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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: SaskParty Avoids Clean Energy Boom
Saskatchewan leadership leaves a lot to be desired. Many people here are excited about how “strong” Saskatchewan is, thanks to SaskParty propaganda. We’ve also the strongest carbon air pollution per capita in the world, but few tend to talk about that here. Times are good, they’re good for me, and
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Baird Gold
It's probably nothing: Foreign Minister John Baird lobbied by Barrick Gold Corp. pic.twitter.com/drIUEvtQKB — Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) March 30, 2015 It’s not easy for a long-time politician to leave public life, even if they have a golden parachute.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Lawyer warns LNG industry: Don’t count on power from Site C dam
Lawyer Rob Botterell represents First Nations and landowners in the Peace Valley region The following is an open letter sent by lawyer Rob Botterell to the BC LNG Alliance, key BC Liberal ministers, and Treaty 8 First Nations. Site C Dam is being looked to as a possible source for the additional power
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff happens, week 12: Prentice sets the stage; Smith shut down; no future in Future Shop
The story this week in Alberta is The Greatest Budget Ever Sold. After weeks of Grim Jim Prentice telling us that the sky was falling, and it was falling on your head, his government delivered a budget that was full of cuts and tax increases. But it was full of
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: If you cannot change FPTP, annoy!
Nobody has ever accused the Internet Intifada of being smart. Nor are all bloggers brilliant. The twits on Twitter can be quite antisocial and FaceBook denizens are like Adonis searching the vastness of the digital pool for their reflected self. And in all of these public venues uninformed opinions rage.
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Bad Thinkers and the Unknown Knowns
I came across an interesting piece on bad thinking online recently. In it, the author argues some of the points I’ve mentioned in the past about people who believe in conspiracy theories, gossip and other online codswallop: The problem with conspiracy theorists is not, as the US legal scholar Cass
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Fisk On Harper
It’s articles like this one that make you wonder if the Canadian media is telling you everything you need to know. (Seriously though, that’s plainly obvious.) If Stephen Harper is serious about criminalising ‘barbaric cultural practices’, then he should arrest himself for even suggesting it And while he’s at it,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: More Spy Stuff
The bottom half of this page is all about CSE. Canada’s had a recent track record that’s bad. PONY EXPRESS ring a bell? So what is our watchdog really doing? Not much, judging by recent news reports. If you're in Canada I'll be on @cbcasithappens shortly talking about our story
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Where’s Linda Knight now?
When the unhappy staff at the Niagara branch of CarePartners first entertained the idea of organizing themselves into a union, CarePartners owner Linda Knight picked up the phone and called each of the workers. She promised that things would get … Continue reading →
Continue readingTaylorOwen.com: Disruptive Power Book Site
I have a new site up for the book, with details on events, reviews, media and articles. It’s at: www.disruptive-power.com/
Continue readingTaylorOwen.com: Disruptive Power Book Website
I have a new site up with all of the book information, event details, writing and media: www.disruptive-power.com
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Podemos in Spain Ignite Alternatives
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Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff happens, week 11: A bridge too bent; freedom for cable subscribers
The bendy-bendy portion of Edmonton’s newest bridge. Here in Edmonton, the city is in the process of rebuilding a major bridge into the downtown. It’s the 102 Avenue bridge, which I wrote about so lovingly a while back. I’m sure you remember that, right? Of course you do. Last Sunday
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: YQR 360- Turning Homelessness Around
Originally posted on John Klein – Regina: Coinciding with the 5 Days for the Homeless charity fundraiser, was another event at the University of Regina Friday afternoon. I caught the last half of it for you, and there were some really interesting comments from the audience and panel members. When
Continue readingLeft Over: A California Cautionary Tale…Served Dry
Drought-ravaged L.A. looking to ‘sponge up’ every bit of rainwater New storm drains built to let rainwater ‘piddle out’ into soil, $1B emergency plan to add more By Kim Brunhuber, CBC News Posted: Mar 20, 2015 4:39 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 20, 2015 10:20 PM ET Having grown up
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Inside Canada’s Five-Year-Long Anti-Terror Investigation of a Group of Quebec Communists
On November 30, 2004, a bomb buried under two bags of sand went off, shaking the foundations of a hydroelectric tower near the Quebec-US border. Two years later, a car bomb decimated an oil executive’s car outside of his home, northwest of Montreal. Read the rest of this article on
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Lessons for Canada in Israel’s elector impotence.
It looks like Benjamin Netanyahu has once again used the Israeli form of proportional representation to cling to power in the Israeli Knesset. Israel uses proportional representation that only allows the voter to select a political party. The representatives are then appointed according to each party’s closed lists. What it
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Windi Earthworm, circa 1979
Two photos just sent to me by François Couture — thanks! Windi Earthworm, photo by François COUTURE, circa 1979 Windi Earthworm, photo by François COUTURE, circa 1979 on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://ift.tt/1OamMhN
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Saskatchewan Needs a Real Change of Destination
Greg is making a good point in his latest column, but I had to throw in a Green campaign slogan into the title in good fun. The bottom line really is that the Sask Party is propping up the dying fossil fuels industry, while calls to divest from it are
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