Dec 20 2013
| In a little-noticed news release from the North Pole, a jolly senior citizen has asked that his image not be co-opted this holiday season by the Canadian War Department and NORAD.
Dec 19 2013
| President Barack Obama proclaimed Dec. 15 Bill of Rights Day, praising those first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution as "the foundation of American liberty."
Dec 18 2013
| With a small stash of funds, Tomas Borsa and four friends hit the road -- gathering information, interviews and creating an interactive site called Line in the Sand.
Dec 17 2013
| Industry Minister James Moore wins the Scrooge 2013 Award for Honesty by being frank about his, and presumably his party's, utter lack of social compassion.
Dec 17 2013
| The announcement that Canada Post will be phasing out door-to-door mail delivery is a logical extension of the deregulation, privatization, free trade, public austerity and tax cuts agenda.
Dec 16 2013
| Of all the hypocrisies revealed by Stephen Harper, perhaps none are so morally offensive as his sudden, solemn respect for Nelson Mandela.
Dec 16 2013
| The protests are over the environment but, alas, there's a deeper source of trouble afoot for the fracking industry: it's from the heart of the financial world where billions are being lost.
Dec 13 2013
| Business executives have a responsibility to contribute to a less divided Canada, at a time when the rich are getting richer and the middle-class is losing its share of the economic pie.
Dec 13 2013
| Tim Hudak is a great example of the damage a good education can do. So is Stephen Harper. Both are products of university economics departments in the late 20th century.
Dec 12 2013
| Nelson Mandela is rightly remembered for his remarkable ability to reconcile with his oppressors, and the political prescription his forgiveness entailed for the new South Africa.
Dec 12 2013
| Yom Ashura is a day of mourning observed by the Muslim community every year on the 10th of Moharram, the first month of the lunar calendar. This year, it was observed on Thursday, November 14.
Dec 11 2013
| If there was ever a reason for revolution in the streets, it should be the fact that wealthy Canadians pay tax on only half of the income they derive from flipping stocks, bonds and real estate.
Dec 10 2013
| Either Canada's job performance starts to look like what the CPC says it looks like or the party will be punished for bragging, but not delivering on the economy.
Dec 9 2013
| Lance Livingstone well remembers the Canadian Auto Workers slogan "30 and out" -- referring to a contract provision that allows autoworkers with 30 years service to retire with a full pension.
Dec 6 2013
| Words matter. We know they can lead to discrimination, violence and death. It's time to hold media to account for the use of stigmatizing language against sex workers.
