Jason Kenney made an appearance at the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention yesterday to promote his own brand of politics. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says immigrants allowed the Conservatives…
I'll be hosting one of my occasional Maple Syrup Editions of Virtually Speaking tonight, discussing the work of one of Canada's most famous thinkers, Marshall McLuhan, with another of our…
"Check out Jessica Simpson's oral hygiene tips. The pop star has an unusual way of keeping her teeth sparkling. "I don't brush my teeth. No, really! I just use Listerine…
Off to a couple of undisclosed locations for the next week, with little to no blogging in the meantime. But let's note one point worth watching as Parliament reconvenes.While I…
As any other language, French comes in all kinds of varieties. Most of the French spoken in North America is inherited from the early Norman settlers of the 17th century.…
In no particular order:-Art Threat points us towards the excellent documentary Budrus.-Buckdog provides "clarity" on the NDP's position vis-à-vis a possible Quebec referendum (factchecker)-Bill Longstaff gives dap to Sheila Fraser.-Because…
Imagine a ghostly landscape conjured with the voices of people telling stories about their lives. Memories have their places. But they also animate our recollections of who we were in…
Assorted content for your Sunday reading.- John Allemang's profile of Jack Layton is well worth a read in full. But after a campaign where any show of support can easily…
Sisters & Brothers;Thank you to everyone who came out to our founding convention on May 28th.It was a great day of discussion, debate and socialist democracy in action.A special thanks…
With Sheila Fraser’s 10 year term ending, Harper would have to appoint a new auditor general. For lack of a better system, the government is the one who appoints the…
Canadian policy and rhetoric has been staunchly pro-Israel for a long a time. It is a stance which, especially with Harper at the helm, arguably resulted in Canada's inability to…
It’s four in the morning where you are. You won’t be awake yet. There is a stillness about sleeping alone that you never quite master once you’ve been pluralized. The…
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Sets “There is the set of unborn children who were aborted, about which striking conclusions can be drawn. Given the large and diverse number…
*Because reality has a "liberal bias"Sets"There is the set of unborn children who were aborted, about which striking conclusions can be drawn. Given the large and diverse number of elements…
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Sets “There is the set of unborn children who were aborted, about which striking conclusions can be drawn. Given the large and diverse number…
I knew Hudak couldn’t add, turns out he can’t spell either.
I know some will roll their eyes when I say this, but the federal Liberals - and all political parties for that matter - could learn a lot from the…
In the mid seventies the governments of Canada and Manitoba entered into an agreement to set up a program to study a Guaranteed Annual Income(GAI) which they dubbed Mincome. The…
Road toll ‘reality check’ stirs up Toronto council - thestar.com Rob Ford reduced the city income, cancelled a cross-city fully-funded transit plan and then expected to pay for his subway…
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario wanted Mike Harris Light; they got George W. dumber.
