Of all the groups in the Canadian Mosaic, none has been more cheated and worse treated than our First Nations. First Peoples is the generic term […]
Month: March 2016
Want to Profile a Group? Profile Assholes
I admit it. I am prejudiced. Not against any religion, ethnic origin, gender or even political leaning. I am prejudiced against assholes. They come in […]
Garlanding the Bench: Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee vs. The Senate
On Wednesday March 16, 2016, Barack Obama named Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS). The nomination came […]
The NDP’s Renaissance: Democracy and Renewal Within the NDP
For many true dippers, through and through New Democrats, the last Canadian Federal Election was an excruciating ordeal. What looked like a historic run towards […]
No Donald Trump, Protesters in Chicago Didn’t Take Away Your Free Speech, But You Want to Take Theirs Away
On Friday night, protesters successfully disrupted a rally for Republican presidential frontrunnner Donald Trump. When the race-baiting businessman realized that anti-Trump activists made up roughly […]
Where the Current Crop of US Primary Presidential Candidates Stand on Food Issues
Where do the Republican front-running prez brigade stand on food policy? What do the Democratic presidential candidates say when it comes to important food issues? More than most other […]
Berta Cáceres’ Blood Stains Canada’s Corporate Approach to Climate Change
This week will go down in history as the week in which our Canadian government discovered the solution to climate change: an increase in CO2 […]
Three Food System Stories that Will be Huge in Years to Come
We tend not to see food security in the headlines. Yet sustainable food systems underlie nearly every hot issue—from economy to foreign policy to health. Save for passing […]
The Problem with Boozy Blood: Drunk Driving Laws in Canada
On September 27th, 2015 Marco Muzzo, the 29 year old son of one of Canada’s wealthiest families and heir to a billion dollar estate killed […]