Say hello to a "prudent" budget. Stéphane Dion criticized the bill for being ineffectual, but of course not so ineffectual that the Liberals would vote against it and force an election. (Elsewhere, Thomas Walkom points out that the budget includes a new system of income tax shelter that will, and I am sure you are surprised by this, primarily benefit wealthy Canadians.) Julian Fantino complains about "discount sentences." Apparently, the idea that experienced criminals......

One day Pamela Anderson stood in the centre turn lane of a highway, clad only in a Canadian flag...picturing it? Welcome to the lead photo for the "Best of Canada" edition of SNAP!. Now in its seventh year, SNAP! combines a juried competition for established and emerging photographers with a gala fundraiser on March 2 at the National Ballet School. Organizers predict that the works offered in live and silent auctions will raise $140,000......

When it comes to animal rights, count on Torontoist to deliver all your vegan and vegetarian news. This week, over fifty Toronto-area KFC managers received a copy of PETA activist Pamela Anderson's video (no, not that video, LOL). Anderson sent a tape depicting graphic torture of KFC-owned chickens before they end up in batter, in a radical effort to at the very least change the company's handling of their stock. KFC currently places still-living......

In the insular world of fashion, it's old ideas that are thought to be new, and new ideas that are always old. This post-modernist approach to what we wear has fueled some of the industry's worst ideas, with sales of trucker hats and retro Converse shoes leading the charge. This seemingly never-ending cycle of new/old trends (ie. "80's are out, 90's are in") has finally reached its limit. Instead of turning to the last......