Here for all Canadians
You can read the first Stephen Harper majority government throne speech here. But you probably don't need to.After all, there are few surprises in it, which is in line with…
2011
Music of Aussie rockers AC/DC irresistable to sharks
“If You Want Blood” a favourite. Seriously. http://ow.ly/59yG4 Filed under: Miscellany
Vox Populi
'STOP HARPER' placard gets young senate page turfed from Speech from the Throne.
3824…Blue And Green Should Never Be Seen
Together.One exception, no, two exceptions.NHL champions and NBA champions.A bit early for true but Blue and Green wearing Vancover Canucks and Dallas Mavericks have the hammer heading for the end…
Open, accessible communications will be on the table at CPC Convention
Policy resolutions, including those related to Internet openness and accessibility, will be the hot topics at the Conservative Convention taking place next Friday June 10th. Delegates will speak to the…
A step forward: CRTC to look into competition in Internet metering proceedings
The CRTC opened a public consultation today about the way large incumbent Internet service providers (ISPs) sell network access to their independent competitors. The results of this consultation will help…
Senate reform: open thread
I supported outright abolition for years; my late partner persuaded me to become at least agnostic on the issue. It was a bit of a surprise for me to hear…
Throne speech – “Stop Harper”
Updated: Presser from Brigitte Marcelle: “Harper’s agenda is disastrous for this country and for my generation,” Brigette Marcelle says. “We have to stop him from wasting billions on fighter jets,…
Sustainable Habits
I posted an article over at YouSustain called 38 Small Sustainable Habits. It tries to focus on the little decisions we can make every day that add up to a…
Is This Clear Enough?
This eye-opener was published in The Guardian today. It depicts the biomass of fish in the North Atlantic as it was in 1900 and as of just a decade ago.…
Chretien, Clinton and Fox Fight For Water
20 former world leaders, including Jean Chretien, Bill Clinton and Mexico's Vincente Fox, have joined forces to warn of the looming water crisis and to form a panel to tackle…
The Road Less Travelled
When Wassisname Frost…ol’ Frosty…ol’ Chilly Britches himself wrote that famous poem, I’m pretty sure he wasn’t talking in *metaphors* and *allegories* and *imagery* and all that poetical crud. And really,…
The Social Determinants of Health
(Note: This post contains a portion of the talk that I gave last month at the 16th International Conference of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children…
Fordmania/Slight-Dipper-Mania in Toronto
As noted by BigCityLib, a Forum research poll for the City of Toronto shows some relatively interesting numbers today, both on the municipal and provincial scene. Let's start with Rob…
Dr. Jack Checks Out
Assisted suicide champion, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, has departed this mortal coil - apparently without assistance or intervention. The 83-year old died in hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan from pneumonia and…
When The Ex-Mossad Chief Thinks You’re Crazy…
This article in the New York Times is interesting. The recently retired head of the Israeli Mossad (i.e. CIA) is using his newfound civilian freedoms to run around and say…
Will the Conservative majority placate the West?
The West has in the past had a number of grievances against Ottawa, some legitimate, some not so much. The sense of grievance is strongest in Alberta for various reasons…
Orange Wave Comes To T.O.?
The recent poll also asked residents which party they would support should a provincial election be held today. Among those residents who were decided / leaning it was found that…
Throne speech to lay out ConservAntive plan
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/03/throne-speech.html
Keith Olbermann: “ That woman is an idiot”
Who else that can be other than Sarah Palin – The worst person of the day.