Here we are again, boys ‘n’ girls, another somber December 6; another year has come and gone and it is time again to commemorate the Polytechnique Massacre when fourteen young…
It’s taken a lot of dead Canadian kids. Kids like Marjorie Raymond. “I have a hard time leaving this world,” she wrote her suicide letter, “but I think it will…
I remember when that hideous dumb on crime omnibus bill was first tabled and the noon hour “Free For All” show, starring Ric Petersen, Aaron Rand and of course, Tea-baggin’…
I have to begin by saying that I have no conclusive evidence that shows that disike of Islam and muslims in general runs highest among conservative ranks. That people on…
I just received this from the ACLU. I will run it here verbatim, except for a few extraneous bits. This is racial and ethnic profiling at its most extreme. If…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Marc Lee charts the share of financial assets held by Canadians of different income levels. And it shouldn't come as much surprise that…
Friday, October 7 was the last day in the House of Commons before the week-long Thanksgiving break. And there was plenty to chew on as MPs left their final mark…
I have personally never met Bill Whatcott, nor have I seen him talk in front of a camera, so it would be impossible for me to judge whether Mr. Whatcott…
He waved his daughter like a flag, he used her like a cheap prop. While attacking programs aimed at protecting bullied gay children. Like a homophobic hog. He called new…
This morning CBC News reports that WikiLeaks has exposed that a Canadian is being held at the notorious Bagram prison, the US-run torture camp and holding tank for Afghans who…
Way to go, London, Ontario. Two days ago, most people outside Canada didn't know there was another London. Now everyone has heard of the one in Ontario, first from an…
Yesterday I purchased something from a small, independently-owned store near where I live in Mississauga. I was the only customer there; the only person working was the owner, a brown-skinned…
Landmark Civil Rights Act Made Racism Slightly Less Overt (Season 1: Ep 3 on IFC)
Ten years on. Ten years of Islamophobia, endless war, the open rationalization of torture and massacre. Ten years of surveillance, insidiously creeping police state, witch hunts, shredding of personal freedoms.…
In another move back in time, Stevie Spiteful plans to reintroduce two anti-terror clauses that were originally introduced in 2001, but expired in 2007. Here they are! One allowed police…
I'm sorry, I just can't help it sometimes.It's probably not the most famous or best-remembered scene from Blazing Saddles (and in truth, it's got a lot of competition), but in…
I'm sorry, I just can't help it sometimes.It's probably not the most famous or best-remembered scene from Blazing Saddles (and in truth, it's got a lot of competition), but in…
And that's just for starters.The travesty that took place this week is common knowledge by now. Activist Leanne Iskander, who's got more courage in her little finger than most people…
I am always somewhat bemused that in today's usage the expression 'political correctness' is overwhelmingly considered a pejorative. One might accuse somebody else of being racist or sexist, but one…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gerald Caplan rightly asks what media outlets think they have to gain by promoting anti-Muslim bigotry: The goal of the Muslim-haters is surely…
