May 21:
NewsToday devotes four (plus) pages to the visit of a man whose only distinction in life was being born into a royal family. There is also a picture of his…
May 2012
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement –Small Story, Big Impact?
{The following is a guest piece written by Imogen Reed, a freelance writer. Later this summer I'll have more to say about CETA, once I have studied more of the…
What do you get?
Question; What does one get when you take a conservative lawyer who become one of only two elected members of a party that experiences the worst defeat in British parliamentary…
4658…No Bad Jobs
That is what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said last week. Why is it the people who have jobs that they like always say stuff like that? Trust me Mr. Hon.…
It’s Hard to Dance Well When You’ve Just Shot Yourself in the Foot
The far-right wing “think tank”, the Heartland Institute, has fallen victim to its own excesses. It crossed a critical line when it put up a billboard tying global warming belief…
Mining Groundwater Triggering Sea Level Rise
Around the world agriculture has boomed due to groundwater irrigation. It’s a major part of how we’ve been keeping our mortally bloated population fed. How much water have we been…
How The Harper Omnibus Bill Disrupted My Sunday
Yesterday started out pleasantly enough. After enjoying my wife’s home-made cereal, a piece of toast and some coffee, I decided the weather was so fine that it warranted my going…
Lessons from Michigan’s “Innovation Fund” for Government Software
So it was with great interest that several weeks ago a reader emailed me this news article coming out of Michigan. Turns out the state recently approved a $2.5 million…
jean craighead george, 1919 – 2012
Jean Craighead George, author of some classics of children’s literature, died a few days ago. In one of those eerie coincidences that seem to happen so often, I was just…
Song: "You’re Walkin’ on the Fightin’ Side of JB"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I posted up another song an' video on YouTube. It pretty much speaks for itself. Have a look-see:
Song: "You’re Walkin’ on the Fightin’ Side of JB"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I posted up another song an’ video on YouTube. It pretty much speaks for itself. Have a look-see:
Song: "You’re Walkin’ on the Fightin’ Side of JB"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I posted up another song an' video on YouTube. It pretty much speaks for itself. Have a look-see:
Song: "You’re Walkin’ on the Fightin’ Side of JB"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I posted up another song an’ video on YouTube. It pretty much speaks for itself. Have a look-see:
The Flaw in Conservative Free Trade
Jim Stanford writes this morning that, as soon as the Harper government won a majority, it began dashing around the world signing free trade deals. But free trade alone does…
There’s The Rub
I am mostly neutral on the idea of reversing line 9. But when I read this bit: From Sarnia, the upgraded and refined product would be sent down Enbridge’s Line…
4657…Montreal Hits Saturday Night Live
Arcade Fire were the musical guests on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and they wore red squares on their clothes in support of the student strike In their hometown of Montreal.…
Buying Local – Movie Monday
So, I’m driving from Winnipeg to Toronto this long weekend and am currently writing this from a hotel in Sault Ste. Marie. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get your…
Just Who Has Bailed On The Heartland Institute?
Yesterday, I noticed this in the UK Gaurdian re. The Heartland Institute’s ongoing travails: A number of other experts meanwhile began cutting their ties with Heartland, according to a tally…