More Capitalism vs Democracy
I was reading this article in Foreign Policy - a "debate" between two highly respected international economists, Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer when I came acros the two quotes below.…
August 2011
This Summer’s Blockbuster Hit
It seems every summer, one political story comes out of nowhere to dominate the headlines. After all, pundits need something to pontificate on, a task that has grown more challenging…
Coalition Members Talk Stop Online Spying on CBC Radio
Why is everybody freaking out about Lawful Access right now? Why is the "I've got nothing to hide" argument missing the point? And why are the experts (Privacy Commissioners, academics,…
I don’t care…to me they just look slow out of the gate and so, so very late…
oh GAWD! i spotted the blackchurian candidate from a mile away spewing slick snake oil and behaving as every inch the confidence man. i dunno how so many people either…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 38 Days to the First Ballot
Hello, Nation...As panicked school children wonder where their summer holidays have gone, we take a gander at the calendar and realize we need but tear off one more page for…
What were they thinking?
"The Republicans had made it clear for months that they would use the need to raise the debt ceiling as an instrument for extracting concessions from the Democratic President in…
Dang when does the nonsense stop…
University of Waterloo study “finds”… Teenage boys are more likely to light up if their schools are located near a variety store that sells cigarettes, according to a new study.…
Some Politicians Should Stay Off Social Media
I think Giorgio Mammoliti may be starting to realize this.
How to win an election: go knock on doors
This is all true -- but gosh it's hard hard hard to get a " a cadre of people who will carry your message and be motivated to knock on…
Showing the rich people we can do what we want
Booman notes this BBC interview with two young English women looting a liquor store and he discusses what America should learn from the England riots:Different countries chose different ways of…
How To Embed Sustainability Into Corporate Culture: A Cheat Sheet
93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to their company’s future success, as found by a UN-Accenture study. But how does one embed sustainability into a company’s core culture? Dr.…
Thoughts on “Why not print money?”
Richard Gilbert’s “Why not print money?” in the Globe’s Economy Lab toys with more radical monetary intervention as a response to the crisis. Desperate times, they say, call for desperate…
Six clouds in progress 4
I think these are as done as I can make them. Filed under: art, painting Tagged: acrylic, art, canvas, cloud, orange, painting, red, white, wind, yellow
BBQing meat and cancer…
If this is true, I’m screwed…. The question I’ve heard that barbecued food is cancer causing. Should I avoid it altogether this summer? The answer Yes, there is evidence to…
Communities At Risk from Gas Industry Air Pollution – Interview with NRDC’s Amy Mall
Picture 2.png The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is busy trying to figure out why communities near gas production facilities are experiencing life-threatening levels of hydrogen sul...
Shale gas protests in New Brunswick
Some interesting signs included: “No fracking way” “What the frack?” Another good sign will be “Mr. Alward (the Premier of NB) Frack off.” And many more. It would look that…
Let the record show
It was a bit less than two years ago that government lawyers, on behalf of CSIS, spiked their own evidence in the matter of the Security Certificate on Adil Charkaoui…
Coca Cola sponsors the Pope
What would Jesus do? Would he take a trip to Spain that cost the Spanish taxpayers, in the midst of a severe economic crisis, $80 million while accepting sponsorship from…
Graham Fraser’s So-called Secret Shoppers
Graham Fraser, Canada's commissioner of official languages, has kicked off a bit of a kerfuffle in the nation's capital over a recently announced plan to investigate the state of bilingualism…
Ford Nation planning to fill city boards with unqualified conservative cronies
Toronto News: Ford accused of stacking public appointments - thestar.comEarly this year, we saw Case Ootes appointed to completely replace the TCHC board, and then Gordon Chong (part of Rob…