Anti-coal Mark Jaccard, a Nobel Peace Prize winner arrested
Harper government is letting us down on many fronts and his policies on the environment are one of the major let downs. Harper is in the pocket of oil, gas…
May 2012
Video: Bell’s touch tone phone charge
Another example of how big telecom companies price-gouge Canadians. Let’s continue to grow our community so we can change the industry and safeguard the possibilities of the open and affordable…
Standard day at the lake
Jammed my finger under the cabin fixing a pipe, feels like it’s broken. Dog was lost for hours, Son Two inconsolate; she eventually returned. Blackflies are back with a vengeance.…
Senate Reform Bill C7
What with all the other stuff going on, not the least of which is the Budget Omnibus Bill which guts environmental regulation and leaves much of the outcomes subject to…
On Andrew Prescott
…the most likely candidate so far for Pierre Poutine. From Media Culpa: Further on in this thread, Andrew Prescott makes reference to being “asked today to join the Board of…
4593…Ezra Levant’s View Of The NDP
My non friend Ezra Levant, opines on the Dippers in Suns: The party that once stood with forestry workers, sawmill workers, miners, rig hands — the folks who work hard,…
Taxes For Hitler
A little gem from the past when taxation was patriotic.
4592…Catch 22 For Cancer Sufferers
The Canadian Press reports that the cancer drug Revlimid may in and of itself cause the deadly disease. It is used to treat anemia and some blood cancers. Talk about…
i saw so much stupid, i got scared and ran away
I interrupt my Marxism 2011 notes to share with you a frightening vision. No, it wasn’t a vision. It was glimpse of horrifying reality. Last night I did a Twitter…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“We could pretend global warming isn’t happening, or that humans aren’t a factor if it is. That would be crazy in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, but…
DSM5’s Most Fundamental Flaw? Combining The Autism Disorders Into One Disorder
Autism Advocate Ari Ne’eman Speaking At the National Press Club My son’s severe Autistic Disorder is not the same autism disorder as Mr. Ne’eman’s. The DSM5 autism do-over, the New…
Foreign Money Laundered through Lobbyists to Influence the Canadian Government
Well, maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t. Actually I’m not even sure what that title is supposed to mean, which exactly duplicates my feelings upon reading Environment Minister Peter Kent’s…
I’ll Have Another
I love watching horse races, especially when an unknown comes out of the pack and wins, like the Canadian-owned California horse I’ll Have Another, ridden by a rookie jockey in…
An Open Letter about Rob Ford to the City of Toronto, from the Rest of Canada
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a political figure so big he has his own gravitational field! Toronto politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Dear Toronto: It’s time we had a…
Economist Arrested At Coal Protest: This Has To Stop, Our Window To Act On Climate Change Closing
12 protestors were arrested during a day-long protest in White Rock, B.C. that blocked coal trains from reaching port. Among the protestors was leading environmental economist and Simon Fraser University…
Global greenhouse gas emissions linked to economic growth
“A new study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research suggests that a transformation of the world’s economies or a limit to economic growth may be needed to…
Coverup defines Conservative Party character
If you surmise the sum of two plus two is four, you’ll be quite certain of the result, even if no independent authority confirms it. So too with Canada’s election…
A Healthy Society – Chapter 5 Discussion
Chapter 5 of Ryan Meili’s A Healthy Society deals with our justice system. And once again while there’s little to dispute in Meili’s broader point, it’s worth noting just how…
Harper is a DeceptiCon!
Owen, after watching Rise of the Fallen. Daddy: Is Stephen Harper a Decepticon? Me: I think so. He likes to blow up things and doesn’t like people. Owen: Daddy, I…