Always keeping up with the hot topics of thirty years ago, Canadian icon/embarrassment Don Cherry made news this week when he declared that a men’s locker room was no place for female reporters. You might think that these journalists are… Continue Reading
For some reason, I had “Employee of the Month” by the Newfoundland band Fur Packed Action stuck in my head today. It is the best (and only) song about working in a mall food court that I have ever heard:… Continue Reading
In December, the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to determine if women were allowed to wear a niqab or other face coverings while testifying in court. The case involved a Muslim woman who was victim of a rape. The defendants demanded… Continue Reading
Atlantic Premiers are all riled up about changes to Employment Insurance, again. Seasonal, resource-based jobs cannot survive without EI supporting workers through the off-season. These industries, the Premiers contend, are vital to Canada, and, thus, it is worth it to… Continue Reading
Writing in National Post, Chris Selley addresses a couple of lingering issues. First, the financial viability of Canada Post: Over the next seven years, the board predicts a 27% decline in domestic transaction mail — bills, cheques, letters —a 26% drop… Continue Reading
So, for those of you who missed it, after Justin Trudeau (son of the late, venerated Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau) became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the Tories – being the Tories – went on the attack with… Continue Reading
This is unfortunate: The website of Linda Reid, British Columbia’s deputy speaker and the B.C. Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for Richmond East, includes the web address of a teen porn site. Reid’s personal campaign website and Facebook page… Continue Reading
by KatherineMW This weekend I attended the New Democratic Party’s Policy Convention in Montréal. It’s the first convention of any party that I have attended. I went because the convention was nearby, it was for the party I identify with,… Continue Reading
Writing at Maclean’s, Anne Kingston has an interesting column up about the application by Canadian Plasma Resources to begin paying for blood plasma donations at two locations in Ontario. Currently Ontario, like most of Canada, doesn’t allow any such payments, but… Continue Reading
Over on the front page, Michelle has a Friday Jukebox up referencing Cowboy Junkies. So, what the hell, here they are covering Sweet Jane: