What I’m reading….
Nicolas NicklebyI've gotten to Chapter 41, but I'm stuck, because I keep returning to reread the theatre chapters, because those are the best, and the rest of the novel just…
What Happens When You Mess with Nature
Remember the Chernobyl chicken? Variously portrayed as the size of a moose, or having four legs, or what have you, this creature was not only the product of overactive imaginations…
Oh look!
Yet another way for the NDP not to defend the life saving long gun registry. The NDP candidate said one of the major issues on the Conservatives' agenda is the…
Stephen Harper is no George Bush
Extremism in the pursuit of a goal is still extremism A couple of days ago, we wrote about a hand picked Harper gun policy advisor who compared Canadian police officers…
The Cost of Living
Rising household costs continue to affect Canadians and there is no relief in sight. Canadians, who are already finding difficulty in choosing between paying their bills or putting food on…
Dave Meslin Makes Sense of Citizen Engagement
Readers of this blog know that I am keen on progressive politics but also citizen engagement. Dave takes on the presumption of apathy. The presumption of apathy is challenged and…
Chasing Ghosts: Questioning the death of Vittorio Arrigoni
Vittorio Arrigoni, killed Friday, April 15 is the first international activist killed by Palestinians in the history of the conflict. Mystery surrounding his kidnapping and death leaves significant questions about…
TPM: "Phone Sex Company Controls Nearly 25% Of 1-800 Numbers "
"A Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has, over the past 13 years, acquired nearly a quarter of all 1-800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by…
TPM: "Phone Sex Company Controls Nearly 25% Of 1-800 Numbers "
“A Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has, over the past 13 years, acquired nearly a quarter of all 1-800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by…
TPM: "Phone Sex Company Controls Nearly 25% Of 1-800 Numbers "
"A Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has, over the past 13 years, acquired nearly a quarter of all 1-800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by…
TPM: "Phone Sex Company Controls Nearly 25% Of 1-800 Numbers "
“A Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has, over the past 13 years, acquired nearly a quarter of all 1-800 numbers in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by…
Serrano’s Piss Christ smashed by Christian extremists
Top: gallery damageBelow: Piss Christ/Andres SerranoOver the weekend Andres Serrano's controversial work Piss Christ was smashed by Christian extremists using a hammer and what is believed to be either a…
Puebla workers at Johnson Controls sign first collective bargaining agreement
A long and dramatic struggle at the Johnson Controls Interiors (JCI) factory in Puebla, Mexico, has finally resulted in the expulsion of a sham “protection union” and the signing of…
Stunning: Conservatives Ignore Request to Detail Arts Platform
On April 5, the five major political parties were requested to respond to a series of questions about the arts and culture platforms of their parties. The responses were given,…
Okay, okay, thank you very much – Parliament is making cuts
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting have gone all guerrilla media. Refusing to take “bugger off” for an answer, the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting tracked down Conservative MP Kelly Block, and Conservative…
View from the Middle East: Libya—the horrific destruction of Misurata
Anyone following the conflict in Libya will be well aware of the battles raging in Eastern Libya between pro-Gaddafi forces and anti-government rebels in that part of the country. Less…
“Firewall Steve” is now “Captain Canada?” Who’s buying it?
By John Deverell Nobody plays divide-and-conquer more relentlessly than Stephen Harper. The PM this week is selling himself as “Captain Canada,” the only guy to squelch a Quebec separatist revival.…
One man’s hero …
Two items in the news recently underlined the old difficulty of agreeing on who is a terrorist. Last week a court in The Hague found Ante Gotovina, a Croatian commander…
Newmarket Debate review #elxn41
Last night was the Newmarket Chamber of commerce all candidates debate, well not quite all candidates as the NDP Candidate was unable to attend and the Animal Alliance Candidate was…