RIP Jack Layton: His Death Is Only The Beginning
by matttbastard In the end, we should have known it was fanciful, even selfish, to expect Jack Layton to make it back to Parliament in the Fall. The man who,…
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Today and tomorrow–My tribute to Jack Layton
Today is the day most of us feared when former NDP Leader Jack Layton took to the stage on July 25th to announce what was meant to be a temporary…
Howl! live recording 2 – Monday Music Pick: Download two free tracks from experimental guitarist Nick Kuepfer
Art Threat presents two live recordings featuring musician Nick Kuepfer performing at Howl! in March 2011.
Jack Layton’s Legacy
Jack Layton has died from cancer. I believe his legacy will inspire optimism and integrity in Canadian politics. What are your thoughts? Share the Love: Twitter del.icio.us email RSS Facebook…
RIP Jack Layton #CancerTagFail
If we make it to September, Everything’s gonna be alright I know, It’s the coldest time of Summer, And Canada mourns the MP from Toronto. If we make it to…
Jack Layton 1950-2011
Jack Layton passed away this morning and I feel that in his passing we need to remember all the good that he has done for Canada. Obviously, it is in…
Jack Layton
I just now learned that Mr. Layton has passed away. My thoughts go out to his family and his colleagues. This is a sad day for all Canadians regardless of…
How much do you notice the politics of your fellow city dwellers?
How much does the political leanings of your fellow city dwellers leak into your day-to-day living experience?
Angry Voters
Jeff suggests a new app for the iPhone. I’d call it iVote, or Angry Voters. I used to be a hard-liner against e-voting, but now I’m starting to wonder if…
Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki on How Individual Frame of Mind Has Everything To Do With Saving the Planet
tnh ds.jpg Getting people to believe that they really can make a difference in the struggle to the save the planet from human folly can be just as important as…
Mount Allison University Video Project Featured in Academica’s Top Ten
This morning the video project I've been working on this summer was featured on Academica's Top Ten list. If you're not familiar with the list here's a little snippet from…
Would You Vote Over The Internet?
I trust computers… to do what their potentially untrustworthy programmers tell them to do. Because it’s computer code that could be corrupted, there’s little means for the layperson voter to…
Shale Gas Outrage Rally And Freedom From Fracking Conference In Philadelphia
SGO.JPG On Wednesday, September 7th, opponents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and unconventional gas exploitation are invited to come to Philadelphia for the Shale Gas Outrage rally. The next...
Canada Right On Target, To Miss 2020 Emissions Targets
01_tarsands_emissions.jpg According to Environment Canada’s peer-reviewed July report on Canada’s Emissions Trends , government action to date is not putting the country on track...
I Hate Tipping
Tipping is terrible. It’s too complicated, and it’s an excuse for employers to underpay people who work in service jobs like waiting and housekeeping. Employers have learned that people are…
Canada’s Unenviable Royal RaceTo The Past
Where are Canadian progressives when you need them? Where were Canada’s anti-mornachists, pacifists and nationalists when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government were planning to return Canada to…
CPC pays homage to yet another anachronism…
… by putting “Royal” back in the names of the Navy and the Air Force. Loving anachronisms - it’s the CPC way… This move is just plain bone-headed on so…
Photos: Montreal Pride 2011
Some pics from Montreal Pride Weekend, 2011.
Mandatory Sentences Really Mean Mandatory
Canada's top legal group, the Canadian Bar Association, was not exactly kind to Harper's approach to crime in its recent annual conference. It identified many issues from overcrowding to the…
Symbolic: Canada’s “New” Sanctions Against North Korea
Canada’s Conservative government will do anything to shore up it’s new militaristic approach to complex global crises. And that includes, imposing symbolic sanctions on a rogue regime. And imposing such…