A teacher in Burnaby, British Columbia has received a death threat over the school board’s proposal to adopt anti-homophobia policies designed to reduce incidents of bullying and make schools safter…
There there CBC, it’s okay. The Conservatives are going to put you out onto the street anyway. If you can’t be fair during an election, Don’t expect the public’s protection.…
What language do you think progressives should use to try to communicate with the average Canadian viewer?
It’s good to see the rules loosening up a bit in Cuba: Cuba Legalizes Purchase, Sale Of Private Property. Hopefully this continues. It’s too bad the US can’t just get…
Murray Mandryk is concerned there may be no “real opposition” in the coming legislature. I’m not surprised that there won’t be. The Green Party of Sask. has been campaigning on…
Should we eliminate poverty? It’s a ridiculous question made serious by people who have lost sight of their dreams in a wasteland of practicality and concession; They’re practical, to the…
Rumour has it that Greece leader Papandreou's days may be numbered. Is it because he believes in democracy or because he doesn't want to cave to lenders?
Starting today I will be on a regular weekly biz panel for the Lang and O’Leary show, every Thursday night. The panel will take on two six minute segments to…
I read this morning that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has sided with Quebec Premier Jean Charest against Bill C-10, the Omnibus Crime Bill. Both Premiers have committed to not paying…
The Greek economic situation has bankers terrified. This article explains why.
I read, with interest, this article today. As you may have figured out, I knew a little something about what was going on in the Grit campaign (c’mon, you didn’t…
Shorter University, a small university in Rome, Georgia that you’ve likely never heard of before today, has announced that it will now be requiring each of its employees sign a…
It shouldn’t take a genius to figure out that kids are better off when they are able to walk or bike to school, and don’t have to get onto school/city…
This one’s right up there with the Christine O’Donnell “I’m not a witch” ad. Meet Herman Cain. And a spoof here.
Inequality of well-being among families with children is increasing at an even faster rate than income inequality, according to a new study by Peter Burton and Shelley Phipps, “Families, Time,…
Heather Imming is a domestic violence surviver who credits the firearms registry with saving her life after her violent, estranged husband’s guns were taken away from him. So now that…
It’s simply beautiful. “I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined…
I got Chad VanGaalen’s new album Diaper Island when it was released a couple months ago and I’m still listening to it as often as when I first bought it.…
Canada’s own Rick Mercer posted a particularly good Rick Mercer Rant last week, prompted in part by the Conservative Party’s ill-thought-out and poorly timed contribution to the It Gets Better…
A cool take down of the consumerism and the scarcely vocalized passions lurking in every IKEA catalogue. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Short film, Vimeo
