Summer fun continues till September 18 at Kits Pool!
Kitsilano Pool will remain open an extra week to take advantage of the warm summer weather, which is forecast to continue past mid-month. The outdoor seaside pool located on Cornwall…
September 2011
Jack MacLaren: Making News For The Wrong Reasons
Seniors upset over Tory candidate’s debate snub. Jack MacLaren joins fellow OLA (Ontario Landowners) alumni Randy Hillier as the Tory candidate most likely to give Tim Hudak a conniption.
CBC, Bell join forces to bid for 2014 and 2016 Olympics
Columnist says a successful bid by the new bilateral partnership will combine the strength of CBC/Radio and Bell Media's Olympic broadcasting history to deliver to all Canadians, in English and…
San Bruno Gas Explosion One Year Anniversary, Lax Oversight is Blamed
800px-SanBrunoFireNight.jpg One year ago today, at about 6:11 pm, a massive natural gas line explosion ripped apart a residential neighborhood in San Bruno, California. The blast was described as...
tar sands pipeline arrests now total 1253: naomi klein among them
In case you missed it, this past Monday, September 5, Canadian author Naomi Klein became one of the more than 1,200 people to be arrested at the White House this…
The Canadian Manifesto 7: From the Book of Genesis
The idea of a "new conservatism" took root after World War II, ignited by the fear of Communism. But it was Irving Kristol, a former Trotskyite, who first promoted the…
Finally, a journalist takes on Stephen Harper’s failed economic ‘stewardship’
Leave it to Dan Gardner to break the big blue ceiling of Canadian journalism, the one that loves to extol the Conservative's 'stewardship' of the economy. We all knew Harper…
Deconstructing Hudak’s Weak Ploy
Any affirmative action initiaitve always draws forth twisted logic from its detractors. We've seen this response with language, race, and gender affirmative programs many times before. That Hudak's advisors are…
Does anyone know if this is fer real…?
If it is, it's so fucken EXCELLENT!URGE To the people of the interwebz, We recently have become tired of seeing trending topics on twitter that were redundant and “pop culture”…
Killing The Bob Rae Myth
Watching the Ontario election you'd think that there was nothing of much import going on in the world. Why else would there be so little difference in the platforms of…
A Couple of Thoughts on the Ontario Election. . . . .
I am always closer to the NDP in every election in this country. In fact, my criticism of the NDP more often than not, and when I do have them,…
Wikileaks: US feared Indigenous self-rule and land claims with UN Declaration…
The United States feared, and fought, passage of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesBy Brenda NorrellCensored Newshttp://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/Photo by Michelle Cook, Navajo/Cochabamba, Bolivia, Climate Conference 2010..Wikileak...
Yo Yo Ma Plays Murray Beethoven: Will the OSM Play It in Their New Concert Hall?
Jeanne's been around for the last few days, and I've rediscovered some of the great bits from Seasame Street. This one actually dates from some time after Elin and Lukas…
Extreme Weather Costing U.S. Billions – When Does The Climate Change Lightbulb Go On?
It’s been an exhausting and extreme year weather-wise across the U.S., as this pointed out in this Reuters article, Weather Disasters Keep Costing the U.S. Billions This Year. And yet,…
This Week in Alberta – The Liberals Pick a Leader
It will be a busy fall politically, with provincial elections in Ontario, Saskatchewan, PEI, Newfoundland, and Manitoba. Although we likely won't see an Alberta vote until 2012, the province will…
Horace the Plumber
Meet Horace, Tim Hudak's latest useful idiot, primed to spread Conservative swill to the Timmy crowd. Tea Party anyone?
4023…This Upsets Me Too
Cut and paste from the CTV News last night:LISA LAFLAMME: Not much you can do about a natural disaster but ride it out. That's something Ottawa is not prepared to…
Friday Morning Links
This and that to end your week...- Have no fear, members of the far right: of course the Harper Cons don't mean it when they sign an environmental protection agreement.…
4022…Wheels Be Falling Off
Tim Hudak, OMG, eleven point lead goes p o o f.Now this.Megan Cornell, personal friend of mine, is being endorsed by a Tory. "Matt Muirhead is a former executive director…
raj sherman sweeps alberta liberal leadership poll.
When asked who will win the Alberta Liberal Party leadership vote on September 10, readers of this blog overwhelmingly chose former Tory MLA Raj Sherman. Four-term Edmonton-Gold Bar Liberal MLA…