified compound in the tri-city area forthwith! Excelsior! Tweet The Rev. Paperboy…
This is incredible: some unnamed MPs or Senators seem to think that one candidate for the Interim Leadership should renounce any right to run for permanent leader EVEN IF THE…
In an story that is sure to shock many Canadians, Peter Mansbridge's new interview with Stephen Harper revealed that the primary focus of Canadian politicians since 2006 has been trolling…
Tim Hudak once said he'd fight the HST "tooth and nail" after being accused of flip-floping on the long record of PC support for a harmonized tax system, and now…
Alvaro Orozco, a gay Nicaraguan who unsuccessfully attempted a refugee claim in 2007, was arrested late last week in Toronto while waiting for a bus on his way out to…
As I mentioned earlier, the AUCC began a campaign to promote Canadian Universities. Their mascot, Ursula the Polar Bear has been traveling around the country on a tour of over…
It's quite the provocation in the minds of many, but Barack Obama has done an almost complete reversal of what he said when campaigning in 2008. At a meeting of…
