America’s Natural Gas Pipelines – A Closer Look At This Gigantic Pipeline System
Following up on our broader look at the North American oil and gas pipeline system, with a focus on crude and the special case of tar sands oil pipelines, this…
September 2011
Nice to See Friends on the Scotia Bank/Giller Prize
The Long List for the Scotia Bank Giller prize has been announced, and I'm pleased to see several friends featured. Genni Gunn, with whom I worked several years on the…
Political Partisanship Masquerading As Political Analysis
With the Ontario provincial election pending, more and more opinion pieces will find their way into both national and local papers. I certainly welcome a broad range of views to…
The Terror Industrial Complex
Great story from CBC’s The National about the insane amount of money that has been spent post-9/11 on the secretive intelligence and policing apparatus to make America safe from demented…
Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey on ‘Ethical Oil’ Ads
oprah.jpg Dear Oprah, I just don't know where to begin. I can't find my words because I respect you so much. You're a woman pioneer who has done much to…
California Bans Shark Fin Soup
There are tons of reason to ban shark fin soup, and it’s not just because it’s cruel to sharks. “Sharks have been around for nearly 400 million years, and could…
Tar Sands Pipelines: Our Moment of Truth
I’m writing this in Bergen, Norway, after a cruise from Leith (Edinburgh) Scotland that took us past many oil rigs – giving pause to remember that we’re as dependent on…
If you want to win votes, play the ethnic card
It's true.It's how the GOP have been able to divide and conquer for most of the last 3 decades in the States, it's worked marvelously well for the Cons in…
12 Ways To Turn Green Intentions Into Green Actions
82% of consumers have good green intentions, but only 16% are dedicated to fulfilling these intentions, according to an Ogilvy study. This puts 66% in what is called the ‘Middle…
The Joy of Political Giving: if you want to build it, they will give
Construction, design and engineering companies gave the provincial Conservatives $239,725 in political donations in 2010, according to figures from the province’s chief electoral office. Companies in the design, engineering and…
I Think I Can See Why The NDP Turfed Him
Barry Weisleder is out as the NDP's Thornhill candidate. Lets speculate as to why. Hmmmmm.Zionists, Canadian imperialist hostility towards Palestinians, renewed resistance across Canada.Real live communists!Apartheid StateMore Aparthei...
On deep impacts
The news that Larissa Shasko has stepped down as leader of Saskatchewan's Greens to work on Yens Pedersen's campaign has already received plenty of attention. But it's worth noting that…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for September 7, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Deadly Explosion Strikes Courthouse in New Delhi -http://goo.gl/SgqSWCalifornia gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle -http://goo.gl/kx1nDFrench Judge Orders Man to…
When must civil applications be tried?
Saskatchewan WTF v. WTF Tae Kwon Do, 2011 ONSC 4982 contains useful analysis dealing when an application must proceed as with a trial of issues or as an action: …
The Battle for the Middle Class
In today's Toronto Star, Tom Walkom writes that the winner of the Ontario election will be the party which best calms the fears of the middle class: "The battleground in…
When politicians cross the line
I think Miller Hudak is completely adorable. But I disagree with her father’s decision to put his young daughter front and centre in this campaign. Particularly when he’s said that…
PM says ‘Islanticism’ biggest threat to Cantada
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/06/harper-911-terrorism-islamic-interview.html
Polling on the CBC’s budget
This just looks like plain old seeding of the ground for CBC budget cuts. A poll conducted by Abacus Data for QMI news agency appears in their pages today. QMI…
ReNEWal
Every Liberal in the country needs to do one thing: stop talking to each other for an extended period of time. This is a fantastic idea that will lead to…
Chicago Blackhawks visit gay community centre
Niklas Hjalmarsson Source: http://www.sharkspage.com/?p=1344Hockey is for Everyone™ is the mission statement and name of the NHL's primary youth development and grassroots program that provides support to nonprofit youth hockey organizations…