Good Reasons to Have a Vegan Diet
Unfortunately I’m no vegan, but this article is inspiring me to try harder at being one! The article is an interview with Gene Baur, who is the founder of US-based…
August 2011
PM trade tour moves on to Costa Rica
Inspired by these stories: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/11/pol-harper-costa-rica.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/08/pmo-denies-brazilian-bathroom-holdout.html
Sauce for the goose
http://bit.ly/pHNSuK Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when…
So Angry
Are you so angry you’d: a- consider bombing a plane? b- leak a secret classified document? c- vote for Jason Kenney? d- all of the above? If you answered d-,…
Dear Prime Minister Harper: Please Stop Blacklisting Environmental Artists and Scientists
Blacklisted Canadian artist Franke James is becoming a mosquito in the ears of the Harper government. Several weeks ago, I wrote about the Harper government’s interference in the European tour…
A Few Good Signs
It looks at this point as if the Europeans may have gotten their act together (for the moment). I choose to take joy from small victories. However, I am not…
As We Adjust to Our New/Old House: A Story about a Hobbit’s New/Old House
As I ran around trying to found what I've put away while admiring the nice things about our reconstructed house, I came across a story in today's New York Times…
David Cameron’s Horrible Hoodie Moment
Oh no. Poor David Cameron. First he had to cut short his vacation at a luxury villa in Tuscany. Then when he thought he could make people forget the News…
Stock Markets and reaction to it.
This video sums it up quite well. Watch how a baby boy reacts to it.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Graham Thomson notes that for all the permutations and combinations that have developed among Alberta's opposition parties over the past few years,…
Amen
Don Martin weighs in with a common sense analysis of the looming Liberal President race and the signals it will send: Somebody make her stop. Please. The LAST thing the…
Ontario – Cyclists are here to stay – get with the program
Toronto News: Hume: What goes around in Quebec comes around in Ontario - thestar.comExcerpts:This isn’t a matter of right or left, but of right and wrong. Due to circumstances well…
Farmed Salmon Confidential (Part 2): The Cover-up
Part 2 of a 2-part series - read part 1 here.When does a foreign-owned corporation’s right to protect its share price trump the environment and Canadian public’s rights? Apparently, when…
Scientists Say Obama Fracking Panel is Financially Tied to Gas Industry
Screen shot 2011-08-11 at 3.51.54 PM.png The Natural Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of the Energy Advisory Board released their draft report today, which outlines immediate actions to imp...
Ahem, Ford Nation. It didn’t have to be this way
City Budget: This isn’t about austerity & four other notes « Ford For TorontoHere is a great look into the current numbers game at Toronto City Hall. (read the link…
Don’t Be An Ant
So to take a very short detour from the video posts for a moment I'd like to share a very short video clip: It's from, Waking Life, a philosophical film…
Flocke in France
She's grown so much!
Dion Is Right!
Stephane Dion the former Liberal leader for two years, and supported the Carbon tax has put the whole Turmel affair in perspective. He raised a few question that I found…
On targeted development
Shorter Stephen Harper: To anybody who dares question my free trade agreement with Colombia, I say this: you can't make a free market omelet without breaking a few skulls. That's…
New column day
Here, on how B.C.'s HST referendum and Wisconsin's state Senate recalls should rekindle our interest in setting up direct democratic mechanisms to hold governments accountable between elections. No followup links…