Canadians less tolerant after 9/11: Poll
No, Canadians are less tolerant under Stephen Harper. Of course this Vancouver Sun article's headline doesn't tell the whole story. The piece concentrates solely on prejudice against Muslims. It doesn't…
September 2011
One Or Two People
May wonder why I haven't been posting lately. Read this and you will get a clue. Our politics have become completely retarded. It makes no difference whether it's federal or…
Breaking ‘News’
There is a story posted on the Globe website entitled, E-mails cite ‘directive’ to re-brand government in Harper’s name which reveals that Dimitri Soudas lied when he denied a story…
What Does Calgary’s Blood & Honour Hate Group Have in Common With MPP Randy Hillier and Ontario P.C. Leader Tim Hudak?
The answer? Jeff Goodall. Now, to clarify. We don't think that either Hillier or Hudak would support the values of Kyle McKee's Blood & Honour gang. Well, at least overtly.…
Schools help fund Encana’s foreign investments
News Item, May 2011 VANCOUVER - Encana and the British Columbia government’s Pacific Carbon Trust have a new deal by which the Trust is purchasing 84,000 tonnes of carbon offsets…
Harper’s ‘Canada’ Is Not A Real Country Anyway
"The Harper government, a staunch proponent of the monarchy, has ordered all Canadian embassies and missions abroad to display a portrait of the Queen by end of week. It’s the…
La conscience ne peut pas avoir tort
Alfred de Vigny
Challenging the politics of division – part II
"Hudak’s politics of division" gets appropriately called out. First, on his hypocrisy: New immigrants to Ontario must wonder how they suddenly went from being valued Canadians, whose skills our economy…
Noise
Apparently Gary Doer, our ambassador to the United States, doesn't have a lot of respect for people who disagree with him on whether or not the proposed Keystone XL pipeline…
An Incredible Video
A friend of mine sent me this link. I urge you to watch it, as it is a potent reminder of our greatest strengths and our greatest weaknesses!Recommend this Post
The Economics of Open Data – Mini-Case, Transit Data & Translink
Translink, the company that runs public transit in the region where I live (Vancouver/Lower Mainland) is getting ready to launch a real time bus tracking app that will use GPS…
State/terrorism
Consider me terrorized. Stephen Harper, choosing his time well, will reinstate special powers for the police to fight something called “Islamicism”—mere Islamism apparently being no longer scary enough. One police…
Abandonment of employment
Pereira v. The Business Depot Ltd., 2011 BCCA 361 contains a useful statement of the law as relates to abandoning a position of employment in the context of a wrongful…
Original Song #31: Elizabeth
Elizabeth listen to the live Randboro demo Her daddy always told herIf she was good, she’d do no wrongNow somebody’s sold herOn some cheap line from some cheap song She…
Original Song #31: Elizabeth
Elizabethlisten to the live Randboro demoHer daddy always told herIf she was good, she'd do no wrongNow somebody's sold herOn some cheap line from some cheap songShe ain't nobody's fool,…
Original Song #31: Elizabeth
Elizabeth listen to the live Randboro demo Her daddy always told herIf she was good, she’d do no wrongNow somebody’s sold herOn some cheap line from some cheap song She…
OMFG…
Do the HarperCons have nothing better to do than send edicts about what should be on the walls of our Embassies and Missions? This Government is a joke. Vive la…
McGuinty’s immigrant pledge is simply bad politics
McGuinty has recently made an election pledge to provide $10,000 dollars in support for businesses that hire immigrants. Regardless of what one might think about the policy itself, it is…
Globe & Mail "Hang the Queen by end of week, Tories tell embassies"
Interesting headline. I don't think that's what the Conservatives meant.Nice to see how we've regressed under Harper. Our independence is no longer of importance it seems. I used to be…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Libby Davies weighs in on what comes next for the NDP:(Jack Layton) had a vision for Canada that was about inclusivity and fairness, and…