Change in the fishery #nlpoli
Ocean Choice International’s Martin Sullivan was the guest this week on CBC’s On Point. That’s a link to a CBC story that includes the whole program. The most obvious point…
2011
The Bloc are leaderless no longer
Former MP Daniel Paillé has been elected to lead the Bloc Québécois. He’s currently doesn’t have a seat, and won’t be asking any of the four remaining MPs to resign…
Autism Rising: LA Times Gets It Wrong
The LA Times has written an ill informed, one sided, article on autism increases which misleads the public into believing that the evidence has clearly established that the entire increase…
All She wants for Christmas is a big spectacle
Parody or intimidation? The motivation of a YouTube poster or posters calling themselves Sanity’s Corner is unknown. You be the judge. Gee, if the 4 videos which have popped up…
Prognosis looks bleak for faltering Alberta Party
Chima Nkemdirim: his decision to work for Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi was a serious loss for the Alberta Party. Below: Mr. Nenshi, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Alberta Party Leader…
I came across this bit of Hacktivist news via Censored News…
Hactivists become heroes of the voiceless Censored NewsThe hacktivists at AntiSec are becoming the heroes for the voiceless, the only place to turn for those who are beaten by police,…
Liberal MLA Blakeman to run for Speaker, again
Edmonton Centre MLA Laurie Blakeman with Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman last summer when they were both running for the leadership. Well, Ken Kowalski is marching into history, so why…
"When the Gods Changed: The Death of Liberal Canada", by Peter C. Newman
is compelling (and infuriating) reading. But his view that the Liberal Party is history is premature. Still the book is interesting. There is some interest in reading about details of…
Hey! We Forgot We Had Video of Blood & Honour BC
In addition to these pictures we had forgotten about…. …. we also remembered that we had managed to save some videos of at least one of the Blood & Honour…
It was Mallory’s idea
She was talking about going to summer camp at dinner time tonight too. Afterward, she wanted us all to go watch TV together. We said ‘sure, but daddy will join…
“Invented People”
Some may be familiar by now with controversial remarks made to an obscure Jewish cable TV channel last week by current Republican frontrunner Newt Gringrich while desperately trolling for the…
What is up with Ol’ Pineapple Face?
Russia Today has the backgrounder; the CBC has the story: Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes…
BC NDP Convention #ndpldr Town Hall
As promised, here are some thoughts on the federal leaders from the BC NDP convention. Since every leadership candidate was in town for the town-hall, most were sure to be…
Just Askin’ That’s All. Is the F-35 Still Stealthy?
Early American stealth technology, the F-117 kind, relied heavily on angled plates and special paint to prevent radar waves from being returned to enemy receivers. The current stealth technology relies…
Thoughts on the BC NDP 50th Anniversary Convention #bcndp50
This weekend was the first time I’ve ever attended a political convention, so I was quite happy that I was able to represent my riding as the youth representative (which…
Les rapports de leur mort ont été grandement exagérées
Daniel Paillé, the man Stephen Harper trusted to investigate the Liberal Party, is the new leader of the Bloc Quebecois. However, the media attention has not been on Paillé, but…
A Simple Statement Of (Rationalist/Atheist) Creed
It is high time to realize that it is not wise to continue indulging irrational, ideology-driven, religious-driven, science-rejecting, mendacious, folks by allowing them to spew their bullshit without being called…
On eroding bases
It’s far too early to declare anything decided as to what’s going to happen in Canada’s next federal election. But for anybody looking for an early indication as to whether…