To twist the lyrics of Leonard Cohen, "Decriminalization is coming, to the U.S.A." That, or outright legalization.

This is good news and bad news. But it's likely to be bad news for lots of Canadians who live in British Columbia. And it could begin happening in less than two weeks!

Yesterday VANOC announced that California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be a torchbearer on Feb. 12, the final day of the Coca Cola torch relay in Stanley Park. Can these Olympic games get any weirder?

According to the Vancouver Sun, "Premier Gordon Campbell invited Schwarzenegger to Vancouver for the Olympic Games, due in large part to the friendship they've formed through work on issues like climate change."

Isn't the Guvernator's answer to climate change simply to install different engines into his fleet of Hummers?

Interestingly, Whistler shares a special bond with The Terminator.

by Nezua, TMC MediaWire Blogger

On Tuesday, President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor could be the first Latina appointed to the Supreme Court. Predictably, attacks and slurs from the Right are already flying. Regardless, Sotomayor would be an excellent choice for the Supreme Court, signaling to Latino/as that the White House is aware of our need for more representation in government.