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Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Appalachia-North? 18 new coal mine proposals for Comox Valley
The Comox Valley citizens’ group that recently sent a proposed coal mine application back to the drawing board has discovered a staggering 18 new coal mine applications throughout the region. The new applications were filed with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas by Feisa Resources Canada and Golden
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Dennis Farina RIP. No longer available to play Vic Toews.
One of the funniest, most profane character actor of all time has died. His Jimmy Serrano of ‘Midnight Run’ never fails to get me laughing. “You and that other dummy better start getting more personally involved in your work, or I’m gonna stab you through the heart with a fuckin’
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trailer for Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Movie
Here’s the trailer for MaddAddam, the much-anticipated film based on the final novel in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian trilogy. The post Trailer for Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Movie appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Harper’s Audit-the-Enemy Strategy Fulfills Nixon’s Dream
Last week it was revealed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office created an “enemy list” to include in briefing books for newly appointed Cabinet members. Pundits were quick to point out that US President Richard Nixon also had such a list of enemies that his office maintained. However, the enemy
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: We get letters – and from the UK, too!
From: chrisallan276@hotmail.co.uk 4:39 PM To: Warren Kinsella You sit are a sick individual , I really have no idea how or why you are allowed to write a column for a newspaper ! Sent from my iPhone
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Trudeau 1, Harper 0
Nice ending to an affair that I always found rather suspicious. Will assorted Conservative (and conservative) critics now apologize to Trudeau for their attacks on him? Of course not.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Why is the Ontario Human Rights Commission tweeting about sex and politics?
Screen cap, before the two tweets were deleted: Not the kind of thing you’d expect from a provincial quasi-judicial body, but perhaps Ann Cavoukian’s malady is spreading through the public service.
Continue readingLeDaro: Harper shows more dance moves on a tight rope :)
Can you beat that.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Speaking of Boiled Frogs, Here’s Paul Beckwith
Just in case you’re not familiar with the blog, PostArctica, there you’ll find a piece written by Paul Beckwith, a climate scientist at the University of Ottawa. Paul has just put up a post, “The Great Arctic Flush” which, if you haven’t read it, you really should. Beckwith introduces us
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Ad the CBC Refuses To Air
Are they right or wrong? You decide. You can read the full story here. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: It’s 12 O’Clock, Have You Boycotted IKEA Yet Today?
$3.85 billion in profit is just not enough. Union busting and global greed now! Gratitude, then and now. It used to include a t-shirt and more, for all employees around the world. Now, union busting. The best part of the Teamster Local 213 rally in Richmond on Saturday was the
Continue readingPostArctica: FAMADIHANA
Conceived and created by Devin McDermott and Ethan Folk. Movement created and performed by Devin McDermott. Filmed and edited by Ethan Folk. Score: Rolled Together – The Antlers Many, many thanks to Ryan Law, Jessica Robinson, Sarah Jo Ward, Alice Gosti, and Darcey Zoller. Famadihana is a funerary tradition of
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: ‘Salmon Farming Kills’ campaign ruled defamation on appeal
The BC Court of Appeal came down today in favour of Norwegian-owned aquaculture giant Mainstream-Cermaq in the matter of a controversial campaign targeting the industry. British activist Don Staniford, who devised the “Salmon Farming Kills” slogan and series of graphics and web postings – modeled on cigarette packages and containing
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Report finds that the best way to manage strong networks is to relax Big Telecom’s grip
Independent research company BuddleComm has released a new report (sadly it’s expensive; if I were you I’d just read Phillip Dampier’s summary here) that looks at the best ways to connect everyone to the Internet. It’s key finding: there’s just no substitute for robust networks managed by independent players. But
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Tim Hortons blocks customers’ WiFi access to gay and lesbian website
Last week, Canadian coffee titan Tim Hortons blocked the website of popular gay and lesbian newspaper Xtra from its public WiFi network. The post Tim Hortons blocks customers’ WiFi access to gay and lesbian website appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Liberals set BC Hydro on path to privatization
It’s rather like a pregnancy – you can only keep it a secret for so long. Thus it is with BC Hydro’s bankruptcy. We recently learned that BC Hydro spends 50% of its power purchases on power bought, on a take-or-pay basis, from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) yet only gets
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