Friday miscellany…Twitter edition – Hudak and junk food too!
Things I am learning about Twitter. Don’t try to engage those who are so blinded by dogmatism that they can’t even wish you a good morning without first judging your…
2011
How homosexuality is destroying the English-speaking world
Cultural anthropologists have observed that a language and culture are keenly intertwined – language being a centrepiece and primary medium of culture – and that as one decays, so too…
Canadian Conservatives & Their Fascist Connections
While Conservatives continue to attack Pierre Elliot Trudeau for being interested in communism when he was younger, they ignore that their Conservative Leader at that same time was funding anti-semitic,…
Looks Like Dr. Kellie Leitch of Simcoe-Grey Made Her Choice a Long Time Ago
It appears that hundreds of health professionals are now putting Harpercon MP for Simcoe-Grey, Kellie Leitch on the hot seat in an open letter, basically reminding her of that pesky…
Thich Nhat Hanh and David Suzuki on How Individual Frame of Mind Has Everything To Do With Saving the Planet
tnh ds.jpg Getting people to believe that they really can make a difference in the struggle to the save the planet from human folly can be just as important as…
Mount Allison University Video Project Featured in Academica’s Top Ten
This morning the video project I've been working on this summer was featured on Academica's Top Ten list. If you're not familiar with the list here's a little snippet from…
Lockheed’s Lame Ducks
Lockheed Martin represents the bleeding edge of American military airpower. Lockheed produced the F-22 Raptor stealth super fighter and is struggling to churn out the F-35 Lightning II stealth bomb…
Battle of lightweights: Bush vs. Perry
Well, not Bush personally. He's too busy sitting back in his La-Z-boy or clearing brush from his porch. But Karl Rove, Bruce Bartlett et al. are waging a battle royale…
The Muskrat Falls Loan Guarantee Memorandum of Agreement
From the NRCAN website: In its June 3, 2011 Speech from the Throne the federal Government expressed its commitment to support the lower Churchill River hydroelectricity projects, as an important…
Traffic offences matter – they are relevant in sentencing on criminal matters
R. v. Regier, 2011 ONCA 557 deals with a case of a sentence of six years' imprisonment on two counts of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing bodily…
Did I mention I’m running for School Board?
If you’re not following me on Facebook or my personal blog, you may have missed my initial announcement that I’m running for one of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE)…
PostMedia admits failure of privatization
Granted, this is from the editorial board of the Nanaimo Daily News, and not the Calgary Herald (or even the Vancouver Sun), but still, someone get the devil some ice…
The Canadian Manifesto: 1. The Centre of the Universe
In 1933, a small group of religious leaders got together, via the post office, to establish a Humanist doctrine. According to Time Magazine (May 15, 1933):Humanism used to be a…
Inside the wire
You may recall that last fall when the Conservative government, with the help of what was then the official opposition, reversed course and agreed to continue the involvement of Canadian…
Edmonton Heads for the Cloud
I'm confident that somewhere in Canada, some resource strapped innovative small town has abandoned desktop software and uses a cloud based service but so far no city of any real…
Site C: Poster Project for British Columbia’s ‘Command Economy’
Editor's Note: Despite the criticism of BC Hydro's big-dollar infrastructure plans by the BC Liberal Government following its handpicked panel review of the utility's proposed rate hikes, Energy Minister Rich…
Ado in Saskatoon
Some Senators at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon want the Chair of the Board of Governors to resign. She serves on the Board of the nuclear giant, Cameco. The…
Asbestos and Politics – The Plight Of Dr. Kellie Leitch
The other day I posted my response to my M.P. on the Canadian export of asbestos, questioning how a man such as he, committed to Christian principles, can really consider…