This is pretty rich: Prime Minister Paul Martin slammed Stephen Harper over the gay marriage issue Thursday, accusing his rival of political cowardice. I’m feeling Xmasy. I will ship a free copy of the Rebel Sell (Americans get Nation of Rebels) to the first person to list ten acts of cowardice by The Headwaiter since […] More »
Rely on Canadians to turn a simple clause in their constitution into a political no-fly zone. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms contains the following section: 33. (1) Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act […] More »
Those of you with last-minute gift syndrome with smart progressive friends and family on the list should consider the awesome This Magazine gift offer: Buy two subscriptions for $24.99 and get one FREE! You can order online or call 1-877-999-8447. Because I’m feeling extra especially generous this week (cuz it’s my birthday week) I’m creating […] More »
The folks at Pantone host this cool thing, colorstrology, that matches beautiful colours to every day of the year. http://www.colorstrology.com/ I am purple sage. Thanks to Cary for this one. More »
So I had been noticing a lot of traffic again to the Rebel Sell article, including lots of “send to a friend” this week, and wondered what was going on (yeah, I’m the wizard behind the curtain, deleting all those bot comments and checking the stats on traffic — *geek*). So it turns out the […] More »
This Magazine is doing a reader survey over here, and I encourage our blog and online audience to either take it (takes about 5 minutes) or post a comment here about how you think we’re doing. We’re interested in all sorts of things, the print mag, the online version, and the blog. The reader survey […] More »
I’m taking a media holiday for the next few weeks. No papers in particular, and as little internet as possible. Blogging will be occasional and seasonal. To get things started: First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relatively to […] More »
Ralph Nader takes on Michael Moore in an open letter posted on his website last week. Nader blasts Moore for supporting Kerry in the election, and even accuses him of losing his moxy since winning an Oscar. Although I don’t agree with everything Nader writes in this letter (I don’t really blame Moore for endorsing […] More »
Read a great book over the weekend. One chapter had these two passages: The British ruling classes have acted as if their only hope of continuing power was to put their fate into the hands of the American empire. The process is epitomized in the career of Tony Blair. High rhetoric about partnership among the […] More »
Couple of questions: 1. Just where, in all the great writings of Christendom, does it say that marriage is the union of a man and a woman? Is it in the bible? Did the Pope ever Bull about it? Did Luther? Brigham Young? Tommy Douglas? 2. Apart from practicalities (one is provincial, one is federal), […] More »