Our First Canada Day
Our country was going to be called "Kingdom of Canada" instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it.The greatest thing we can do…
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Our First Canada Day
Our country was going to be called “Kingdom of Canada” instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it. The greatest thing we can…
Our First Canada Day
Our country was going to be called "Kingdom of Canada" instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it.The greatest thing we can do…
Our First Canada Day
Our country was going to be called “Kingdom of Canada” instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it. The greatest thing we can…
Happy birthday Canada
Canada, my home country, turns 147 today. This number elicits smirks from my British born coworkers. It still sounds better than the more accurate answer of 32 years since we…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don't cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper became Leader of…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don't cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper became Leader of…
Wikipedia’s Entry On Momentum
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don’t cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces. Stephen Harper became Leader…
Canada’s Birthday, the World’s Gift
My parents immigrated here from Scotland in the mid 70′s. I have wondered what being born there instead would have been like. I imagine I would have enjoyed living closer…
Peter McKay and this week’s Canada politics news roundup
Justice Minister Peter MacKay, Supreme Court of Canada, First Nations and the rest of the politics news which made the headlines in Canada this past week. The post Peter McKay…
Is Harper setting up BC govt to reject Northern Gateway?
Christy Clark photo: Darryl Dyck/CP) By Geoff Salomons To many, the recent decision by the Harper Government to approve the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline – a project it has…
Canada setting new global standard for TPP secrecy: Council of Canadians
Despite being less than a week away from hosting hundreds of negotiators and other officials from the other 11 TPP member countries, the Canadian government has kept a tight lid…
Final Tar Sands Healing Walk Under Way In Fort McMurray, Alberta
Hundreds of people from all over Turtle Island are currently participating in this weekend’s fifth and “final” tar sands Healing Walk, taking place in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The post Final…
On the centenary of Gavrilo Princip’s fateful shot in Sarajevo, let’s learn the right lessons from history
Gavrilo Princip under arrest. Below: Princip and the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Today is the centenary of the day Gavrilo Princip took his little Belgian pistol to Sarajevo and blew the…
Opponents Vow To Stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline
First Nations groups say that the pipeline would disrupt their traditional seafood harvest and endanger their culture. The post Opponents Vow To Stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline appeared first on…
CBC “Abandons Canadians”, Says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
The CBC plan to shift its priorities from television and radio to digital and mobile services, and reduce staff, abandons Canadians, says Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. The post CBC “Abandons…
Democracy Watch files integrity complaint against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
National watchdog organization Democracy Watch has filed a complaint with the Toronto Integrity Commissioner about inside lobbying by Rob Ford and Doug Ford on behalf of companies with ties to…