“We don’t speak of these things, not in front of the children.” That, according to Gwynne Dyer, is the approach being taken by our political and military leadership when it comes to the geopolitical aspects of climate change. They don’t talk about it in front of the children – that’s
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: 11 Reasons to Divest from Fossil Fuels
There is a robust debate happening in university halls, around religious congregations, and at individual kitchen tables nationwide. The driving question: Should we divest from the fossil fuel industry? The next 20 years will be unlike the last 50 years. We are entering a stage of discontinuity thanks to ecological
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Open Borders: The View from the US When French Canadians Flooded South
Former US Foreign Service Officer Steven Kelly has an interesting comment on the results of open borders in The New York Times today. He notes that thousands and thousands of French Canadian cross the border to work in the industry, particularly in New England, throughout the 19th century and well
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ottawa NDP Candidate Happy To Throw By-Election To Hudak Tories
Spoil factor never sounded so good: http://t.co/fr9YN5ncUR #OttSouth #onpoli— Bronwyn Funiciello (@BFuniciello) July 24, 2013 One would like to think she’s in it to win, but apparently not.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Oh Yes We Do
Leave it to the head of Canada’s most disliked cellular provider, Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed, to whine that Canada doesn’t need a fourth major cellphone company. Okay, Nadir, how bout we put that to the test. Let’s put it to every Rogers customer and former customer from the past three
Continue readingLeDaro: A talking camel
It is funny. Actually it is new Gieco commercial.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Myles discusses the Cons’ war on evidence: The mandatory Census was the lifeblood of almost all social and business planning. It provided key data for studying things like income inequality and poverty since both low- and high-income households were required to report.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Edward Snowden Allowed Into Russia Weeks After Outing Himself as the NSA Leaker
The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been given permission leave the Moscow airport where he has been stranded for over a month. Snowden applied for… Read More
Continue readingLeft Over: Tomb Much Death-Worship
Tomb Found At Richard III Burial Site To Be Opened LiveScience | By Megan GannonPosted: 07/23/2013 2:53 pm EDT Just great, another wealthy religious group spends millions on still another church/Disneyland while the poor in England get tossed from their housing, the social fabric is being eroded, and the government continues to
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Europe’s New Climate – Deluge
Ah, southern Germany in May. When I heard a buddy was going back to his parents’ homeland for an aunt’s 80th birthday, I told him of the glories of the south in May, especially the spargel season. It’s a white asparagus grown throughout Bavaria and elsewhere that, when fresh, is
Continue readingDemocratic Voting Canada: Ranked ballot will make NDP a real player
FPP tends to make the NDP a minor player when competing against the Liberals for the centrist vote. Why? When both parties compete for the entire vote, voters tend to want to back the winning horse. Many voters don’t like wasting their vote on the minor party. Centrist voters also
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Ever Heard of a "Methane Pulse"? Get Ready, It Could be Just Two Years Away.
It’s sort of like walking along a cliff edge blindfolded. Most of us, given the choice, would say no. There’s a worst case scenario and a best case scenario and not much in between. That’s the situation that confronts us with new warnings that we could be taken by surprise
Continue readingLeDaro: Computer attack
Some Jackass has been attacking my computer. His/her IP address is 67.211.207.182
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6272…Virginia Is For Lovers
Who are missionaries, if you know what I mean. Rawstory.com reports that “On Monday, hosts of ABC’s The View blasted Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli over his campaign to reinstate a ‘Crimes Against Nature’ law that would outlaw oral and anal sex even between consenting straight couples.”What was it Trudeau I said about
Continue readingDemocratic Voting Canada: Ranked ballot will benefit Green voters
“Some people don’t like the voting system. We’ll call them the losers. Or the crazy people. Or the Green Party.” — Rick Mercer Most developed countries have determined that PR best reflects the will of voters — 85% use the system. Unfortunately, PR has yet to make headway in Canada.
Continue readingEclectic Lip: The surveillance state is an autoimmune disorder
Autoimmune disorders (Wikipedia prefers autoimmune diseases) occur when the body’s defenses — antibodies — no longer distinguish between healthy tissue and harmful cells. Instead of focusing on the dangerous antigens, they attack the body itself. Type 1 diabetes is an example, where the patient’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing regions
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: They’re NOT in this home stretch
We now know that big industry and government bureaucracies want to censor and spy on our Internet 1. These initiatives would never pass with the world watching and that’s why they’ll stop at nothing to keep their activities secret. Your team at OpenMedia.org asked the Internet what we should do
Continue readingLeDaro: Pamela Wallin on Vacation
Somewhere in Hawaii.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Alberta Government Failing to Enforce Environmental Legislation: Study
A new study has found that environmental violations in Alberta’s tar sands operations are frequent, enforcement is rare, and there is a chronic failure to disclose important environmental incident information to the public. The post Alberta Government Failing to Enforce Environmental Legislation: Study appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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