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November 2011
Molly’sBlog 2011-11-30 22:34:00
PERSONAL: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT PART 4: As the various Occupy camps fall one after another (a proof of the need for organization ?) to the various…
Dalton McGuinty says "It gets better", and backs it up
McGuinty puts words into action here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/11/30/toronto-mcguinty-bullying.html?cmp=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=DTN+Canada Just another reason why I am proud to have Dalton McGuinty as my Premier and my Ontario Liberal leader.
Molly’sBlog 2011-11-30 21:38:00
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: DEMOCRACY VERSUS THE BANKERS: The following item on the international finamcial crisis is from the Anarkismo website. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Europe & the BankersThe limits of democracy in Project Europe When…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Tweet of the Day
Courtesy of a Venezuelan tweep: “Sometimes Rafael Correa makes me think I’m gay.” Ladies ‘n’ gents, he’s talking about THIS fine-ass dude here: The president of Ecuador, arriving in Caracas,…
Suncor Refinery Spill Threatens River Supplying Denver Drinking Water
shutterstock_56949067.jpg Just another day in reckless energy land. A broken pipeline at the Commerce City refinery operated by tar sands producer Suncor appears to have leaked an "oily muck" into…
Who Funds the Montreal Economic Institute
Among all the secretive and secretly funded think tanks in Canadian politics, surely the most preposterous rationalization is provided by the Montreal Economic Institute: Although the MEI discloses the amount…
You Can’t Nationalize Carbon Costs
It’s stupid to think that a carbon tax would have any benefit for our economy or change habits.
Is nothing safe from the incredible pepper-spraying cop meme?
Mark Twain’s birthday is celebrated today on Google’s home page: And it was only a matter of time before… (from Kosso K)
Poopulator
Okay, so, early this morning, I went to the radiologist for a barium swallow. You may remember this from such posts as : “I drank chalk”. It is now almost…
I think I may have to have a scotch
It’s been exceptionally busy at work of late. Today was just plain over the top and I think I should probably get back to some of it before I go…
Citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik
The UN Security Council’s so-called “1267 Committee” has officially removed Abousfian Abdelrazik’s name from its “no-fly” blacklist. This means that our fellow-citizen may now be legally employed in Canada, and…
Dion Speaks, Harper Government Scrambles
I’m starting to notice a trend.Two weeks ago, I noted that an op-ed written by Stephen Harper’s point man on Senate reform, Bert Brown, seemed deliberately tailored to blunt the…
Alert! Episode 197
Stephen Maher examines Egyptian politics on the week of the vote, Gerald Caplan questions why everyone but Iran can have nuclear weapons, Peter Kulchyski on Federal Legislation to disclose the…
Luxurious new offices and enduring gratitude
News item: BC Ferries hiking fuel surcharges, Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee “Ferry fares will rise by 2.5 percent on Dec. 12 on the major routes as B.C. Ferry Services Inc.…
Balancing ‘Occupy Sudbury’ and the Public Interest
I read with interest today an editorial published in the Sudbury Star by the Star’s Editor Brian MacLeod (“City should not facilitate permanent ‘Occupy’ presence – Point of View”, the…
Canadians support carbon tax
That’s what a new Environics poll finds, well-timed as a backdrop for the Durban climate change conference: “Support for climate action still strong in Canada, poll finds.” See near the…
Video: Largest Strike in Britain Since 1926
As I prepare to meet one deadline and then jump straight into the pool to start meeting the next, I urge you to check out the Democracy Now! coverage of…
Abdelrazik to be removed from UN blacklist
Althia Raj at the Huffington Post is reporting that Abousfian Abdelrazik’s application to be removed from the UN’s “1267” blacklist has been successful. He’ll now be allowed to have bank…
A new era of pesticide special reviews in Canada
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 So what does last week’s federal court win by Josette Wier, a pesticide activist based in Smithers, against Health Canada mean for pesticide regulations in Canada?…