This is a book worth reading and understanding deeply. It has great application to our view of politics, the way we see our role in the environment and how we conduct business, society and even ourselves. You will get a practical insight into cog…
Continue readingBuckdog: Since Brad Wall Is On A Roll … He Should Ask Stephen Harper To Come Clean With Canadians About The Duffy/Wright Affair…
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is on a roll. His challenge of Justin Trudeau’s speaking fees (while sitting as an MP) garnered lots of attention. Enough attention that Mr. Trudeau has since reconsidered his original stance.So .. Premier Wall .. you’re on a roll. Pick up the phone and call your
Continue readingCanadian Trends: One week of bullshit in a nutshell
It is simply just not possible for me to wrap the news articles I’ll be discussing now in a pretty bow wrapped storyboard with a beginning middle and end. I don’t even want to do this right now, it’s my first fathers day being recognized as a father (don’t ask)
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: “You’re fired!” Health Minister Horne Sacks the AHS Board
Last week Health Minister Horne out-trumped Donald Trump by firing not one but all 10 members of the Alberta Health Services Board—the board his government created in 2008 to deliver healthcare under a centralized delivery model. One expects such theatrics from Donald Trump, after all he’s a showboat; but not
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: First Nations slam Harper Gvt’s legal case for Canada-China FIPA deal
By: Obert Madondo Twitter: @Obiemad Earlier this month, the Federal Court heard oral arguments in the Hupacasath First Nation’s legal case against the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPA) trade deal. The Hupacasath, a small band in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, argued that the deal infringed on their inherent Aboriginal title and rights.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: We’re #1 (In Oil Spills((Especially Alberta)))
A toxic waste spill in northern Alberta has killed off roughly 42 hectares of boreal forest, in what could be the biggest environmental disaster in North America in recent history. The Tar sands…salting everything they touch.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6150…Is The PM’s Husband Gay?
Asking that question will cost you yer job. Just ask [former] drive time talker on Perth, Australia’s 6PR, Howard Sattler. Thursday he asked Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air if her marriage to hairdresser Tim Mathieson was romantic or platonic. Mr. Sattler also repeatedly asked if Mr. Mathieson was
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Pro-business Harper Conservatives coddling tax havens, tax cheats
By: Obert Madondo Twitter: @Obiemad An Alberta businessman is included in a massive online database of secret tax-haven names released to the public on Friday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. David Ghermezian, the president of the West Edmonton Mall, is linked to a British Virgin Islands-registered company called Regal Mega Malls Development Corp,
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Another Bonehead Protest Goes Bust
Ever hear of the Renaissance Party of North America? No? Not a surprise. It's yet another fringe white supremacist group with intellectual pretensions. The following are excerpts from their mission statement: We do not call for the overthrow of the American and Canadian governments. We do call for the perception
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Mainstream Media Ignoring Real Story on BC Hydro Debt, Skyrocketing Power Bills
Rafe on Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer’s “pussycat approach” to BC Hydro’s multi-billion dollar debt and skyrocketing bills for consumers: “The Campbell/Clark government has forced BC Hydro into making deals with private companies for energy they don’t need yet must take at a cost at least double the market price. These
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Rafe: Mainstream Media Covering up Real Story on Hydro, Ratepayers’ Woes
Rafe on Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer’s “pussycat approach” to BC Hydro’s multi-billion dollar budget woes and ensuing skyrocketing rates for consumers: “The Campbell/Clark government has forced BC Hydro into making deals with private companies for energy they don’t need yet must take at a cost at least double the market
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: Bridal Veil and Honeysuckle
Sounds a little raunchy, doesn’t it? But the combination of bridal veil and honeysuckle makes a gorgeous late spring display.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On tests of character
Dr. Dawg has rightly pointed out the Cons’ attempt to invent a story based on Tom Mulcair’s audiacity in driving to his own parking spot. (Though we can be assured that members of the limo-propelled Con cabinet will never face precisely that same scenario.) But if there is a story
Continue readingGeoff Campbell: Community Relations at the University of Virginia
Hi Everyone, As I mentioned I’m not going to be posting on here as often as I’d like to but I’d like to provide a bit of an update. I’m currently working as a Community Relations Intern in the Office of University Communications at the University of Virginia from now
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Israeli soldiers testify: powerful new Breaking the Silence videos featuring female ex-soldiers
I’ve posted before about the work of a remarkable site called Breaking the Silence. It features candid video testimonials by former Israeli soldiers about the experience of being the uniformed enforcers of occupation and state control. The site has released a series of new testimonials by females who served in
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: How Much Did Seven House Votes Pushing Keystone XL Cost Taxpayers?
News broke recently that the 37 House votes to repeal Obamacare cost taxpayers $55 million. The House has voted for Keystone XL eight times, and Oil Change International says the House members who voted for it took six times as much money from the oil industry as their colleagues who
Continue readingNot an Official Green Party Canada Site: Trudeau just SKEWERED all his critics in one fell swoop!
In a desperate attempt to take Justin Trudeau down a peg or two, the NDP and Conservatives have been crafting a narrative around Trudeau’s public speaking business, and his accepting fees to speak for charities. On my part, I do not think that Trudeau did anything wrong. He put his
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau raises the bar for MPs and Senators
A breath of fresh air in Ottawa In a move that is refreshing, because it shows an MP who is willing to listen to criticism, and to rethink matters in the light of such criticism, Justin Trudeau has announced that he will work with charities to reach some solution satisfactory
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Andrew Gavin Marshall surveys the grossly disproportionate amount of wealth and power held by a small elite class: In 2006, a UN report revealed that the world’s richest 1% own 40% of the world’s wealth, with those in the financial and internet sectors comprising the
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