P’n'P covered the NASCO Corridor/NAFTA Superhighway quite a while ago, back when all the powers-that-be were denying it was a plan in action. Well, Regina now has its ‘global transportation…
Despite 35 years of metric in Canada, construction is all in the old inches and feet mode, while temperature, speed and some kind of food are metric. What accounts for…
sadly i don't think they have any shame. still...i salute her and support her. this is from politics and its discontents, which is one of the many blogs telling her…
Because they are our books. After a blatant cover-up involving the pork-barrelling expenditure of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money by Conservative minister Tony Clement is revealed by the Official…
Interestingly, Arstechnica points to questions that were raised 130 years ago regarding the telephone industry and its implementation of metered billing. Sound familiar? Like those who protested in 1886, the…
From the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) received the Phase II Report of the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry today and is…
"Of the 2,335 tribes in Libya, over 2,000 are still pledging their allegiance to the embattled president. At present, it is the gasoline shortage due to the embargo and lack…
Tarzan and Arab are Gaza artists who wanted to make films about their home. But they lacked resources, so instead they started making film posters for films that they wanted…
He probably also carried a gift of rabies for his fellow passengers. Read the story here
Ever have one of those days when a couple of houseflies in the livingroom seem more worthy of your attention than, say, an overdue work assignment, the London riots, what’s…
Rafe Mair and Damien Gillis discuss The Common Sense Canadian and their coverage of key environmental and public policy issues in BC and Canada on Shaw's EVOTV, with host Irma…
Toronto city councillor George "Giorgio" Mammoliti (he changed his name in 2002 from English to Italian to better reflect his desire to suck up to immigrant voters in his ward…
Funny cartoon… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
By Phillip Dampier of Stop the Cap Cogeco Cable customers are about to pay for the company’s tragic financial results from its Portuguese operations in the form of broad-based price…
There is an interesting story in the HuffPost on this. Is this the equality that US wants to spread in the world and more specifically in Afghanistan and Iraq? No…
I recently read a few unrelated items that dealt with racism, equality and civil rights in the US, which raised some thoughts I want to share. This time I'm purposely…
“There have been charges that it is morally wrong for the U.S. to aid undemocratic regimes to strengthen their security systems, thereby serving to entrench them in power.” But “the…
Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary wants voters in Newfoundland and Labrador to return Conservative Premier Kathy Dunderdale to power in this fall’s general election. VOCM reports that…
As we are rolling out the 20 video tips we'd like to know what you think of them. In order to find out what kind of videos you find most…
Well that was a bit of fun, wasn't it? Later this week I will post some more information and feedback I've received from Saturday's Virtual Town Hall. Some is purely…
