Today at the Beach
Rare and perfect summer weather–sunny and 26 (79)–lured me to the beach with M & H. We waded in the water; we collected rocks, just a handful of small ones…
2011
Who knew that stuff you learned in school…
...would be useful someday. Well in all seriousness I did, but this made some of the theory a little less theoretical. My bi-monthly edition of SkyNews showed up shortly after…
Gazebo memories
Here's today's Globe and Mail cartoon. Remember the gazebo in the middle of nowhere? Good times...You know, the horrendous G8-G20 spending debacle was revealed just three months ago.Why is our…
British Columbians Support Carbon Taxes, What’s Holding Up the Rest of You?
A FINE IDEA, BUNGLED - THANKS JACK A solid majority of British Columbians surveyed by the Pembina Institute support their provincial government's carbon taxation. Here are some of the findings:"…
Socialist duckling
Luckily for this duckling the authoritarian ducks were too busy hoarding to notice.H/T: Political Carnival
Great line of the day
At Balloon Juice, Angry Black Lady takes on Jane Hamsher's Obama-bashing: Jane, you are a mindless twit. You are wrong about everything, like, ALL THE TIME. Your blog posts are…
Hookahs at SFU go up in smoke
The Pakistan Student Association at my school, Simon Fraser University, was planning a party/fundraiser to build municipal spirit in the aftermath of the Stanley Cup riots. As part of their…
Greenpeace uncloaks phony anti-climate change scientist
Dr. Willie Soon has been the go-to scientist favoured by climate change deniers for years. Used by the Fraser Institute and Koch Industries, Soon has proven invaluable in giving ammunition…
When Keith Tweets, Christy Listens….
...And Then Tells Him What To Say.And, bizarrely, Mr. Baldrey appears to be proud of the fact that he gets fingered as a 'friendly'.How do we know this?Because Mr. Baldrey…
Connie Black Slams Rupe Murdoch
A big h/t to Matthew Steeples of London, apparently Knightsbridge, who brings us a glance behind the paywall of the Financial Times for a look at how the lordly Conrad…
CBC Funding Cuts & Moore Lies
A lie is a lie no matter who says it. Most partisans would do well to know that and do better by having a memory to retain it.Last February Heritage…
On Cultural and Technological Selection
In my previous post, regarding the Hydraulic Thesis's role in history, I referred somewhat vaguely to the idea of competitive pressures selecting for groups that had adopted the more advantageous…
For Those Who Still Can’t See That Harper Is Eroding Our Democracy And Personal Security ….
"Hidden deep within the federal government’s comprehensive bundle of crime legislation lies a bill that opponents claim will rob Canadians their right to online privacy as well as their cash.During…
Greenpeace uncloaks phony anti-climate change scientist
Dr. Willie Soon has been the go-to scientist favoured by climate change deniers for years. Used by the Fraser Institute and Koch Industries, Soon has proven invaluable in giving ammunition…
Just a thought
This excerpt is written on the still unresolved U.S. debt ceiling argument but as a Canadian progressive, I like it: The base-case scenario is, still, that the debt ceiling will…
FP Tech Desk talks to Michael Geist about the UBB hearing
Audio from FP Tech Desk Check out Financial Post telecom reporter Jamie Sturgeon's interview with University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist, who has written extensively about the pro-Internet community's…
Ahem
From the e-mail inbox this week came a gentle reminder from Kevin Kelly, editor at the Herald: Just wanted to point out that in last week's Newfoundland Herald, (the one…
SFPIRG: We stand in solidarity with CUPE 3338 and oppose the “reprehensible” recommendation to evict SFPIRG
The following is a quote from SFPIRG’s announcement to students, members, and supporters, posted on its website at www.sfpirg.ca. It is republished on PoliticsRespun.org in solidarity and to spread the…
Video: Musgamagw Unite in Response to Marine Harvest Breach
It's the latest chapter in a long and increasingly heated battle between BC's coastal First Nations and the Norwegian salmon farmers that operate in their waters. The Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk peoples of…
Why Polling Matters This Fall
Over at 308.com, Eric Grenier has stumbled upon a nasty habit of Ontario pollsters:There is a lot less reason to worry in Ontario. The average of the six polls conducted…