Here’s the second part of my freewheeling interview with environmental artist and activist Franke James. We discuss the pro-active philosophy that guides her visual essays, including her most recent essay…
Here’s the second part of my freewheeling interview with environmental artist and activist Franke James. We discuss the pro-active philosophy that guides her visual essays, including her most recent essay…
Plains Midstream Canada is involved in another oil spill in the province of Alberta. Plains Midstream Canada is the same company that saw a 28,000-barrel leak last year from the…
… And I always reply: no, you are wrong. I’m not at all anti-conservative. I am anti-Harper and the Harper cabal. These are two different things. And now it looks…
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Michael Harris neatly sums up the Harper Cons’ legacy: In many ways, the Harper legacy will come down to this: how much can…
You can sum up any current financial news in to a few categories. You’ll either find yourself reading about: A solution proposed by those responsible for the problem that when…
It would be great if we could get some in-depth reporting on the issues surrounding the Alberta tar/bitumen sands from the Canadian media (from some place other than the completely…
It would be great if we could get some in-depth reporting on the issues surrounding the Alberta tar/bitumen sands from the Canadian media (from some place other than the completely…
It would be great if we could get some in-depth reporting on the issues surrounding the Alberta tar/bitumen sands from the Canadian media (from some place other than the completely…
Toronto has joined other cities around the world that has banned plastic bags. San Francisco banned plastic bags earlier in the year, and we mustn’t forget that a small town…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Among the other possible tests in an impending Etobicoke Centre by-election, here’s one I’ll be curious to watch: will attention to the Robocon…
Courageous and talented Canadian artist Franke James, whose 2011 European art tour was cancelled after interference from the Harper government, has recently published an illustrated essay on the current overlap…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Lana Payne weighs in on the Cons’ goal of reducing wages for Canadian workers: As an economist, Stephen Harper must know what…
I can’t find exact numbers on how many websites and blogs went dark in yesterday’s BlackoutSpeakout campaign, but conservative mainstream media is saying that more than 500 websites and 18,000…
I’m speaking out in defence of nature and democracy #BLACKOUTSPEAKOUT Bill C-38 is not democratic; it’s an attempt to hide legislation changes that most Canadians would not agree with. Write…
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Monday, May 7 saw another day largely dominated by debate on the Cons’ omnibus budget bill. The Big Issue Plenty of MPs rightly focused on the Cons’ move to combine…
Miscellaneous material for your Sunday reading. – It’s undoubtedly an embarrassment for John Baird to have leapt at a thoroughly implausible bit of anti-UN spin. But I’d think there’s more…
