On Political Advertising and Funding.
With the recent round of 'advertising' by political partys and the character assassination contained in many of them one has to wonder what, if anything they have to do with…
January 2011
Made in China
Source Lately I have bought a few items for the home and for myself, including a couple of cheap antique furniture, gloves & scarves on sale, and a pair of…
Amnesty International concerned about Bradley Manning
Amnesty International has taken up the case of Bradley Manning. In an open letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the organization expresses its concern regarding the treatment…
Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
Want to join student leaders from across the campus in an innovative project that will help create sustainability policy at the University of Alberta?If so, you are invited to contribute…
Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
Want to join student leaders from across the campus in an innovative project that will help create sustainability policy at the University of Alberta? If so, you are invited to…
Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
Want to join student leaders from across the campus in an innovative project that will help create sustainability policy at the University of Alberta?If so, you are invited to contribute…
Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
Want to join student leaders from across the campus in an innovative project that will help create sustainability policy at the University of Alberta? If so, you are invited to…
Barney & Gomer Coming to Your Neighbourhood Soon . . . .
As soon as harperco "improves" their citizen's arrest legislation, we can all live like we were in Mayberry, North Carolina.Yee haw . . . .Recommend this Post at Progressive Bloggers
Can You Tell Me Where My Country Lies?
Here is the authoritarian mind in action: 1- At the request of a city Chief of police, in anticipation for an international summit in said city where peaceful protesters and…
Harper abandons principles:breaks promises in search of total power in Ottawa
The spark that led a group of volunteers to set up Catch 22 Harper Conservatives just about a year ago was Stephen Harper’s rash and heavily criticized move to shut…
The Deficit Kings
When I read Brian Mulroney giving Harper advice to "do something big," I laughed. First I thought perhaps Mulroney meant taking in a $300,000 bribe, lying about it, and then…
Simpsons Fan Victim of Aussie Flood
At first, I didn't care too much about the Aussies loosing their homes and cars after a river crested (what part of flood plain don't you understand), but this lady,…
The Impact of Cookies on Google AdSense
A while back, Google AdSense migrated from purely contextual advertising to historical advertising. I didn't notice until I visited the Economist web site, once. Since then, it feels like 50%…
Purchasing Fighter Jets, Yes. F-35s, Maybe.
The prospective purchase of 65 F-35 fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a political football. What is little in evidence, however, is discussion of the role…
Purchasing Fighter Jets, Yes. F-35s, Maybe.
The prospective purchase of 65 F-35 fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a political football. What is little in evidence, however, is discussion of the role…
Purchasing Fighter Jets, Yes. F-35s, Maybe.
The prospective purchase of 65 F-35 fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a political football. What is little in evidence, however, is discussion of the role…
Purchasing Fighter Jets, Yes. F-35s, Maybe.
The prospective purchase of 65 F-35 fighter aircraft for the Canadian Forces has become, perhaps unsurprisingly, a political football. What is little in evidence, however, is discussion of the role…
Jack saw the high road and said, "Nah."
Today’s Winnipeg Free Press continued to follow the latest insanity rising from the Bloc Quebecois. Sidenote: Someone should pass a memo to Gilles reminding him that he represents the majority…
In Which I Get Outraged at…Oshawa?
If you read me regularly you may have noticed I’m writing less, well, regularly, recently. I’ve promised myself to cut back on political blogging while I try to finish my…
Late Friday Night Ode To … Right Wingers And Climate Change
Item 1 (emphasis added):Climate change: Rising waters threaten North Carolina The sea that sculpted North Carolina's coast, from its arc of barrier islands to the vast, nurturing sounds, is reshaping…