Proving she’s no one-hit wonder, Brigette DePape showed up in Durban to peacefully fight for the future of Canada and the world. The inspiration for countless of Canadians after her silent Stop Harper moment, DePape is evolving into a spokesperson for other causes such as preventing further climate change. I’ll
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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Duncan Cameron points out how the Cons are copying the Republican economics that have led the U.S. to ruin: The Harper Conservatives model their economic policies on beliefs held dear by American Republicans: just lower taxes, and reduce government, and business will create
Continue readingDurban hosts: Canada bullying poorer countries to abandon Kyoto protocols
Listen Africa, we’ve got Canadians on their knees. You’re next. Ah, our international prowess once again on display. It’s not enough for our government to bully our Aboriginals, our opposition, our media, our women and our youth. Peter Kent feels it necessary to push our tar sands-based Conservative government’s tragic anti-climate,
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany…
… snowy December day edition… Good article in the Citizen{yes, I used good and Citizen in the same phrase} yesterday about the ridiculousness of our quad education system in Ontario. The issue of the wastefulness of our quadruplicated system of education seems to pop its head above the water twice
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – With prorogation looking like it’s bound to be back on the table fairly shortly, Lori Turnbull offers a worthwhile suggestion to end the Cons’ abuses: The 2012 prorogation would be substantively different. First, there is no obvious political land mine to avoid. Second,
Continue readingMore international shame. Canada to pull out of Kyoto.
Oops, wrong Peter Kent Anti-science. Anti-environment. That’s today’s Canada. Well on its way to being a third-world nation because it denies the very existence of actual science. To hammer the nail further the farthest right of US bloggers are crowing and leaping about. I’m not even talking about silly blogs
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