News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saskatchewan People Set to Celebrate Labour Day On Monday, September 5th, people across Saskatchewan, of many backgrounds and traditions, spanning several generations, and representing a…
What happens to a child who is hungry?And here's what I learned: being hungry makes me slow, stupid, and clumsy.It took me about four or five days of not being…
One Water Fountain Baby it’s a hot day on the porch on de GaspéI feel your kicking but I think we’ll be okayThey don’t want to put your daddy “in…
One Water FountainBaby it's a hot day on the porch on de GaspéI feel your kicking but I think we'll be okayThey don't want to put your daddy "in his…
One Water Fountain Baby it’s a hot day on the porch on de GaspéI feel your kicking but I think we’ll be okayThey don’t want to put your daddy “in…
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Heather Mallick highlights the dangers of the permanent unemployment which regressive politicians around the globe are so vociferously demanding in the guise…
August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every…
As I’ve blogged about here, federal funding for post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada is decreasing. Between 1985-1986 and 2007-2008, annual federal cash transfers to Ontario for PSE (in constant 2007…
Mainstream policy wonks often claim that tuition fees and rising levels of student debt in Canada are relatively inconsequential. They argue that though the costs of higher education for students…
On August 3, 2011 – four days after being viciously assaulted in his Winnipeg apartment, Harvey Sanderson Junior died of his injuries. He was 27. What made this crime especially…
Whenever the topic of female genital mutilation or circumcision is brought up, most people experience a poignant and visceral reaction at the mere thought of such atrocity. Almost everything to…
Anybody who sees the need to treat Amnesty International as an "adversary" has every reason to take a much closer look at whether they're on the right side.
Blacklisted Canadian artist Franke James is becoming a mosquito in the ears of the Harper government. Several weeks ago, I wrote about the Harper government’s interference in the European tour…
Ca...ca...ca...caramba. I see Presidente Crapper has arrived in Colombia. On what the Globe and Con is calling his "victory lap."But I prefer to call his Great Burro Tour.Critics of free…
Bill Tieleman posted on his blog this morning about his objections to the SmartMeter Program that BC Hydro is attempting to foist upon us. BC Hydro claims the completely safe…
Former federal Conservative operative, Alykhan Velshi, is at it again. As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s communications director, earlier this year, he stirred controversy when he used Canadian government stationery while…
As I hope you know, accused WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning was transferred to Fort Leavenworth and is now reportedly being treated like other prisoners, no longer singled out for various…
An article in the current edition of NOW Magazine looks at social assistance in Ontario. The article is aptly entitled “Poverty Pariah,” in light of how apparently unpopular Ontario’s welfare…
Apparently, the man who wants to be Ontario’s next premier signed a petition seeking to end abortion funding. But Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak only admits that he ”may…
