Canada’s veterans rejoiced when Julian Fantino was finally booted from Veterans Affairs on January 5. Mr. Fantino was replaced by Durham Conservative MP, Erin O’Toole. Ostensibly, a sound pick –…
The infrastructure already developed to accommodate cheap fossil fuels creates a psychological barrier to rational discourse on energy issues, says David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Energy shift requires shift…
There’s really no better way to understand another society that to live there. I have never known the United States better than during the years I spent studying there back…
Cop constructively abducts Native woman in Canada <~ media calls it "Pursuing a Relationship" FU pic.twitter.com/tdHy8daYKg — lastrealindians.com (@lastrealindians) January 9, 2015 RCMP officers don’t possess good sense given to…
And a Happy New Year to you too. The new president of the International Crisis Group, Jean-Marie Guehenno, has issued his own New Year greetings in an article on the…
Here’s Harper’s legacy, as he’s attempted to plunge our country into darkness: The group surveyed attitudes towards democracy and governance in interviews with 50,000 people in 28 countries. It found…
Conservatives have continuously let down veterans since coming to power.We've since learned that the Conservative Party let $1.1 billion (with a 'B') lapse in veteran funding. Essentially, Veterans Affairs had…
Conservatives have continuously let down veterans since coming to power. We’ve since learned that the Conservative Party let $1.1 billion (with a ‘B’) lapse in veteran funding. Essentially, Veterans Affairs…
Conservatives have continuously let down veterans since coming to power.We've since learned that the Conservative Party let $1.1 billion (with a 'B') lapse in veteran funding. Essentially, Veterans Affairs had…
Conservatives have continuously let down veterans since coming to power. We’ve since learned that the Conservative Party let $1.1 billion (with a ‘B’) lapse in veteran funding. Essentially, Veterans Affairs…
We live in tumultuous times: Ferguson and other non-indictments of white police who murdered people of colour ISIL and other extremism Stephen Harper’s continued assault on democracy and embrace of…
With the next Canadian federal election less than a year away – and undesirables like Wayne Gretzky soon to be purged from the voter lists – I’ve been getting a…
In Guatemala, indigenous Mayan communities’ participation in community consulta, or consultation, helps to engage the government, and push back against Canadian and multinational mining companies accused of human rights abuses.…
Fortunately, the NSA likely has a backup copy of this attempt to cover up CRA efforts to target charities. @saskboy @Belgraves @TorontoStar More to the point, If sent on taxpayer-funded,…
Michael Harris discusses union busting tactics, forcing members out of office, refusing compensation for veterans, and other scandals of the Harper years – so far.
BC NDP and Official Opposition Leader John Horgan (BCNDP.ca/youtube) I’ve been very critical, especially recently in the tyee.ca, of John Horgan, leader of the NDP, and the Official Opposition itself.…
Tory MP John Weston (from his annual Christmas video message/Youtube) There is surely nothing quite as ridiculous as a Tory pretending that he cares. Money and rich friends they understand…
Canada’s best interests weren’t represented at the recent COP20 climate conference in Peru, argues Leehi Yona, a Canadian youth delegate recently named one of Canada’s top environmentalist under 25. The…
The United States has finally come to its senses and is normalizing relations with Cuba. It’s taken over half a century but—to borrow the old cliché—better late than never. And…
I think people who say they are too ordinary, law abiding, and boring for police to violate them, are more wishing that were true than stating a fact. Will the…
