Civil War
In Libya, Canada is involved militarily in yet another civil war. I am disgusted. Is there no political party believing in peace, non-intervention and self-determination of nations? Is there no…
Rock the House: with Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash
L’etranger rides again. One people in Ottawa, One people for the NDP. Charlie Angus, the ex-stranger, former grievous angel, the balladeer of the Commons, the advocate of cultural rights. Andrew…
World strikes back against Libya
I've often felt that military intervention is warranted when there are gross human rights violations, but often it has not happened where it was most needed or when it was…
Standing Up for Democracy
The following letter has been recently published at http://plblack99.blogspot.com/ , I do not know Mr Black and can only say that I agree wholeheartedly with him, we must indeed focus…
Obvious NY Times Paywall Hack
While you search for a non-blog alternative to the NY Times to spend your valuable time, you can continue to read the NY Times even after you hit the infamous…
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
These postcards were sent by the Young Women Leaders Program, a mentoring program sponsored by the UCF Women’s Studies Program. YWLP originated at the University of Virginia, and UCF launched…
Open letter to Premier Brad Wall – CPP Improvements
Today I sent the following "open letter" to Saskatchewan Premier, Brad Wall respecting proposed improvements to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). It is self explanatory: (PDF version here) March 18,…
Announcing #yycdata Camp
Civic Camp in partnership with Pixels and Pints and The City of Calgary will be hosting the first #yycdata Camp at the University of Calgary. The goal of #yycdata Camp…
Good Enough for the USA, Good Enough for Canada
Does immigration controls for traffic from the USA really make sense? Let's face it, if you are good enough for the USA, you are good enough for Canada. Obviously, we…
Andy Worthington’s YouTube Channel Now Available
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AndyWorthington1?feature=mhum Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (published by Pluto Press, distributed by Macmillan in the US,…
Andy Worthington’s YouTube Channel Now Available
Youtube Channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/AndyWorthington1?feature=mhumAndy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (published by Pluto Press, distributed by Macmillan in the US, and available…
Andy Worthington’s YouTube Channel Now Available
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AndyWorthington1?feature=mhum Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison (published by Pluto Press, distributed by Macmillan in the US,…
Abortion Auditors
The GOP apparently feels that rape victims deserve no shred of dignity and so if a rape victim has had a “taxpayer funded” abortion she will have to prove via…
The Handmaids Tale Dystopia Meets Reality
April Reign This story is both a horrific example of the human trafficking going on in the world and a warning as to what could happen to women should the…
La tromperie du Québec en temps réel
L’institut économique de Montréal doit être fier de son coup: le compteur en temps réel qu’elle a mis sur son site a un certain succès auprès des naïfs. Le simplisme…
Wild election predictions
I haven't blogged nearly as much about contemporary politics of late as I did when this blog got started. In no small part, it's because I've found both federal and…
In Memoriam: Olive Dickason (1920-2011)
This blog isn't going to become a chronicle of the passing of people who have played roles in my career as a historian, (political blogging will likely resume when the…
Downloading LRT Capital Costs
I have heard that the Regional LRT plan includes a lot of downloaded costs to the municipalities where LRT goes - Waterloo and Kitchener. Apparently this came out at a…
Jose Figueroa: Another Canadian "Public Safety" embarassment
This is a story that has appeared here before, with different names and places. Jose Figueroa has lived in Canada (currently Langley, BC) since 1996. He isn't a drug kingpin,…
Review of the Nanny Business
Last Saturday, the Philippine Women Centre of Quebec (PWC-Quebec) presented the Nanny Business, a documentary which focuses on the experiences that women have had with Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP).…