In today’s G&M, Jared Bland writes from a perspective I’ve been taking lately as well. “Despite seeming reasonable in other areas of my life, I believe that we are quite likely living in or near the fabled end times….[I]t’s becoming easier and easier to feel that the shadow hanging over
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: 2nd Largest Cdn Forest Fire EVER Goes Unreported
A massive fire burning in northern Quebec is Canada’s second largest fire since fire records began in 1959, according to the Canadian Forest Service. The fire was more than twice the size of Rhode Island on Tuesday–1,621,000 acres. Called the Eastmain fire, the near-record blaze was ignited by lightning on
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Putdownable books?
A recent article in The Independent said that J.K. Rowling’s new book and the abysmally-written 50 Shades of Grey were among the books most put down by readers as unfinishable. Putdownable. A description no author or publisher relishes. They joined … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6239…Where’s That Rob Ford Video?
U know the one of him getting high with his home boys. Things that make me go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. He’s gonna win again, eh. WFDS
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Whipped
For those who haven’t yet seen Whipped, Sean Holman’s documentary on party discipline in the B.C. legislature is now available through CPAC’s website. And it’s well worth a watch (particularly on a stormy Saturday). But I will point out that there may be an important distinction between an elected representative
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saruday Photo: The Bees Are Back!
For the last several years there has been a beehive in the wild space belonging to the city of Montreal that has come to be known as Les Champs des possibles. Last spring we were saddened to see that the hive had been dismanteled. Vandalism? Bee die-off? Too much work?
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Statement of Solidarity from Incarcerated Women Across Massachusetts
This statement was created by Members of The Prison Birth Project: As Prisoners across the country prepare to strike, our hearts and thoughts are with them. As incarcerated women we know first hand many of the abuses the strikers face on a daily basis—as well as many of the repercussions
Continue readingLeDaro: Vic Toews is quite a guy
Reading his bio I came across this. “Toews divorced from his wife of 30 years, Lorraine Kathleen Fehr, after it was discovered that he had fathered a child with his 17 year old babysitter…” Wikipedia Wow! Way to go Vic. Impressive resume. 🙂
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Lac Megantic Oil Train Explosion: Consequences of Deregulation
This is a guest post by Phil Mattera. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is far from reaching a conclusion on what caused an unattended train with 72 tanker cars filled with crude oil to roll downhill and crash into the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, setting off a huge explosion that killed
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Liberals deliberately trashing BC Hydro, WAC Bennett’s legacy
BC Hydro was created out of the fertile mind of WAC Bennett when, in 1961, his government bought out The BC Electric Railway Company. The purpose of this gigantic move was to provide secure and cheap hydro power for both citizens and industry. It succeeded – grandly. During the time
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Canada is an un-developing country. It has been for decades….
Canada is an un-developing country. It has been for decades. Here are some of the signs. * Crumbling infrastructure. *  Irresponsible deregulation of industry and cutbacks to enforcement of the few, weak regulations that remain. This resulted – and will continue to result – in otherwise-preventable deaths, injuries and illnesses;
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: How Well Do You Remember the 70s?
Unless you’re already well into your 50s, chances are you don’t remember much if anything of the 1970s. And that’s too bad for you because, as you’ll discover in the decades to come, a lot of what’s happening to our world, our nation, mankind and your own way of life
Continue readingLeDaro: Life lessons: Inspirational
Very interesting video. You judge it for yourself.
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: Time to Get Ready for the Future – My Personal Decision
I don’t often blog about items of a more personal nature, but today is an exception. Over the past several months, I’ve had the pleasure of taking some time off of work to spend with my family. In February, our third child, Brian, came into the world, joining his sisters
Continue readingLeDaro: If an employee is too hot it is justified to fire the employee
Melissa Nelson was fired by her boss – a dentist – because she was ‘too hot’. Ms. Nelson sued her boss but the Iowa Supreme Court decided that the firing was justified. Go figure. “A dentist acted legally when he fired a longtime assistant because he had grown too attracted
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On selective endpoints
Shorter Andrew Coyne: If you ignore the actual recent rail disaster that blew up a town, there’s little apparent risk of rail disasters. So let’s keep assuming the likelihood of future disasters is trivial. Now, some observers might ask how consistent a particular event is with a set of assumptions
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6238…Ban The Burqua
The Telegraph drops the knowledge that “Holland is to become the latest European country to ban the burka, despite the fact that fewer than 100 Dutch women are thought to wear the face-covering Islamic dress.”Apparently this law was promulgated yesterday. “Women caught wearing a burka in public, on the streets,
Continue readingThe HB-Log : Your water bill is a subsidy for the wealthy
The City of Toronto has a new problem: people are conserving water. If that seems like something of a strange problem to you, then you’re right, its not actually a problem. Which is why the Globe’s characterization of water conservation as having a “hidden cost” is perplexing. At least for
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Beer man Jim Gibbon runs for Edmonton City Council
TweetJim Gibbon, the founder and president of Amber’s Brewing Company, announced this week that he will run for City Council in west Edmonton’s Ward 5. Speaking over the phone this week, the owner of the popular local craft beer company explained his reasons for wanting to run in the October
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