Here is the Media Scrum that followed the Leaders Debate. It really is unfotunate that the reporters asking the questions were not shown. I am off to see Sean Holmans Documentarty ‘Whipped’ but I will get back to the media’s behaviour later.
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night: RIP Richie Havens
It wasn’t planned that way but the first performer to take the stage at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969 was Richie Havens, who passed away earlier this week. The famous performance of Freedom/Motherless Child was actually an improvisation for an encore after a long set. He didn’t
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Election 2013: Party platforms from 10,000 feet
Friday, April 26, 2013 The BC New Democratic Party released its election platform on Wednesday (April 24th), the last of the four main parties to release its platform. What? You don’t have time to read yet another election platform? Well today is your lucky day, because this environmental law alert
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Election 2013: Party platforms from 10,000 feet
Friday, April 26, 2013 The BC New Democratic Party released its election platform on Wednesday (April 24th), the last of the four main parties to release its platform. What? You don’t have time to read yet another election platform? Well today is your lucky day, because this environmental law alert
Continue readingthe woodshed: from your children’s cold dead hands, America
From the “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me, America” department: Why try to control the spread of push-button death machines when you can dress you kid kevlar? From the Guardian: US schools weigh bulletproof uniforms: ‘It’s no different than a seatbelt in a car’ Except we require people to
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Public comments prove Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is all risk, no reward
By: 350.org | Press Release: WASHINGTON – April 23, 2013 – Opponents of Keystone XL have submitted more than one million comments urging President Obama, Secretary Kerry and the State Department following the publication of the latest deficient environmental review urging that the dirty and dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline be rejected. Across
Continue readingthe woodshed: so you think you can play harmonica
Well, not anymore I don’t Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Angus Reid BC Poll: 45% NDP, 31% BC Liberal
We’ve got just over two weeks to go before E-day in British Columbia, and so far there has actually been some slim pickings for polling done. Since the beginning of April (including this one today) we’ve only had four – four! – polls done, half of those by Angus Reid.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The 2013 Q1 Churn Appointments #nlpoli
One of the great things about having orders in council readily available is that people can find information. That’s exactly why the current administration has kept them as secret as possible since 2003 and continue to censor them, even though orders in council are entirely public documents. But at least
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP Leader Adrian Dix Isn’t Short Sighted With His Position On Oil Pipelines
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Cowichan Conversations and Common Sense Canadian contributor Kevin Logan has hit the big time with this opinion piece carried by the Vancouver Province. His was a response to an editorial quibbling with the BC NDP Leader’s announcement that the BC NDP were opposed to expanding the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How much does it cost your cell phone provider to send your text messages?
We recently saw Telus increase the cost of sending a text message to the U.S. to 40 cents. Research and your stories have shown that Canada has some of the highest cell phone prices in the world, so we wanted to know, what does it actually cost to send a
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5919…Air Quality Is An Issue In Eastern Canada
From Facebook. Lord help us if they win the Cup, eh? WFDS
Continue readingwmtc: what i’m reading: youth fiction: the hunger games
This is the first in a series of reviews of youth (formerly called YA, or young-adult) novels, which I will be reading in no particular order and with no particular method. I love youth literature, and it’s simply a pleasure to read what I want once again, with no schoolwork
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: I Hear that BCR Train a-Coming, It’s Coming Down the Track!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger One of the longest, if not the longest controversy ever to hit BC, the BC Rail Scandal, will be examined following the election of Adrian Dix and the BC NDP. It is too bad that a proper invesigation was blocked by the BC Liberals, but then why
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5918…Ottawa Mayor Gets/Pays Parking Ticket.
CFRA reports that our boy mayor, Jimmy Watson, got his Toyota Camry tagged with a fifty dollar ticket last night at City Hall. CFRA also reports that our boy mayor paid said ticket toute and suite. In other news, there is an opening at the parking enforcement office. WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5917…Ottawa Citizen Takes Shot At Justin Trudeau
I dunno why nor do I understand the concept. What I do understand is the Stephen Harpers have taken debt in Canada to a whole new level so perhaps Cam should be taking shots at them, no? Just sayin’. WFDS
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Walking for Mother Earth
Winnipeg, April 21, 2013: Some of the participants in the 10th annual Seventh Generation Walk for Mother Earth, at the Oodena Circle at The Forks. Photo: Paul S. Graham Despite the inclement weather, this year’s Seventh Generation Walk for Mother Earth was a lively celebration that began at Central Park
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5916…Speaking Of No Shows
Dean. Del Mastro. Where for art thou? WFDS
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Denise Wagler-Allan winner of this year’s HCDC pop quiz
Congratulations to Denise Wagler-Allan – winner of this year’s Health Care Divisional Council annual pop quiz. A $100 gift certificate goes to the delegate/alternate whose entry was first to be drawn and has the answers to the quiz correct. At this year’s … Continue reading →
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