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New Mashey Report Disrobes Climate Disinformer
What would cause a senior anthropologist such as Peter Wood to stagger outside his field of expertise and launch a bitchy, perso…
Peace, order and good government, eh?: Mostly competent government
The Harper Government™ has been doing such an awesome job of protecting the endangered woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta that a Federal Court has decided to step in and order the Environment Minister to actually do his job. [Justice Peter Crampton] said Jim Prentice, the former federal environment minister, never explained why he decided against an emergency order that would protect caribou habitat, although all available science pointed to the need for one. "Notwithstanding the substantial scientific and other evidence that was discussed … the minister concluded that there are no imminent threats to the national recovery of boreal caribou," Crampton wrote. "This conclusion essentially came ‘out of the ‘blue.’ … Accordingly, the decision cannot stand." The court has instructed the current minister, Peter Kent, to "revisit" that decision not to issue an emergency order. Kent has also been told to produce a recovery plan for the declining caribou herds by Sept. 1. It seems our mostly competent Conservatives have already missed a legal deadline for said plan — by four years. And it’s not as if no one knew there was a problem. Some scientists have predicted caribou will be gone within 30 years. Biologists have been documenting the…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Lueur d’espoir pour le renouvellement du PLC: Sheila Copps
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Une personne qui a de l'expérience pour guider la prochaine génération de "rat pack". #20ans
Quelqu'un qui a la maitrise le la langue de Molière.
Quelqu'un qui ne d…
wmtc: "the marriage vow": more racist myths about american slavery
Earlier this year, I blogged about a dangerous, racist myth about US history: that the southern states seceded from the union not because of slavery but because of “state’s rights”. This is a lie. Historical record leaves no doubt: there was only one r…
Continue readingPlot thickens in Turmel scandal
She didn’t just USED to belong to another political party, she CURRENTLY belongs to another political party. In this report, she says herself that she plans to “let go” of non NDP membership. This is your government in waiting folks. Clearl…
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: We need generational change in the Liberal Party
There have been a few articles recently about the emerging race for the presidency of the Liberal Party of Canada. A number of interesting names have emerged, from party veterans like Sheila Copps, recently former MPs like Siobhan Coady and Mark Hollan…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Bertolt Brecht "An die Nachgeborenen"
A remarkable recording from the early 1950shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tphexO4gwoA&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXevIuAj5pHcwA3qNnfHGlns
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OpenMedia.ca: Digital television comes to Canada
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If you watch television, you’ve likely seen those public services announcements (or lightly disguised commercials, in some cases) explaining that over-the-air (OTA) television transmissions in 30 Canadian cities…
Buckdog: Stephen Harper’s Silence On The Tea Party Is An Endorsement Of Their Tactics And Beliefs
While the Republicans (especially the fanatical Teaparty wing) played Chicken with the US economy, we didn’t hear one word from Harper. Remember a few months back when Harper cautioned that an election ‘was a threat to Canada’s economic recovery’. Yet …
Continue readingMorton's Musings: NDP credibility under attack after Turmel’s Bloc ties revealed
I’m not sure how significant this is — candidly I think we should be glad that people are leaving the Bloc and joining federalist parties. That said, one thing did catch my attention — Ms. Turnel’s comment that she was a member of the Bloc and the N…
Continue readingThe Elm Dance: Healing the World
Regina’s Making Peace Vigil and the Saskatchewan Singers of the Sacred Web invite you to join in the Elm Dance on Thursday, August 4 at noon on Scarth Street at 11th Avenue. From its Latvian roots this intimate folk song has grown into the Elm Da…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On building opportunities
There’s no doubt that the trumped-up story about Nycole Turmel’s one-time Bloc membership reflects the inevitable first real pile-on against the NDP in its new role as Official Opposition. But it’s worth noting that the NDP also has an opportunity to t…
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: Green Parks Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon To Seek 2nd Term
PRESS RELEASE: 2nd August 2011Stuart Mackinnon, Green Party of Vancouver (GPv) Park Board Commissioner, announced today that he will seek a second term on Vancouver’s Board of Parks and Recreation. Elected in 2008, Stuart has been a champion of park…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: If You Build It, They Will Spill: Dene First Nation Opposes Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
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The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline spans a massive stretch of provincial territory from Edmonton, Alberta to Kitimat, B.C. Over 50 percent of…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Say No to Andrea Horwath’s dirty schemes
The Ontario Liberals are the only party that will stand up for creating new green jobs and a cleaner environment.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Three Qualities Obama Lacks – Convictions, Courage and Strength
In just over 15-months Americans will choose their next president. At this point Barack Obama’s future hinges on the Republicans fielding a really terrible candidate, somebody like Michelle Bachmann. In other words, Obama will likely …
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: In Which I Get All Literary
While waiting for a discerning agent/publisher to pick up one of my many, many novel-length manuscripts, I thought I would shop around some old short stories to various Lit Mags. Lo and behold, yesterday evening I find that a new start-up, &…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: IM records leading to a conviction
R. v. B.A., 2011 ONCA 544 is an example of a case where instant messaging chat records were sufficient to support a conviction.
The defendant was a young high school teacher. The trial judge found that he and the complainant – then …
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