Straight Talk archives

December 2011

December 30th, 2011

Michael Coren's fearless forecast for 2012
It's never a good idea for a columnist to make predictions for a new year, so let's predict.

December 25th, 2011

Christmas fades in a world that needs it
Majority of Christians are increasingly distressed by the assault on their religious tradition.

December 24th, 2011

Jews like Christmas, too
Like Hanukkah, both holidays celebrate miracles and the golden rule.

Christmas 'offensive'? How absurd!
The notion that Christmas must be hidden away because it is "offensive" to minorities is the most absurd of all.

December 22nd, 2011

Good riddance to a madman
PM Harper's quick denunciation of North Korea's "Dear Leader" was definitely a happy dance on the despot's sarcophagus.

December 21st, 2011

Dear America: Get Help
You used to be such a nice, smart country, but these days ... you seem to be having an emotional breakdown.

Rob Ford on being on the right
Brian Lilley speaks to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford about his first year as a meat and potatoes conservative.

December 20th, 2011

Rae ignores history of neglect
Bob Rae journeys up to the deep north of Ontario and discovers a Native community called Attawapiskat living in squalor.

Praying for Kenney and his list of hates
There are many things, and many people, which Jason Kenney doesn't like.

December 19th, 2011

STRAIGHT TALK: Craziness likely to continue in North Korea
Nuclear arsenal or not, how does one take this guy and his regime seriously?

Coulter comes to Byline
Author and commentator Ann Coulter joins Byline with insight on the U.S. Republican race, Occupiers and more.

December 16th, 2011

Hitchens understood liberty
Not only do we owe it to the memory of Hitchens to say whatever the hell we damn well please, we owe it to ourselves.

Toronto's credit watch inevitable
Cut up the plastic, Dwight Duncan.

December 13th, 2011

Battling Obama's Keystone copout
Canadian oil giant Suncor Energy Inc. has finally pulled the pin on its operations in Syria.

Banks not hurting but people are
Columnist Warmington is upset that Canadian banks are recording record profits and laying people off at the same time.

December 12th, 2011

STRAIGHT TALK: Saying no to niqabs
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney explains why Canada is telling Muslim women to show their faces.

December 11th, 2011

Flights of fancy ground Pete’s high-flying political aspirations
MacKay has taken to waving libel writs at anyone who suggests that he has grown fond of traveling on the public's dime.

December 6th, 2011

NDP leader's race a tortuous marathon
With Nycole Turmel inspiring no one as interim head lefty, the federal NDP is in dire need of a new leader.

Worthington backs Romney
Mitt Romney is in the uncharacteristic role of underdog.

December 5th, 2011

Kyoto backers full of hot air
What can explain the devotion of true believers to this worthless process?

December 4th, 2011

Here’s the real way to fight bullies
We need to stop going in circles. We don't need more laws.

STRAIGHT TALK: Ignorable plight a shame on us all
Reading about Attawapiskat, we are reminded that such stories seem to come up all the time.

December 3rd, 2011

STRAIGHT TALK: Suzuki's scare tactics
Charles Adler and Lorrie Goldstein break down David Suzuki's scare campaign.

December 1st, 2011

Suzuki green like the Grinch
David Suzuki wants to keep his Grinch feet ice cold in the snow -- and "save the North Pole."

Life lessons learned from Occupiers
Long live the Occupy movement! Long live the indignants! Long live capitalism!

Dishonest cowards
There's a reason Canada is always disproportionately attacked at the United Nations' annual gabfests on global warming.

 

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