Apathy is Boring Engages the Rage

The first sound to crystallize over the crunching snow was the drums. Thrum, thrum, thrum -- just a hair faster than a heartbeat. As the crowd advanced, the singing began. A break opened in the line of heads held high -- two small boys at the front of the procession, proudly pounding their instruments. The banners brushed the bottom of the traffic lights and, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, the crowd stretched the width of the street. This was Dec. 15, 2012, in North Battleford, Sask. Here, as in so many other places around the country, Indigenous peoples had gathered to lend their voices to the Idle No More movement.

Ontarians least interested in political news, world events

OTTAWA — Ontario residents are less likely than other Canadians to follow political news or stories about world events, according to a new survey.

The November 2012 web survey of 2,200 Canadians, done by Léger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies, found that 57 per cent of Ontarians say they follow world news, 45 per cent follow news about Canadian politics and just 37 per cent follow news about provincial politics.