He had done a lot of monstrous things, before he woke up one morning and decided to gut the census.For no sane reason.But for me it marked the moment when Stephen Harper crossed the desert of twisted ambition, and entered the dark valley of his personal demons.For it was that crazy, and look
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Fixing Athabasca U: a chance for tough-guy Tom Lukaszuk to do something constructive
Athabasca University’s isolated headquarters in winter. Below: Athabasca U President Frits Pannekoek and Alberta Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk. Athabasca University’s Faculty Association called yesterday for the institution’s president to be replaced by an interim president chosen from among senior staff. On the face of it, this idea makes a
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Boycott Apartheid ft M1 (Dead Prez) and Lowkey
The faces in this powerful video represent the millions around the world who are united against Israeli apartheid. The faces represent all of us… the eyes, the ears, the collective memory. These performers speak for us even as the US and other powers and agencies seek to give greater legitimacy
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Can the BC Liberals win?
Teddy here to answer a simple question: can the BC Liberals win. The answer, which might surprise some, is yes. A few things need to happen though to make this the case. 1 – The BC Liberals need to run a seamless campaign. Christy Clark’s little voting mishap effectively breaks this, and
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: Tomorrow on EG Radio: the Kalamazoo River oil spill
This week on Earthgauge, we’ll take a look back at what happened in Michigan in 2010 when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling roughly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. What is the legacy of the spill and is there anything for the rest of us to learn
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Talk About the Company He Keeps: Part VI
Okay, this is hardly a new revelation, but given some of Paulie's friends have said they have never heard him say anything racist and that there is nothing wrong with him, we like to remind everyone what kind of fella he really is. The genesis of this brief article was
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5969…Sixty Eight Years Ago Today
The big one, WWTwo, ended. At least the Euro version did. Took a bit more to end things in the Pacific Theatre of War. WFDS
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Lisa’s guide to voting in 10 easy steps
(I liked this so much, I copied it in its entirety.) As you may have heard, Christy Clark is the premier of British Columbia. As such, she is alleged to be a politician. If they know anything at all, politicians are expected to know how to vote. Christy Clark doesn’t.
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Lisa’s guide to voting in 10 easy steps
As you may have heard, Christy Clark is the premier of British Columbia. As such, she is alleged to be a politician. If they know anything at all, politicians are expected to know how to vote. Christy Clark doesn’t. The truly sad and amazing tale of Christy Clark’s attempt to
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Stephen Hawking withdraws from Jerusalem conference – backs boycott of Israel
Reknowned British physicist, Stephen Hawking, has withdrawn from a conference scheduled to be held in Jerusalem in June. The conference – Facing Tomorrow – is to be hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres. Last week Hawking wrote a brief letter to Peres announcing that he wouldn’t be participating. The British
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Durham Police Abuse Of Authority
I’m not sure what is more disquieting, the conduct of constable James Ebdon or the very timid sanctions Durham Police Chief Mike Ewles imposed on the errant officer. Neither exactly cultivates confidence or trust in those who ‘protect’ us. Recommend this Post
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Wanted: strong provincial action to protect our coast and rivers from tar sands oil
Thursday, May 9, 2013 On Earth Day (April 22nd) we joined many other environmental organizations in applauding Adrian Dix and the NDP for standing up for our coast, and expressing opposition to the expansion of the KinderMorgan Pipeline. Although the NDP’s position is a bit less precise than the BC
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Wanted: strong provincial action to protect our coast and rivers from tar sands oil
Thursday, May 9, 2013 On Earth Day (April 22nd) we joined many other environmental organizations in applauding Adrian Dix and the NDP for standing up for our coast, and expressing opposition to the expansion of the KinderMorgan Pipeline. Although the NDP’s position is a bit less precise than the BC
Continue readingNot an Official Green Party Canada Site: Actually, jury is still out on efficacy of Attack ads against Trudeau
Hmm, this is a bit embarrassing. Yesterday I posted that the Ipsos Reid poll commissioned by postmedia and CTV demonstrated that the attack ads were not working. The word I used was emphatically not working. Well I have to climb down a little (a lot) from that statement. I argued
Continue readingHalf an Hour: CN1376 AcadMOOC
7:54 pm Stephen Downes T -5 minutes 7:55 pm Mary Zedeck Hi Stephen! 7:55 pm Janesh Sanzgiri Excellent. Almost midnight here. 7:55 pm Javier Benítez disconnected 7:57 pm Susan Dixon Aloha from Hawaii! 7:57 pm Javier Benítez connected 7:57 pm Kenneth Ronkowitz disconnected 7:58 pm JH Shannon connected 7:58 pm
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Someone’s Sleeping, Lord
We tend to surround ourselves with like-minded thinkers; people who understand, if not agree with our politics, our, as Ignatius J. Reilly would say, “world view”, and our humour. By and large. We have small differences here and there, but for the most part the lion, it is said, does
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Gone Since December #RoboCon
The verdict for the Robocalls Federal Court challenge is still not in, after the judge started deliberating and writing back in December. No rush, I guess. Why hurry when we’ve coped for 2 years already with a probably illegitimate government? They are willing to run a confessed election criminal in
Continue readingI Voted for Justin
I just voted in the LPC Leadership race. It has been five months since the race officially started, and nearly a year since the first potential candidates started talking publicly about running. It has been a long year, a longer five months, and I’m looking forward to working with the
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5968…Canada Loves Mothers
Just in time for Mother’s Day comes this from The Washington Post. Who got it from Save The Children which is a London based NGO. That would be the other London, the one where the Queen and Queen live. Of course you know the Stephen Harpers are sitting in their
Continue readingBuckdog: The Harper Conservatives have no choice but to table all related documents to find where the ‘missing’ $3.1Billion tax dollars went
Today, the New Democrats are upping the ante with a motion that, if passed, would force the government to show its work by delivering to the House all related annual reports, internal evaluations, Treasury Board submissions and related material by June 17th, at which point the speaker would make arrangements
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