DNA evidence enough to cause concern over invasive Asian Carp
This past week, a multi-agency fishing expedition got underway looking for Asian Carp west of Lake Michigan in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. After catching a 19-pound Asian Carp…
2011
The Howe’s Overnight Moves Need Work
Less than a month ago, the C. D. Howe Institute released a paper by Michael Parkin, “Overnight Moves: The Bank of Canada Should Start to Raise Interest Rates Now.” The…
In The Dog Days of Summer, CFACT Still Barks The Same Tune
211119_90787162851_5857348_n.jpg Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, or CFACT Campus, the student wing of Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, wrapped up its student climate and ener...
Funny
I can't find anything about Harper locking himself in a Brazilian bathroom, in the Canadian press. However Pogge has found it in the Brazilian press. Strange that none of our…
Newfoundland Liberal Leader Steps Down
A really sad story, on par with Jack Layton's, that Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal leader, Yvonne Jones, is stepping down because of her battle with breast cancer:The leader of Newfoundland…
Here’s Another Phony Baloney PRO-CONSERVATIVE Journalist Who Needs To Explain Why He Attacks Turmel BUT NOT Lebel!
-Rob Silver: "Questioning Turmel’s motives isn’t audacious -- it’s our duty"
Canada’s back!
Apparently we have a prime minister who will literally lock himself in the nearest bathroom when he doesn't get his way. I suppose that's marginally better than holding his breath…
Signs of the times
From a Manchester sandwich shop today:"Due to the imminent collapse of society, we regret to announce we are closing at 6 pm tonight." And a flyer of advice to the…
Hasiuk: Conservative "Lawful Access" bills would bring about unprecedented online powers
By Mark Hasiuk for Vancouver Courier Cyberspace. The final frontier. Back in 2003, Barrett Lyon, a computer scientist from California, embarked on the most ambitious cartography project since David Thompson.…
History repeating
Or is Stephen Harper about to channel R.B. Bennett? The parallels are actually quite striking.
Deep thought
I can think of a few appropriate introductions to a plan belatedly acknowledging the existence of a housing crisis. But proudly pointing to past programs which have evidently accomplished nothing…
Christian outrage shutters contemporary art exhibit in Manilla
A contemporary art exhibit at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines has been shut down amid accusations that the work is "blasphemous".
“Only Mammoliti has that keen sense of smell.”
All the better to smell commies with, my dear. Commies? What is this the 50's? Talk about living in the past. And what a sleazy, unendowed* little man this Mammaloti…
The S&P Downgrade of US Debt: What it Means
Much verbiage is piling up on this issue. Yet, it matters little that the two other giant rating agencies did not downgrade US debt as S&P did. It is likewise…
Instead of a blog post, I opted to go for a run…
...here It's going to be that kind of week. I'm on a working vacation... Goals for my blog this week. If I'm lucky, one on the UK's open data consultation,…
A Study In Contrasts
Watch this video and note the difference in the worldview between the witness and the presenter. The ruling class (and their lackeys) truly has no idea what the hell is…
HST Voter Turnout Announcement….
AllTheMediaManipulationThatFitsE-BCVille .....What Codswallop This Way Comes? So. Out of nowhere it is announced that we will be told voter turnout numbers today. Which is bizarre in and of itself. But…
Minister’s bullshite in excellent shape
How many false or misleading claims can one cabinet minister make in one letter to the editor of the province’s major daily newspaper? Let’s see how Tom Marshall did in…
About those “unfunded liabilities”
When it comes to the Canada Pension Plan, a major talking point from the right is that the CPP has “unfunded liabilities”, with the implication that is not affordable and…