I’m not affiliated with this in any way, but some of you in the TO area might find this interesting. ************** LET THEM STAY Voices of US War Resisters in Canada Narrated by Shirley Douglas Produced and directed by Alex Lisman * 28 minutes Saturday, December 10, 7:00pm Innis Town Hall, U of T 2 […] More »
There’s a pretty picture of a frosty maple leaf on the cover of The Economist this week. Inside the covers, they try to explain Canada to the English speaking world. You can read “A funny sort of government” online for free if you just sit through a sponsor’s ad first. Out of a good 2100 […] More »
One thing I like about John Degen’s arguments on this blog is that he is unapologetic about suggesting that the NDP position itself as a potential governing party. I’ve always disliked the NDP’s tendency to push itself as “the moral voice of Parliament” or other such nonsense, and I really don’t think there’s much reason […] More »
Oh man. Okay, so I thought it was pretty exciting that the CBC featured babble last week, saying it was one of the best political … blogs in Canada. Alright, babble is FULLY NOT A BLOG. But I’m happy that something I started is getting that kind of praise and media. BUT IT GETS BETTER. […] More »
If you like Richard Poplak’s article in This contemplating the higher power of the iPod and its shuffle mode, you might find this McSweeney’s piece worthwhile. More »
This recent dispatch from Reuters reports that although consumers love commercial-free radio and television programming, they really don’t want to pay for it. So, this doesn’t bode well for commercial-free sattellite radio services such as Sirius and XM, who did extensive market research that revealed consumers were clamouring for their service. Turns out when it […] More »
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Last month, the world lost a true hero in Rosa Parks. But as our editor, Emily, pointed out, you wouldn’t know it from reading today’s Canadian newspapers. It was fifty years ago that Parks refused to give up her bus seat, prompting her arrest, a reaction of outrage from the black community, and the birth […] More »
In presenting his party’s platform yesterday, Gilles Duceppe said he wants Quebec to have its own hockey team in international competition. If ever there was a reason to worry about the Bloc Quebecois, this is it. I’ve often wondered how Team Quebec would fare against Team Canada, and I daresay it wouldn’t be pretty. In […] More »
Here’s a bizarre report on the contentious Liberal riding association meeting in Etobicoke Lakeshore last night, in which Michael Ignatieff was acclaimed over the protests of two local Liberals who also sought the nomination, but were apparently not allowed to stand on the ballot. Check out the full story in the Toronto Star. A couple […] More »