Nov 6 2013
| Robert Redford's latest film "All is Lost" asks: how does a man survive when he loses all of the illusions and accoutrements that keep him afloat?
Nov 5 2013
| What is inaccurately called the Senate expenses scandal is first about the accountability of the Prime Minister to the House of Commons, and second about the conduct of his political operatives.
Nov 4 2013
| The Senate uproar is a mere banana peel compared to the real Harper scandal -- the slyly evolving plan to turn Canada into an authoritarian petro-state, bulldozing democracy in the process.
Nov 1 2013
| The anti-choice movement has launched a national campaign to try to convince provinces to defund abortion. This campaign is the latest of numerous attempts over the years.
Nov 1 2013
| Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed/ Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined/ Harper cries 'tis time, 'tis time: A return to the Shakespearean origins of the drama in Canada's Senate.
Nov 1 2013
| This month, Hennessy's Index breaks down the labour standards at Wal-Mart and Costco together with a telling look at staff turnover rates and total sales for each company.
Oct 31 2013
| Drone-strike victims are drawing attention to the controversial targeted killing program that has become central to Barack Obama's foreign policy and global war-making.
Oct 31 2013
| Can the government of the day bind future legislatures to spend money through entering into contracts, whether they be collective agreements, or ordinary contracts to expend money over multiple years?
Oct 30 2013
| According to the new OECD Skills Outlook 2013, key capacities for economic success in the 21st century include information-processing competencies in technology-rich environments.
Oct 30 2013
| Canada's obvious duplicity on the climate file is widely known at international levels. Will Canadians continue to allow government ministers to say '1+1 = 5'?
Oct 29 2013
| Instead of weakening the multilateral trading system through adherence to the U.S. agenda, Canada should be working to build a trade regime that restrains the worst instincts of corporate America.
Oct 28 2013
| A smart incubation program for immigrants doesn't mean making a deal with them; it means being the kind of society they want to be part of and contribute to.
Oct 24 2013
| Two lawsuits aim to force police departments in the U.S. to adopt an increasingly mainstream police practice for dealing with emotionally distressed people, called "The Memphis Model."
Oct 23 2013
| A persuasive argument from those on the left contends that the current LGBTQ agenda -- oriented as it is by a quest for equality by assimilation -- is actually hampering the pursuit of freedom.
Oct 22 2013
| Harper needs a win with the Canada-EU deal to save his political skin, which is why he is announcing it. There is no evidence Canadians need CETA.
