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Being a witness comes up in many different ways.  First you can be a witness in a case brought by or against you.  So then you are a party and it really is the only chance you will have to tell your story.  In such a case you have to

This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He’s making a difference on the ground there in many ways, chief among them this: In the minutes after Saturday’s explosion, he rushed to the

This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He’s making a difference on the ground there in many ways, chief among them this:

In the minutes after Saturday’s explosion, he rushed to the town’s centre, using one of his front-end loaders to pour gravel and smashing buildings to stop the path of the flames. Then, beginning on Monday, he emerged to speak publicly and resolutely, a native son who shares his town’s grief — and carries its pride.

Shaking with rage he told reporters on Wednesday that he, personally, will make sure that trains of crude oil don’t pass through town the way they did before the blast.

“I am not a terrorist,” he said. “There is a way to organize this. That track was laid to transport wood. The government needs to put on its shoes,” he said, using a French expression for taking charge.

Lafontaine is striking a note that no politician has or perhaps could. And if he is doing so in Lac Mégantic, how many towns across the country are watching and having the same concerns?

Moodys has taken notice. Life could become quite different for the oil industry with means of transport and routes being challenged, increased costs and heightened scrutiny.

This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He’s making a difference on the ground there in many ways, chief among them this: In the minutes after Saturday’s explosion, he rushed to the

When we saw the ads this week for Sharknado, we thought it was another Shark Week joke commercial, like Snuffy the Seal. But Sharknado is real. Terribly terribly real.Its the newest trend in movies, the schlock ripoff.  More here —Inside the Asylum, One of the Most Successful Low-Budget Movie Studios:

Today’s revelations regarding the oil sheen in the Athabasca River being a large Algae bloom are quite interesting. At first you might say, oh good, it’s just Algae, but one has to wonder if maybe this is a preview of something bigger. The massive amounts of marine die offs are

Failed NDP candidate Matt Toner provides commentary: Let’s reboot the Old Democratic Party into something new for the 21st century. Toner would offer much as an MLA and I’m surprised that voters selected a Liberal lightweight instead. However, the keys to his rejection might be revealed by words in the

When I read Ender’s Game I enjoyed it and looked forward to reading more.Then I found out how virulently anti-gay Orson Scott Card is, and how extensively he worked against gay marriage. So I just can’t read anything else he has written, because it only reminds me of his mean-spirited

The millionth anniversary of The Battle of The Boyne. I am doing this from memory so I may be wrong.  I know that William of Orange, King Billy, is involved as is a white horse. You know 75 years in Ontario this would have been quite the day. WFDS

What would you give for a chance to reverse global warming?  Think on that for a minute.   What would you be willing to sacrifice to avert climate change tipping points, irreversible runaway global warming? Is such a thing even possible?  A team of experts from the Chalmers University of Technology

We’re regaled with horror stories of intrusive security measures that greet the flying public these days.  Things might just be about to get a lot worse. Welcome the era of the underwear bomb.  That’s right, high-explosive skivvies said to be able to defeat current scanning technologies.  Fortunately the guy chosen

They are not missing; they are dead. WFDS

I know he is behind in the polls but one would think that his caucus would be getting pissed too. The Senate. Dean what’s his Del Mastro. And now the Manchester Guardian is hating on him for the cock up at Lac Megantic. Seriously. Revolt Tories, be true to yourselves.