Akaash Maharaj – Globe and Mail: False Flags and True Principles
On the injustice of Tiffany Foster’s disqualification from the London 2012 Olympics. This is more than a fight over the treatment of a single athlete. This is more than a…
Canada
Quebec votes 2012: Separatist Option Nationale’s disingenuous appeal to Anglophones
This might come as a surprise to most Anglophones in Canada and Quebec. But it’s true. Option Nationale, a party unconditionally committed to separating Quebec from Canada, invites Anglophones to…
Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with…
Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with…
Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with…
Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with…
FIFA sucks… and so does the IOC…
This is such utter bullshit. Either the fix was in or that ref was just so completely incompetent that it defies imagination. And I know more than a little bit…
Way to go, Canada! U rock!
You won that match. Hold your heads high. Your country is damned proud. A comment on the cbc.ca site says it all: Great effort ladies. The only thing missing from…
Confirmed again: “Canada may use information obtained through torture”
Last February, we learned that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews had quietly authorized the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to use information gleaned from terror suspects through torture. Today, Toews’…
Rona and Lowes
I’m more than a little worried about Rona being taken over by the American retail giant, Lowes. I deliberately shop at Rona for my building and repair supplies- after my…
Sounds from the Diaspora: Asia Indie Music in Canada
Youtube has propelled Asian talents like Kina Grannis, Andrew Garcia, and Clara C to the forefront of DIY music fame. These Californian artists have garnered an overwhelming share of social…
Montreal LGBT couple beaten in Paris
I’ve heard via Michelle Blanc that on the afternoon of Wednesday August 1st, a Montreal trans advocate (who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting) was assaulted with her partner in…
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…
WTF? Justin Bieber says Aboriginal peoples get free gas in Canada
That’s what the 18-year-old Canadian pop star has told Rolling Stone magazine. The trouble is: our over-produced, over-exposed, man-made spoiled brat claims to have Aboriginal roots. But you know who’s…
London Olympics 2012: Connect with Canada’s athletes
So, you want to send a congratulatory or an inspirational message to Canada’s gallant sporting troops at the London Olympic Games? Here’s the full list of our women and men…
Private Employers Access Police Database
Here’s the really strange part… the employers didn’t hack the system to gain illegal access. The police give sometimes false positive criminal record checks to B.C. citizens seeking jobs. “The…
High profile ex-Mountie joins hundreds of Canadian women in RCMP lawsuit
Earlier this week, I blogged that hundreds of current and former female Mounties from across Canada had launched a class-action lawsuit alleging harassment within the ranks of the RCMP. Yesterday,…
Thatcher to Trudeau: No desire to deal with “queues of Indians”
This year marks the 30th anniversary of patriation of the Canadian Constitution. And guess what? It took us 30 years to learn that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wasn’t exactly…
Senator Kenny: “The RCMP was a white man’s club for a long time”
That was part of Ottawa Senator Colin Kenny‘s take on the ongoing harassment and reputational issues bedeviling the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In an opinion piece published by the…