The Many Problems With Tar Sands Pipelines
Section of pipe from Kalamazoo spill c National Transportation Safety Board.jpg Note: This post is part of an ongoing series about North American pipelines. For an introduction and links to…
2011
On clear choices
The fact that Nova Scotia's NDP government has managed to drag the province's budget into a substantial surplus even in the midst of difficult economic times has received some well-deserved…
Update on Inquest into Death of Jeff Hughes
Coroner told Hughes died of blood loss By Jenn McGarrigle - Nanaimo News BulletinPublished: July 29, 2011 9:00 AMUpdated: July 29, 2011 10:51 AM Massive blood loss from gunshot wounds…
Artist Franke James has Harper quaking in fear
Franke James.jpg If Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is this frightened, then we can only assume that the visual artist from Toronto, Franke James, is THAT scary! As reported most…
Can you balance the budget (for Toronto)?
Meat or gravy: Can you balance the budget? - thestar.comThe Toronto Star has put together this interactive budget calculator. Although it seems they put this together with good intentions, they…
An accidental opportunity
This morning, I theorized that the political fortunes of the NDP and the Libs will make for an interesting test case on the relative importance of leadership politics and party…
A Little Bit of This
Politics in North America are not going too well in my opinion. I don’t know many people happy with how it’s turning out either, which makes the election(s) this Fall…
Playing with Team Ford
“It is clear that there is a program to eliminate the public from our great city.”- Kim Fry, the 11th deputant during the Core Service Review at Toronto’s City Hall…
Playing with Team Ford
“It is clear that there is a program to eliminate the public from our great city.” – Kim Fry, the 11th deputant during the Core Service Review at Toronto’s City…
Playing with Team Ford
“It is clear that there is a program to eliminate the public from our great city.”- Kim Fry, the 11th deputant during the Core Service Review at Toronto’s City Hall…
Playing with Team Ford
“It is clear that there is a program to eliminate the public from our great city.” – Kim Fry, the 11th deputant during the Core Service Review at Toronto’s City…
Anti-abortion group does something insane, surprises no one
The American anti-abortion group Repent America has taken their fight against abortion to a whole new and zany level. No longer content to only picket clinics and harass women, they…
GOP Congressman Warns That EPA Could Be On The Chopping Block After 2012 Elections
epa-evil.jpg Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) told an internet-based radio program earlier this week that if the GOP is able to sweep the 2012 elections, government agencies like the Environment...
More Evidence Of The American Right’s Intellectual ‘Limitations’
I have phrased this post's title as tactfully as I can, but I think if you watch the following video, you will be tempted to use other, more obvious ways…
Could the Tea Party Be America’s Salvation?
No seriously, just bear with me for a moment. Tea Party members of America's House of Representatives appear intent on bringing their government down. These excerpts from der Spiegel illustrate…
Doug Ford as Ozymandias (or How I learned to story worrying and love libraries.)
“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that society has found one more way to destroy itself.” -…
Are They Ganging up on the People and Environment?
Just before I get down to business, I know that all environmentalists will be saddened that a former member of the group, Patrick Moore, allegedly got stiffed by a client…
Mea Culpa: Thank You Reader for the Correction
On March 12, 2000; Pope John Paul II called for A Day of Pardon:Let us forgive and ask forgiveness! While we praise God who, in his merciful love, has produced…
Wall Street Journal SLAMS Teaparty Republicans
"The idea seems to be that if the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling, a default crisis or gradual government shutdown will ensue, and the public will turn…