The beauty and agony of home – A conversation with God’s Lake Narrows artist Kevin Lee Burton
Kevin Lee Burton talks about his new interactive web project, the politics of storytelling, community and belonging.
2011
Noncommittal Rob Ford brushes off $130 million + $49 million wasted in cancelling Transit City
Metro - Ford deals death blow to Transit CityToronto must pay at least $49M to cancel LRT planI was waiting for more numbers to come in before posting this. So…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jay Bryan weighs in on dangers of increasing inequality and corporate greed:Of course, the corporate mantra is that top executives are making millions because…
alberta ndp and wildrose preparing for next provincial election.
Hoping to capitalize on the recent gains made by their federal counterparts in the May 2011 election, word on the street is that the Alberta New Democrats have brought in…
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
I don’t talk much about my work here. Most of that is by design; it’s a kind of ‘keep work separate from something’ thing. But it’s also because people who…
Not Again
Connie and Ed have launched an appeal of the decision which ended their last appeal, and which ordered them to turn over to Richard Warman documents related to the anonymous…
Creating the right places
Yesterday we spent the afternoon filtering another 4,000 bottles of wine at The Oaks, for the Managed Alcohol Program. I learn a lot there, and it’s not just about winemaking.…
Tar Sands Supported by Wall Government
You can read the piece that landed in my Inbox this a.m., below. To summarize, “The Government of Saskatchewan has demonstrated its commitment to oil sands exploration and development.” Some…
Smelling The Crazy
For Conservatives, Paul Krugman is more than an apostate; he is the Anti-Christ. But his column in today's New York Times is required reading. He writes that it's strange how…
Pop-Up Planning: Toronto, New York, & Vancouver
"Pop-Up Planning", temporary experimental transformations of urban space, gets a good profile in today's Globe and Mail."Pop-up" projects let cities try out new ideas without the expense - or the…
Stephen Harper, A National Energy Strategy & Dead Liberals
Earlier this week, the Harper Government announced that after years of pressure from a variety of stakeholder, it was ready to move forward on developing an national energy strategy.Coming, as…
Canadian airports x-ray homeopathy now
I got a message today from a friend who works in airport security that represents another skeptic win (that makes two this week): I thought you all might be interested…
Brooks is not the victim here
Why was Rebekah Brooks made to fall on her own sword? What happened to the buck stops here (meaning it's the ownership of the paper, not the editors, who take…
Telly takes wind out of Muskrat
The Telegram editorial on Thursday linked the Muskrat Falls project with the recent announcement by Kruger Inc of a wind energy project in Quebec: Power, apparently, is cheaper in Quebec.…
You should pay attention to this
If the thought a Tim Hudak led provincial Conservative government didn’t make you nervous before, this should make you downright scared. There is nothing “progressive” about these conservatives.
News I never thought I’d hear: Rebekah Brooks resigns
Unapologetic head of News International resigns. This is huge. Surely a harbinger of things to come. If only the whole Murdoch empire would crumble. Did Ms.Brooks sacrifice herself for 'daddy'…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 15, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Top court says divorce payment void after bankruptcy -http://goo.gl/PEVdFIowa Court of Appeals notes "the remarkable versatility of the word sh*t"…
Ontario Austerity, the Days of Action and How Unions Became So Pathetic
There was a time when unions in Canada fought for jobs, pensions and wages like they meant it. And it wasn't so very long ago. Well, it was a while…
Sixth Annual Politicians in Cowboy Hats
For a brief history of Stampede fashion, you can read the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 round-ups.Although Rick Hansen served as Stampede Parade Grand Marshal, all eyes were on…
The Audacity of Shaw: How Canada’s Internet just got Worse
It is really, really, really hard to believe. But as bad as internet access is in Canada, it just got worse. Yesterday, Shaw Communications, a Canadian telecommunications company and internet…