Stiffed with the Bill: A Private Banquet at Civil Society’s Expense
"With a stroke of the pen, a government can destroy the social safety net built carefully by generations."- John Hilary, Executive Director of the War on Want Left: A trade…
Stiffed with the Bill: A Private Banquet at Civil Society’s Expense
“With a stroke of the pen, a government can destroy the social safety net built carefully by generations.”– John Hilary, Executive Director of the War on Want Left: A trade…
Stiffed with the Bill: A Private Banquet at Civil Society’s Expense
"With a stroke of the pen, a government can destroy the social safety net built carefully by generations."- John Hilary, Executive Director of the War on Want Left: A trade…
Stiffed with the Bill: A Private Banquet at Civil Society’s Expense
“With a stroke of the pen, a government can destroy the social safety net built carefully by generations.”– John Hilary, Executive Director of the War on Want Left: A trade…
Gay Pride, Vancouver Edition . . . .
This is the fifth year we've been able to view the Pride Parade in Vancouver. It's also our second Pride Parade of this year, as on our trip to Portland…
Unreported Crime to Plummet!
Once "Failure to complete the StatsCan Long Form" is removed from the criminal code.
Unreported Crime to Plummet!
Once “Failure to complete the StatsCan Long Form” is removed from the criminal code.
Unreported Crime to Plummet!
Once "Failure to complete the StatsCan Long Form" is removed from the criminal code.
Underwhelmed
So the Toronto Mayors contest has become a political hacks dream. I am an undecided voter, and I am underwhelmed by all the candidates. Whether its Rob Fords idea to…
Underwhelmed
So the Toronto Mayors contest has become a political hacks dream. I am an undecided voter, and I am underwhelmed by all the candidates. Whether its Rob Fords idea to…
Truth, Lies and Un-Statistics
According to Stockwell Day, SOME statistics are useful and reliable for informing public policy; those would be the unreported ones. When asked why his government is planning on investing billions…
Truth, Lies and Un-Statistics
According to Stockwell Day, SOME statistics are useful and reliable for informing public policy; those would be the unreported ones. When asked why his government is planning on investing billions…
Truth, Lies and Un-Statistics
According to Stockwell Day, SOME statistics are useful and reliable for informing public policy; those would be the unreported ones. When asked why his government is planning on investing billions…
Underwhelmed
So the Toronto Mayors contest has become a political hacks dream. I am an undecided voter, and I am underwhelmed by all the candidates. Whether its Rob Fords idea to…
Stockwell Gets Tough on Imaginary Crime
Oh Stockwell, you never let us down do you? Whenever we doubt for a moment that the Conservative government makes all its decisions based on gut instinct, emotion and irrational…
where there is smoke…
“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for…
Fireworks Finale . . . .
This year's Celebration of Light finished up Saturday night with a "Tribute to China." The show was actually produced by a Canadian firm but there was some confusion as lots…
The Question for the Green Party is simple. Leadership contests, or Leader for Life?
The Status quo in the Green Party of Canada is unacceptable. The rhetoric has been ratcheted up, and all of this was based on a failed assumption bythe Party that…
SyFy Hates You: My Review Of "A Princess Of Mars"
Watching SyFy's adaptation of "A Princess Of Mars" (one of my favorite books as a kid) is like watching one of your old childhood toys being brought magically to life...…
Conflict Minerals Act Will Not Harm the Congolese Economy
Last week, the US Senate passed the Wall Street Reform Bill, embedded wherein lay provisions for the tracing and monitoring of conflict minerals. This provision was prompted by recent media…