The Return of Rich Ocean Farming
Using the bounty of ocean to feed people is nothing new, but with a new spin on ocean farming we can have a sustainable food source (currently fishing is quite…
2011
Kill the Messenger, Then Cut Him UP, Drag Him Through the Mud, and Feed him to the Dogs.
Most people are familiar with this scenario – there is someone you know who, whenever they do something wrong, instead of simply apologizing and being contrite about it, they get…
Site Info: How PR Companies Should Contact Us
This post is really only for people sending in messages about new products, companies, press releases, etc. For those of you in the PR field or for people who want…
U. Of S. Graduate School Of Public Policy Disproves LIES Told By Ag Minister Gerry Ritz Concerning Changes To The Canadian Wheat Board
Viability of a Voluntary CWBThe removal of the CWB’s single desk selling powers will almost inevitably result in either the disappearance of the CWB or the diminution of its scope…
Ethnic states of mind
He’s a prominent politician in his country. He’s fiercely loyal to the ethnic majority: the others, he says, should make a pledge of loyalty to that majority. The state itself…
Are First Nation Complaints All Part of a Commie Plot?
At the root of the Conservative movement on both sides of the border, is the fear of Communism. In the U.S. they rallied around Joseph McCarthy, and Ronald Reagan became…
Will I Be Deemed High Risk for Terror, Crime or Immigration Fraud ?
I have a confession to make. Since January of 2010, my wife and I have visited Cuba four times. So what, one might ask? Cuba has always been a popular…
Were the Canadian Banks Bailed Out?
The conventional line has been, no. Our banks were strong. Unlike the US and Europe, no bailout was needed to deal with the global financial crisis of 2008. This line,…
On the Other Hand
In the words of Scarlett O’Hara, “tomorrow is another day”. Except I mean that in terms of thinking about yesterday. Which is to say if I’d have said it yesterday,…
Irresponsibly managed electricity #nlpoli
Energy expert Tom Adams takes about five and a half minutes to explain why “buying at high prices from local generators and selling vast amounts of power to neighbouring utilities…
Oh look. Another slush fund.
Transport officials reveal $170M diverted from Green Infrastructure Fund Nearly 20 per cent of the federal government’s Green Infrastructure Fund has been quietly diverted to such things as oil and…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for December 8, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, December 8, 2011: Yahoo! awarded $610 million in spammer case http://bit.ly/rFJVrT Barrie judge orders trial submissions by…
Stop The Cap: Bell to raise prices (& penalties) on their customers; time to switch
Note: If you can make the switch from Big Telecom, now is the time. Pledge to do so at http://openmedia.ca/switch. Your pledge helps us take the next steps, and push…
Meet Sheila Copps
Having already profiled Alexandra Mendes, my tour of LPC presidential candidates turns next to Sheila Copps. Who is Sheila Copps? I suspect everyone going to the convention is familiar with…
Charlie Brown: shallow bastard
So Charlie Brown’s troubles are not because he’s a loser, they’re because he’s shallow: He’s in love with a girl because of her looks. He wants to kick a football…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Profile – Romeo Saganash
Romeo Saganash was the second candidate to enter the NDP’s leadership race, and remains one of the contenders with a plausible path to a strong victory. But how likely is…
Canadian Government Reminded To Stop Their “Fuelish” Ways
Talented Canadian artist and environmentalist (and friend of 350orbust) Franke James has recently come out with a video about her experience of being blacklisted by the Harper government. In it,…
‘Taking back the media’, effective campaigning required to empower Progressive Movement
Progressive groups in Canada need to become even more determined, better organized and prepared to develop new effective strategies if they are to stop the Harper Conservatives and their corporate…
Canada At Durban
David Olive writes in today’s Toronto Star that Canada has many “firsts” to its credit: First in North America with universal health care and prudent branch banking. First on this…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Monica Townson analyzes the Cons’ private-sector pension scheme and determines that it doesn’t add anything to the privileged treatment already granted to…