As one well-acquainted with the scourge of depression and the toll it takes on both the sufferer and his/her family, it was with great interest that I recently read Jan Wong’s account of her struggle with the disease in Out of the Blue. In what I view as an act
Continue readingThings Are Good: Band of the Month: Most People
It’s July…..Time for Band of the Month! Today’s band is Most People. Soothing, yet energetic, and jam packed with a vibrantly colourful sonic palate, Most People capture attention and lay a landscape your ears could drive for days. Using brightly percussive guitar, and warm, soaring vocal melodies over soft synth
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why it’s ridiculous that Canada’s Big Telecom giants are going to Federal Court to delay new cell phone rules
As you probably know, the Big Three mobile providers, joined by SaskTel and MTS, have announced they are taking on the CRTC and Canadians in court to delay much-welcomed changes to cell phone contract lengths. read more
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6218…Dean Del Mastro Update
Still nothing to say. Off the front pages too. This guy should take Senator Mike Duffy and the other shady Senators to his favourite buffet and kill it coz they are keeping him out of hot water. It’s not super smooth sailing; the CBC reported in late June that “Records
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6217…Harper Is Houdini
Not only is he our beloved Prime Minister but Stephen Harper is a magic man. Canada.com reports that the Conservative Party of Canada is re-branding and part of the re-branding by the Stephen Harpers describes them as “Canada’s founding party.” Here is where the magic comes in. Canada became official
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: The death of plausibility
“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible.” Tom Flanagan’s unusually candid statement about the Harper Cons’ view of politics received plenty of attention. And rightly so, given how it signals a party and government with absolutely no interest in anything approaching honest discussion or debate.
Continue readingLeDaro: Harper and Cabinet having fun!
Note: This is my first attempt to make a Gif from a video.
Continue readingB.C. Policy Perspectives: Should We Be Boosting–even Subsidizing– Bitumen Exports to China?
The attached link to the Munk Debate between Michael Byers and Brian Lee Crowley provides a good summary of the opposing views of educated protaganists on the expansion of the tar sands. A couple of years ago the government of Alberta ran fancy ads on TV showing schematically the operation of carbon
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Former Park Service Ranger Concerned About Fracking Threats To National Parks
This is a guest post by Ellis Richard. It originally appeared at The Huffington Post on June 20, 2013. As a life-long Westerner, and former National Park Service ranger, I’ve spent a lot of time in and around some of America’s most treasured places. I dedicated my career to protecting
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Standing by in Britain and South Africa.
Watching a network promotion on Global Television the other day, we learned the details of the network’s royal baby watch in England. The watch is orchestrated under the aegis of the network’s Entertainment Tonight program. This is the program that is constantly promoted on the network’s newscasts for those concerned
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: The most terrifying book…..
(This was written a week ago. It appears dated for Sunday only because I shall be out of touch with my computer that day.) Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, Deception: Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons. , Walker Publishing, New York, 2007. Adrian Levy and
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: July 6: church and state
I write this dated for Saturday, but I’m writing it late on a sweltering, Friday late afternoon. I shall be posting it on Saturday morning, along with another post for Sunday because I shall be, in that time, soaking up some cold (I hope) salt water. In the July 5
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Portents?
Look for announcements about Sun Media cutting frequency of papers in southwestern Ontario this week and next week.And:…heard a rumour of press room layoffs in London, anyone hear more?And at Sun News Network HQ some guy apparently came around this week to look at the HVAC system. When a guy
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Low-Hanging Fruit
Or should I say pork? I have a bit of a busy morning, so I am taking the easy route for now by dedicating this photo to our ‘friends’ in the Red Chamber and their federal government enablers: Recommend this Post
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: It’s Happened Before
Documents released yesterday indicate that, contrary to what Stephen Harper says, there were more people than Nigel Wright involved in the pay off to Mike Duffy. Most interesting of all is the revelation that Senator Irving Gertsein, who controls Conservative Party funds, was prepared to pony up $30,000 to help
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: I.F. Stone – How Journalism should be done.
From an interview on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. AMY GOODMAN: And the issue, what many will call a false dichotomy between advocacy and journalism, his views on this? D.D. GUTTENPLAN: Well, his views were that you can either be — he said two things that I think are
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Stephen Harper’s Circle of Ignorance
Evidence from initial investigations into Senate payments indicate that one person should be held accountable for this: Stephen Harper.
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
I’m in Fort McMurray Alberta, the heart of tar sands country, to participate in the Healing Walk organized by the Keepers of the Athabasca. Keepers of the Athabasca is a collection of First Nations, Metis, Inuit, environmental groups, and watershed citizens working together for the protection of water, land and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Senate Scandal Closes in on Stephen Harper
Well there he was in High River today, helping to clean-up the town.Throwing out a box of garbage, as the cameras rolled. But reporters were kept at a distance.But sadly for ol' rubber gloves he can't get rid of the Senate scandal or Old Duff that easily eh?Because back in Ottawa, the stench
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6216…It Takes An Ex Liberal To Come Clean
Ish. Four Senators have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Only one is paying back the bucks he owes. That information is all over the place and the re payer would be ex Liberal caucus member Mac Harb. Mr. Harb says he ain’t guilty but he is
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