A Canadian Republic (with a new anthem to boot)
It is worth remembering, every once in a while, that Canada remains a constitutional monarchy. Precisely because the monarchy has no de facto power, most of us - myself included…
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Sporting a Uterus
Following the Women’s World Cup this year has been an enlightening experience for me. So far, some have been heart-stopping (Brazil-USA), and some have been crap (Canada-France), just like any…
CTV’s Quebec City bureau chief Kai Nagata tells why he quit his job
Kai Nagata was CTV’s bureau chief in Quebec City at 24 years of age. That was until he left the world of centrist journalism earlier this week and revealed his…
Independent Panel Tells Alberta To Clean Up Tar Sands Impacts On Water
e711d3cd27039d8eaf7aa821c12f_grande.jpg The much anticipated findings from the Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel, appointed to make recommendations on how to fix Alberta’s failin...
Thoughts on a Filibuster
Can I get a “WOW”? Just look at all those women! I couldn’t stop grinning as woman after woman after woman rose and spoke. What happened to all the arrogant…
Canada’s military… is Sweden next???
We have fairly suddenly become a nation of Hawks. War is good and it is necessary. Wave the flag mightily. Buy the best of the best for the troops. Support…
You’re not defending our freedoms
An Open Letter to the Troops: You’re Not Defending Our Freedoms: Information Clearing House: ICHStephen Harper, Conservatives and Liberals : you should take heed of this letter too. The situation…
Monarchy, meh.
I think I am where most Canadians are on the Monarchy. I don’t really care about them. I don’t like it when people are fervently pro-Monarchy. Conversely, I don’t like…
Somewhere, Stephen Harper is smiling at this.
Statistics Canada released a survey today on the reasons given by those Canadians as to why they did not vote in the May 2 federal election: ..The most common response…
Canada Day Canada.com article
I almost completely missed a chance at some shameless self promotion. For Canada day I was asked to submit an article to a renewal of their "Real Agenda" issue that…
Canada Again
What Canadians Need to Know About Canada Canada is a country the world can be proud of. This is despite our numerous shortcomings and mistakes over our 144 years of…
Middle powers, Great Powers, and incentives in war
Many, but certainly not all, US led military campaigns share a common element: a widespread international coalition that supports and participates in the campaigns. We will see that it is…
Happy CANADA Day!
NOT Dominion Day! Today is to celebrate the birthday of a great (though currently politically misguided) and independent country. While our Constitution may refer to the land as a “Dominion”,…
Happy CANADA Day!
NOT Dominion Day! Today is to celebrate the birthday of a great (though currently politically misguided) and independent country. While our Constitution may refer to the land as a “Dominion”,…
Ten indisputable facts about Canada (Part Two: Culture)
To commemorate Canada Day, I decided it would be useful to clear up some common myths people have about Canada and its culture. I thought it might be especially helpful…
Canada Causes Cancer: Government & Industry Collude to Keep Asbestos Off UN Hazardous Chemical List
asbestos-bangladesh.jpg Last week, the Canadian government successfully and unilaterally stonewalled efforts to list chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous chemical at a United Nations conference in ...
Let’s Build a Fire Under Layton and Rae
In the course of Western civilization we have a rich history of blundering into emergencies unprepared, a history that teaches us the consequences of neglect are often horrendous. In most…
Google Canada from A to Z in English and French
Happy Canada Day tomorrow!From Google.ca auto-search, here is a list of all things Canadian that appear in the search bar when one types the first letter of each letter of…
Ten indisputable facts about Canada (Part One: History)
To commemorate Canada Day tomorrow, I thought it might be useful to clear up some common myths people have about Canada and Canadian history. Many of the readers of The…
Conservatives give away Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and pay the new owners $60 million
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. sold to SNC-Lavalin Group for $15 million - Winnipeg Free PressYesterday, the federal government sold crown corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., to the Montreal-based…