Last Thursday, the Canadian Supreme Court saw the case that may in eight months decriminalize prostitution in Canada. Last year, the Ontario Supreme Court overturned […]
Year: 2013
Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and the freedom of the press
If Glenn Greenwald isn’t given a Pulitzer Prize for helping the Guardian uncover the biggest surveillance program in the world and expose the NSA and […]
The Death of the Fourth Amendment
Violations of the Fourth Amendment have been rising in the last couple decades, particularly since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Every part of this constitutional amendment
It’s time to abolish the Canadian Senate
The main promises Stephen Harper made during his 2006 campaign were to reform Canada’s Senate and make our government more accountable. So far, mission failed
A report from the Taksim Square uprising
The air in Taksim Square is practically on fire as pepper spray drifts through the humid Turkish breeze. It burns not only demonstrators but also […]
Gawking Rob Ford: How Gawker and Ford’s crack video corrupt everyone
John Cook has succeeded in raising $200 000. The Gawker editor’s worldwide campaign to raise funds to obtain the supposed video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking […]
Decriminalize It All!
The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) issued a report last week titled “Getting to Tomorrow: A Report on Canadian Drug Policy.” The report calls for our Conservative federal government
Can you smell the rock Rob Ford is cooking?
With all the scandals going on south of the border, it only makes sense that we have our own up here in Canada. After all, our conservatives have a knack for coping whatever it is our American friends do.
BC Election: What a changed Canadian political landscape means for the Orange Wave
Tuesday night’s BC election was supposed to be an in-the-bag victory for the NDP. Instead, it turned into a cautionary tale of Canada’s altered political […]
An ocean liner to boost Montreal Casino revenue
So Loto-Québec is planning on introducing drinking on the floors of the province’s four casinos as part of a broader effort to update and modernize the casinos to
increase revenue
