New column day
Here, following up on Sarah Schmidt’s report showing that an outright majority of tested food products are inaccurately labeled by noting that nutrition information is just one of many areas…
April 2012
Whip the Vote, Mr. Rae (#lpc #prochoice)
Citation: R. v. Morgentaler, 1 S.C.R. 30 Date: January 28, 1988 State interference with bodily integrity and serious state-imposed psychological stress, at least in the criminal law context, constitutes a…
A lobbyist is a lobbyist is a lobbyist
I’m one. So is the United Church and the Salvation Army. So are plenty of folks. What brings the word “lobbying” into disrepute is crap like this. And, no, I’m…
Bev Oda is Fraudulent, But Still No More Expensive than her Predecesors
Okay, so Bev Oda, aside from being a documented liar, is also a pampered, self-entitled twit who thinks the proper use for taxpayer dollars is on swanky five-star hotels and…
4536…Russell Barth On The Dalai Lama
Why can you not speak better english? You are smart and english is easy and you have been speaking it for decades. WHY do you still sound like you just…
The Response To Food Dictatorship: Occupy Our Food System
* VandanaShiva.org: Global Visionary Solutions For A Secure & Sustainable Energy And Food Future Dirt! The Movie
April 26 mea culpa
I’m having a computer
Alert! Episode 213
Political Sociologist Trevor Harrison explains why Alison Redford’s PC’s won the Alberta election after all and what it means for Alberta and Canada. Political activist/blogger Richard Fidler updates the Quebec…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter forThursday, April 26, 2012: Supreme Court skeptical of striking down Arizona immigration law Video: Obama Slow-Jams… the Stump Speech?…
Pushing Weight
After Ethical Oil is done with its proxy Zombie Joe McCarthy crusade against the David Suzuki Foundation (what, are Ezra & co. gonna put out a hit on Raffi next?),…
Coal Train to Boardman: EPA Warns of "Significant" Public Health Threats in Northwest Coal Export Proposal
110326007Paul_K_Anderson_Coal-copy1.jpg As demand for coal in the United States has cooled off in recent years, coal mining companies have been scrambling to deliver their dirty loads to customers abroad. But…
This Isn’t About Jobs and Growth
Jim Flaherty claims that his budget is about “jobs and growth.” Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page makes a much stronger counter claim. He reports that, while the Harper government’s cutbacks…
Huffington Post Canada Poll says majority favour today’s abortion debate
Today is the day apparently. Canada’s parliament is set to debate the creation of a committee to determine at what point a fetus should be considered a human being. Extremists…
No one is really surprised, right?
That Harper is opening the door leading down a right-to-choose debate corridor? If you are, or if you really think that this is an innocent Private Member Motion to simply…
Don’t Kid Yourselves, They’ll Never Let It Go
We didn’t make the greatest music videos in Canada in the 1980s but we did one great thing that remains just as remarkable today as it was then. In 1988,…
Feds Seek To Appeal Sex-Trade Ruling Legalizing Brothels
The contradictions of the Harper government are incredible. Summum and Summum Girls Magazine and scantily dressed girls good but legalized brothels are bad. Unfortunately these types of magazines fall in…
Police who lie: How officers thwart justice with false testimony
The article misses an important point. When police pull someone over, without cause, find something really bad and then lie about why they pulled them over dismissing charges because of…
Trouble near mill: the Corner Brook hospital #nlpoli
The 2012 provincial budget includes $1.4 billion in capital works but none of it is apparently connected to two hospitals.. How long should it take to start construction work on…
Feeding the Beast
This is a script for a piece I read on CBC Radio back in 2006. Feeding the Beast by Mark A. Rayner Hi, my name is Mark, and I am…