On January 27th, a rally will be held at Pickering City Hall in support of a municipal motion demanding the federal government act with transparency as it pertains to the development in northern Pickering for a new international airport. You can RSVP to the Facebook event posting here. You can
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The Progressive Right: Protection of the #Pickering Lands; An Open Letter to LPC(O) Delegates (#lpc #cdnpoli)
Dear Liberal Friends, This weekend is the LPC(O) Policy Prioritization Meeting & Executive Board. You will be asked to prioritize 10 policy resolutions for debate at the Liberal Party of Canada Biennial in Montreal. It’s an impressive list of great ideas, showcasing clearly what Liberals care about. On that list,
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Liberal Policy Proposal : Protect the Pickering Lands (#lpc #cdnpoli #NoPickeringAirport)
Excited that the Ajax-Pickering Federal Liberal Association has approved the policy proposal to protect the Pickering Lands. This policy was developed in consultation with Land Over Landings and is an example of how the Liberal Party develops policy with support from local community groups. I was happy to play a
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Protect the Pickering Lands #onpoli #cdnpoli #NoPickeringAirport
Check out Common Ground, and add your voice to protect the Pickering Lands and say no to Flaherty’s Folly International Airport. The Conservative government in Canada wants to convert over 13,000 acres of prime farm land into an international airport (one that’s not needed) and for undisclosed industrial use. While
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Living Large Chemically
China is taking a page out of North America’s book, discovering that antibiotics are the key to industrial livestock production. Already half the antibiotics used in China go to keeping livestock ticking over until they can be slaughtered. Shocked? You shouldn’t be. China is at 50%. In the U.S., the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: To avert looming food crisis, stop eating meat, milk and eggs: Study
To avert the looming global food crisis, all we’ve to do is stop eating animal products, according to a new study by the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. The post To avert looming food crisis, stop eating meat, milk and eggs: Study appeared first on The
Continue readingLeft Over: Vancouver Island: A New Provincial Idea…
Vancouver Island To Be A Province If Separatists Get Their Way The Huffington Post Canada | Posted: 08/06/2013 2:43 pm EDT http://viprovince.ca/ I have often spoken and written about Vancouver Island becoming it’s own province, and now someone is doing something concrete about it.. I have links, below, to both the Federal and
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Ice Crisis at the Poles: Ice, Ice, Baby
What continent is this, anyway? And why does it matter? The arctic ice cap will be fully melting in the next few summers, likely. There is a lake on top of the ice at the North Pole. Santa is getting worried. “On August 26, 2012, the Arctic sea ice extent
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Justin Ling writes that the Cons’ aversion to accountability isn’t limited to their own government, as they’re one of the few holdouts against transparency in resource-sector reporting of payments to governments abroad. – Meanwhile, Stuart Trew discusses an international citizens’ initiative to
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy’s petty reaction to criticism. I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor’s critics. Jim Watson @JimWatsonOttawa Pleased to join @Eli_Ward5 and @AllanHubley_23 and Cyril Leeder at Tanger Outlet ground breaking in Kanata pic.twitter.com/RXzKKT46gZ
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy’s petty reaction to criticism.
I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor’s critics.
Jim Watson @JimWatsonOttawa
Pleased to join @Eli_Ward5 and @Alla…
THE FIFTH COLUMN: Mayor Jimmy Really Doesn’t Get It
The following twitter exchange exemplifies Mayor Jimmy’s petty reaction to criticism. I suppose I should be thankful I have not been blocked yet, like so many of the mayor’s critics. Jim Watson @JimWatsonOttawa Pleased to join @Eli_Ward5 and @AllanHubley_23 and Cyril Leeder at Tanger Outlet ground breaking in Kanata pic.twitter.com/RXzKKT46gZ
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Aviva Shen looks at Monsanto’s history of regulatory capture – with the recent “Monsanto Protection Act” serving as just a minor example in a long list of control over U.S. law: Monsanto insists that its revolving door is in overdrive because Monsanto employees
Continue reading350 or bust: Reaching Across The Climate Divide: Transforming The Way We Engage
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust. Simran Sethi talks about engaging with people who seem to be our polar opposites.
Continue readingLeft Over: Adapt (to the Natural World) or Die
Buffett-Heinz Deal Sends Urgent Warning To Food Industry To Cut Costs Reuters | Posted: 02/22/2013 7:25 pm EST | Updated: 02/24/2013 10:41 am EST From Huffpost Feb 24, 2013 Even Warren Buffet must realize that the day of chemical-laden Frankenfood is well and truly receding into the morass of unhealthy, obese citizens who are
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – There’s plenty of reason for concern about the departure of some of the few independent officers who have successfully held the Cons to account at times – with departing environment commissioner Scott Vaughan serving as only the latest example. – But the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On forced growth
Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership campaign has featured plenty of discussion as to how to define success as a party and a province. But it’s well worth contrasting the varying forms of quality-of-life and social health themes being debated within the NDP against an announcement which epitomizes the appallingly narrow focus of
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Why does ArcelorMittal hate Bosnia?
Pollution, people and tombstones in Zenica. Owned by the Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel producer—creating some 93 billion USD of revenue as of 2011. Granted, steel is an essential building block of the modern world yet ArcelorMittal’s obscene profit margins do raise the question of
Continue reading350 or bust: Real Food Friday
* In recognition of American Thanksgiving yesterday, and National Buy Nothing Day today, here’s some food for thought on eating sustainably. Second generation food activist Anna Lappé has worked with a coalition of groups working for a more sus…
Continue reading350 or bust: Listening to Nature’s Operating Instructions: Chef Dan Barber
For TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, Chef Dan Barber tells an eloquent and surprising parable of foie gras. “The most ecological choice for food is also the most ethical choice for food whether we’re talking about brussel sprouts or foie gras…
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