Comments from CBC story, discussing the U-Pass at the University of Regina: Corruptable writes: forcing someone to pay for a bus pass they will not use is ludicrous. she would force everyone to pay for a parking spot that only some will use… blue cheese responds: @Corruptable like getting taxed
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womanatmile0.wordpress.com: Obama’s Climate Legacy: An Arctic Interview with the Rolling Stone
Thank you Obama, for making climate change a priority during your time as president. I truly hope your successor is as aware of, and as willing to speak out and act on this issue, as you have been. I will miss you as the leader of our southern neighbors.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Free Trade, CETA, TPP, and the US and Canadian Federal Elections: Some Critical Perspective
The following is critical to understand – for the people of Canada, the US, Europe and the world: “free trade” deals such those already signed (NAFTA), and those being pushed through with great secrecy now (CETA, TTIP and TPP), are agreements which grant supra-national powers to transnational corporations, powers over
Continue readingwomanatmile0.wordpress.com: Shell is leaving the Arctic!
Woohoo!!! This has been something I’ve been deeply concerned about for many months now. Shell abandoning offshore drilling plans in the Arctic is amazing news for our world! O how I love a good victory.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Liberal Big Tent May Be An Echo Chamber
Suzuki and Trudeau are both plain spoken people. They both strike me as straightforward. The difference is that Suzuki is much older and doesn’t appear to cater to anyone, while Trudeau obviously looks to his Liberal back-room advisers to tell him what way the wind is blowing. If the smoke
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 37: He’s Pope-tastic; cabbies go wild; NDP plays giveaway.
Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he is doing something right) drew ecstatic crowds in his first U.S. visit. English, however, is clearly his second or third
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 37: He’s Pope-tastic; cabbies go wild; NDP plays giveaway.
Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he is doing something right) drew ecstatic crowds in his first U.S. visit. English, however, is clearly his second or third
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Continue readingKersplebedeb | Kersplebedeb: This Group of Straight Men Is Swearing Off Women (repost)
All over the world, straight men are making the conscious decision not to be involved with women. This isn’t a decision in any sort of metaphorical sense. These men are literally cutting women out of their lives, completely. Read the rest of this post on the original site at This
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Apple’s Welcoming Ceremony Challenged By Robot
I’m cool with a robot waiting in line for a little tech innovation. Get used to it, cyborg haters. https://t.co/Q4Omggedoc — Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) September 25, 2015 It makes more sense than a human wasting their time. “Since the iPhone’s official release in 2007, waiting outside for a new iPhone
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Bruce Carson’s Bigger Scandal
When Harper appointed Carson as a top adviser, the fraud used his position to undermine research into climate change. About the only part not worth reading is the line saying “There is no easy way to cut emissions and grow the economy”, and now you’ve read it, and can recognize
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Harper Can’t Grasp the Solution to ISIS
Fisk puts his finger on the failing pulse of Canadian leadership the last decade. “We had a chance to do something at the end of the First World War [when Sykes-Picot was signed], but we didn’t. Nobody reads history books anymore. One of the first things ISIS did was to
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: On Civil Obedience
“Laws control the lesser man… Right conduct controls the greater one.” – Mark Twain Never be obedient. Obedience is for dogs. No offence to dogs – I love dogs, and dogs are very admirable, as well as lovable, and there is much that we can learn from dogs. But we
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Climate Change Deniers
The scientific community is in near unanimous agreement on the issue of human-caused climate change: so much so, that there is not a single serious scientific journal which will now publish a paper denying human-caused climate change, since it is viewed by the scientific community that the debate is over,
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Will the Catalan elections see the reconfiguration of Spain? – Equal Times
by Arturo Puente – On 27 September Catalonia is holding elections that will be pivotal in determining whether a territory in which 7.5 million people live will remain part of the Spanish state. The president of the Catalan government, Artur Mas, has called on citizens to cast their votes
Continue readingLeft Over: Let’s Not Face the Truth….
Canadians of all stripes oppose face coverings at citizenship ceremonies: Vote Compass Conservative and BQ supporters most opposed; Liberals, NDP and Greens more mixed CBC News Posted: Sep 21, 2015 3:58 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 22, 2015 11:11 AM ET Do I think that politicians of all stripes
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Canadians of all stripes oppose face coverings at citizenship ceremonies: Vote Compass Conservative and BQ supporters most opposed; Liberals, NDP and Greens more mixed CBC News Posted: Sep 21, 2015 3:58 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 22, 2015 11:11 AM ET Do I think that politicians of all stripes
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Yet More Evidence That Corporations Can’t Be Trusted
The recent VW announcement concerning their emissions omissions remind us that too much faith is placed in the hands of a few people that don’t care about the vast majority of us.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: How To Vote Harper Out
Another winner from the National Observer. They review the basics of what we in the progressive universe of Canada (ie. the vast majority of voters) can do to get Harper out of office. Summary: Focus on electoral reform and parties that support it. Order a poll Publicize the results of
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Canadians STILL Getting Gouged at the Pumps
Gas prices finally low enough to have you feel like we’re getting a ‘discount’? Think again.
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