Where’s the peak of Silver Peak
Someone posted a comment on my recent trip report wondering where indeed is the highest point in Silver Peak. Apparently there used to be a fire tower on top of…
September 2011
Support your community association!
Tomorrow evening - Tuesday, September 27 - is the Hintonburg Community Association Annual General Meeting. It's a chance to hear about what's happening in the neighbourhood, give your community association…
Swan in the sky
Instead of doing my school observations this weekend, I and the Evil clan nipped off to the Alberta Star Party. The first night I had to borrow Mrs. Evil's telescope…
If younger voters had bothered to vote in Ontario, Harper would have lost.
There was some conventional wisdom out there in pundit land that in the last few days of the May election, the Conservatives and Harper bit of fear-mongering that the NDP…
Six Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the Poor
The article is wordy and a a bit too specific, in a misleading way. But it ultimately gets at six of the ways the rich are waging a class war…
WikiLeaks: Still Big News
In case you ever wondered whatever happened to WikiLeaks, it’s still making headlines in the news, from diplomatic cables that are in some cases years old. This is because there’s…
There Are Liberals in Rural Alberta: Lets Build With Them, a guest post by Zack Siezmagraff
Zack Siezmagraff, past federal candidate and long time Albertan Liberal, has written the below letter to Ralph Goodale, member of parliament for Wascana, on the issue of building a western…
The Harper Cons and the Country I Don’t Recognize
On a beautiful early fall day like this one it's hard to believe that bad things can happen in Canada.But when I see what the Cons are doing to our…
As Usual, The CBC Is Under Attack By The Right-Wing
I have written before about how I feel that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has, in many ways, sold out to the Conservative Government. Undoubtedly not having understood the sad history…
Tories demand CBC explain its lengthy access-to-information battle by Jennifer Ditchburn
Columnist says Conservatives are asking the CBC to explain why it is fighting the access-to-information law in the courts, part of increased scrutiny of the public broadcaster's spending and practices…
Limits to Growth and the Coming Recession: Why Measuring Matters
“If it matters, measure it.” – Stephen Harper, speaking of the funding of maternal health projects announced on September 20, 2011, with regards to the need to implement international commitments.“If…
CBC expands local news service
CBC will introduce new radio and internet services in Kitchener-Waterloo and London, Ont., and expanded weekend news programming for Edmonton, Ottawa, the Maritimes and St. John’s.
I think less of you!
If you are a member of Le Bon Mot Book Club, I think less of you! Instead of scratching our heads wondering what kind of avaricious, bottom feeding, social pariah…
Multinationals avoid income taxes
Some believe that businesses should pay no taxes and HST serves part of that purpose. A remaining aim of business is to pay no income tax but, because ruling parties…
QP: Keystone XL and G8 Legacy talking points
With Keystone XL Pipeline protests happening on the lawn, and a morning of debating the extension of the mission to Libya, the House moved on to its usual afternoon course…
Canada Can be Powered only by Geothermal Energy
Geothermal power is yet another proven sustainable source of energy, indeed Iceland’s geothermal production accounts for 99% of their energy production. Researchers in Canada have concluded that there is enough…
Harper “ensconced” in power for next 8 years??
“Ensconced” — I love that word. But in this case… As much as I might roll my eyes at the feverish fear and loathing Harper provokes in some of the…
On Lawlessness. . . .
So the NDP wants the RCMP to investigate Tony Clement for his obvious influence peddling on the G20 file.And while they are wishing for that why don't they wish for…
Women key to Ontario’s strengths: McGuinty
Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty said Ontario functions in large part because women balance their careers and family life.You can view this story at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1059889--women-key-to-ontario-s-...
The Keystone XL Pipe-Line Is A Side-show
Given the events on Parliament Hill this afternoon, I thought I would pitch in 2-Cents or so.To me, the best/only way to "green" the tar-sands is to sell any oil…