GeneralThe information panopticon, Norway editionThis can’t be a good idea: Norway puts everyone’s tax returns online, for all to peruse.
GeneralParties in glass houses should not throw stonesThe Liberals have benefited hugely from the confusion of the ‘Liberal’ and ‘Canada’ brands, both proudly red and white
GeneralGG vs PMO: The Slovenian TheatreThe Governor General is in Slovenia today, and she weighed in on Canada’s immigration troubles . Help me out here -- is this...
GeneralWords, words, wordsUPDATED: John Ralston Saul is the new head of PEN International **** As usual, I have far more books sitting unread than...
GeneralKids These Days: Former BC Premier editionAfter QP today, Ujal Dosanjh rose on a point of order to say: The CBC has details of the infraction here , plus video of the...
GeneralMetablog: Adding to Wells on Ivison on NaylorColleague Wells points us to what I agree is a very good piece by Ivison on David Naylor’s visit to Ottawa. Toward the end of his...
GeneralFixed-election fraudToday would have been election day in Canada—and that could have had perverse consequences
GeneralFatherly AdviceAccording to Valerie Bertinell , before Eddie Van Halen took their son Wolfgang out on tour, he did his best Polonius-to-Laertes...
GeneralTruth in announcementsUPDATE: Colby Cosh has an even better idea -- just ban the stupid cheques in the first place. Hard to see anything wrong with...
GeneralThree Things1. I saw Dead Snow last night. Hard to resist a movie about Norwegian med students getting hunted by Nazi zombies. It was ok, but...