Personal boundaries
I'm currently teaching my two year old son about personal boundaries. This mostly consists of me chasing him around at public events and shouting, "No, Eliot! We use kleenex, NOT…
Personal boundaries
I’m currently teaching my two year old son about personal boundaries. This mostly consists of me chasing him around at public events and shouting, “No, Eliot! We use kleenex, NOT…
Charles McVety, champion of censorship, free speech martyr (huh?)
Shorter Charles McVety: “WAAAHHHHHHH!”: An evangelical minister says his television show’s content will now be “pre-screened and censored” after his remarks about homosexuals drew complaints that were investigated by the…
"These Are Not The Criminals You Are Looking For"
I remain simultaneously amazed and appalled that the cux of the matter of the activities of WikiLeaks is not so much about the contents of what WikiLeaks actually leaks, but…
Guns: What the Proponents of Fortress North America Want You to Forget
The Canadian proponents of Fortress North America want you to think about the prospect of speedier passage across the Canada-U.S. border for goods and people. They propose that we “thin”…
Voting Age
I must admit that when the BC Liberal Leadership Race started, I didn't think it would lead to a discussion of the voting age. Nor did I expect to find…
Google search
I have a little gadget on my blog that tells me what people are googling when they find my blog. I usually get things like “$7 daycare montreal” and “what’s…
Google search
I have a little gadget on my blog that tells me what people are googling when they find my blog. I usually get things like "$7 daycare montreal" and "what's…
Google search
I have a little gadget on my blog that tells me what people are googling when they find my blog. I usually get things like “$7 daycare montreal” and “what’s…
Charles McVety was for Censorship before he was Against It
Charles McVety, the best spokesman for the Conservative Party a partisan Liberal could ever hope for, has come out against censorship despite being for it.
KKK vs Wikileaks
In the US you can not make donations to Wikileaks through Visa, Mastercard or Paypal, but you can still use them for KKK ! Way to go Obama, defending the…
The First Annual Holiday FFriend Shout Out
Cross-posted to Computationally Thinking This is the time of year when we all make a little effort to send a gift to our family and close friends. Other friends get…
Riots and Disparity: Rome, London and Toronto
International headlines in the last two weeks have reported a massive amount of social unrest and unsettling news across the developed world, including riots and economic data which on the…
Life is Bigger than Politics
News was released today that former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a horrible disease that has no cure and robs the body…
Another bill bites the dust
Steve walks warily in to vote on the latest anti-choice bill Ain’t no sound but the sound of him telling his flunkies to vote to kill The foetishists are ready,…
Politics vs. Policy, Again
Not content to be the biggest spending Prime Minister in Canadian history, Mr. Harper announced yet another handout to private business this week: an $18.1 million gift to Gaz Métro…
I Love CBC
Far n' Wide posted this and thought I'd share. Call me paranoid, but I think Canadian public broadcasting is in trouble, and will be facing tough times if the CPC…
Julian Assange thinks I’m “valueless and inane”.
A vehement supporter of freedom of information, I’ve been defending Assange whenever the hot topic of his arrest comes up. Today was the first time I’ve questioned my support for…
A World Turned Upside Down
I have a review essay in the LRC, which uses Paul Heinbecker’s new book and Ed Greenspon’s Open Canada report, to speak to the current state of the Canadian Foreign…
MEET ROBMAN: TORONTO’S MAYOR IS A SUPERHERO
(This is the first in an occasional series on Robman, Toronto’s mayor, who dons a pink cape and flies into combat on behalf of taxpayers.) On the morning when he…