Mining and Climate Change, Part 1: Toward a Sustainable Future
When people think about how Canada’s resource sector is driving economic growth, we tend to first think about the extraction of fossil fuels, such as oil and gas. Certainly, the…
April 2012
Don Cherry Agrees To Let Jean Chretien Throttle Him …..
… on the label of a micro brewery product from Shawinigan, Quebec. CTV.ca
Supreme Court fires a volley across Bill C-30 (& Harper’s) bow.
Think this decision ruffled a few feathers in the Conservative government today? The Supreme Court of Canada struck down Friday warrantless wiretap powers that police have in cases of emergency.…
SNC-Lavalin in the news, an overlooked angle
SNC-Lavalin is in the news today in a big way: “RCMP raids SNC-Lavalin’s Montreal headquarters.” Thought I would raise an angle on this that might be overlooked. Recall the Government…
To the NDP
This about sums up how things will be between us for the next few years. Credit to Graeme MacKay
Canada Crime Bill C10 hunger striker concerned about Parliament’s silent treatment
PRESS RELEASE OTTAWA, April 13, 2012 – Today is Day 31 of my indefinite hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new draconian crime law, deceptively christened “Safe Streets and…
#FF – Music Review – Bahamas "Barchords"
So, we’ve been doing a lot of politics lately, budget season tends to do that to me, but I promised diversity of content, and dammit, I will deliver!I’ve decided that…
What’s up at PavCo besides operating losses?
Whispered leaks say that PavCo’s professional managers are arm wrestling with political hacks who want only happy talk reaching ears of the public. Trouble is, good news at PavCo is…
Saskatchewan has much bigger problems than ghosts
Saskatchewan’s environment minister is fuming about a report from the David Suzuki Foundation that says the province isn’t taking climate change seriously. (CP) From The Huffington Post. “REGINA – Saskatchewan’s…
If It’s Not One Thing
…It’s your Mother. Is that how the expression goes? == The Conservatives haven’t been in hot water over just one scandal lately. There are more than the average human can…
4478…Culling The Herd In Michigan
MLive, a Michigan website, has good news for people needing organs in that state. “Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law a bill that would allow motorcycle operators 21…
4477…Alberta Moves Right; Canada Moves Left
WTF is going on here? Latest info on Wildrose in Alberta has the Danielle Smith’s cruising 17 points ahead of the Progressive Conservative dynasty. Meanwhile the numbers for the country…
4476…James Henderson Is My New Hero
Quite the mensch. Check this hot off the press article from today’s Chicago Sun-Times. An Indiana man previously arrested with a 0.552 percent blood-alcohol level was arrested after he was…
4475…This Is What Passes For Tory Funny
From my friend Dan Colterman’s Facebook: Dan ColtermanCan you believe it? They sent my income tax return form back to me! In response to question # 4, “Do you have…
There is a devil in Ottawa too!
He is possessed by big oil/gas companies. A big challenge for exorcists.
4474…Cut The CBC Off Public Money Entirely
Take a chill pill and read this WFDS fans. The CBC is number one in morning drive in about every market it is in French and English. In Ottawa CBC…
Albertans—more progressive than conservative
As Albertans face an election later this month and the Conservative Party is seriously challenged by an even more conservative party, the Wildrose Party, we might stop for a moment…
4473…How Many Heads Are Getting Bashed?
At the G8 stuff going on in DC. My sources, which are the newspapers of the world, tell me that the foreign ministers, including John Baird, met this week. Next…
49 Cliff Clavin’s Walk into a Bar and Talk Climate Change
Cliff1.jpg This is a guest post from Dr. John Abraham You could almost set your watch by it. It has become a regular absurdity that a bunch of non-scientists try…