Would someone kindly light a fire under Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe and explain to them that they don't have to le...

Huffpo reports : Rahm Emanuel Personally Pressed Reid To Cut Deal With Lieberman: Sources Updated: 12-14-09 07:24 PM Rahm Emanuel visited Se...

WRECKEDEXOTICS.COM is a site devoted to pictures of expensive sleds that have come to grief. Heartburn for insurance managers and leasing c...

Most of you will not know who Sam Salt was or what his significance was in the world. You will not know that he was a very quiet man but one...

THE GUARDIAN has a disturbing report by Rajeev Syal, titled, "Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor" . The s...

Jesus H Christ. I didn't fight for this . Ever. Norman Spector tries to equate a non-smoking rule with a carried motion in Parliament ov...

Did you expect anything else from the Harperites? The supremacy of Parliament is absolute in this country and Harper is giving the only dem...

THE CALGARY HERALD has a simple position on the RCMP: RCMP needs overhaul The RCMP can blame their damaged reputation on nothing more than ...

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD site is playing "The Sweater", in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Y'all watch, now.

This , as Scott suggests, is going to get very interesting. Well, it's the last opposition day before the House breaks for the holiday...

The Skipper has already chastized John Baird , who should never ever wear a turtleneck, for his objectionable conduct and general stupidity ...

Matt Taibbi on business as usual in DC and on Wall Street: Wall Street = 1, Main Street = 0 . . . . (Cross-posted from Moved to Vancouver )

From the Maclean's : Rising for his second question, Mr. Ignatieff offered the obvious follow. “Field notes by Canadian soldiers make it...

THE NYTIMES proclaims "U.S. Envoy Makes Rare Visit to North Korea" , and it seems like the White House is initiating something. A...

ENGLISH RUSSIA has two articles about bears and people: here and here . And I get to post this marvellous picture:

ACCORDING TO AP/CP , Wary of provocations, Stephen Harper sets foot in North Korea during DMZ visit. Just so's ya know.

Harper Says Global Recovery Must Precede Environment "Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will use Can...

Let's put this whole gay marriage thing to bed (so to speak). "You're not dead yet." That oughta do it . . . . (Cross-post...

Quite the interesting contraption, would you not agree? Used extensively in Ottawa, Victoria and Washington, DC. (Click to enlarge) Gives a...

ACCORDING TO THE URBAN DICTIONARY , that's the US dollar. As the US dollar continues to lose value, it becomes synonymous with the cheap...