Finished Work at Mount Allison University
My co-workers are pretty awesome. This afternoon I finished up my last day of work at the Marketing and Communications Office at Mount Allison University. I finished the video “Why…
May 2012
A new CRTC Chair and our digital future: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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The Cost of an Oil Spill in Burrard Inlet: $40 Billion…For Starters
Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler summarizes the enormous costs of an oil spill in Vancouver – including cleanup, tourism, fishing and other economic losses, health impacts and other incalculable costs…”The City…
Do No Harm?
“Do no harm,” an ancient injunction in the field of medicine, is at risk of being forgotten in the delivery of health care in North America today. In fact, medical…
How to make bad decisions: The Self-Delusion Problem #nlpoli
Politicians don’t set out to screw up but their good intentions are no proof against making bad decisions. Asked in the House of Assembly on Thursday about the decision by…
Tar Sands – The Great Canadian Giveaway
When Tar Sands sludge leaves Canada so does most of the wealth associated with it. Most of the Tar Sands is foreign owned, most of the revenue goes straight into…
Horses and riders with raised hooves — does it mean anything? No
Rumor holds it that one leg lifted means the rider was wounded in battle. Two legs in the air means the rider died and all four hooves on the ground…
Pride for the Maple Spring
I know it’s such an Alan Moore thing to say, but people shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. We should be proud of…
Why should you consider attending Mount Allison University?
I’m graduating from Mount Allison University on Monday. Today is my last day of work at the Marketing and Communications Office at the school where I’ve worked full- and part-time…
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Shot at a gig in Texas a few weeks ago. Lyrics below. And absolutely amazing. Maybe I was wrong about AM not going on. Maybe they will. Her words, or…
This is What Authoritarianism Sounds Like
IF anyone else wants to hear what open, transparent parliamentary democracy sounds like, the MP4 file is here: is.gd/35VNrS #hw— kady o'malley (@kady) May 10, 2012 If you download the…
When the Landman is forced to pay legal costs
Thursday, May 10, 2012 In northeastern BC, the “Landman” is a representative of an oil and gas company, who shows up at your door when the company wants to drill…
Hey Vic, Be Sure to Tell Steve. He Thinks You’re An Idiot Too.
“I am prepared to consider all legislative and regulatory measures necessary to give effect to the will of Canadians.” That pearl of wisdom and efficacy from the Minister of farcical…
Earthgauge Radio May 10: Pedal power! The two-wheeled revolution is coming…
Download: earthgauge-radio-podcast-may10-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’re talking bikes. After all, May is Bike to Work month so I have three cycling-related interviews for you on today’s program: Jess…
Gerry Nicholls: Real Conservatives Run Attack Ads
In the wake of the Progressive Conservatives’ unprecedented surprise re-election in Alberta last month — and by unprecedented surprise, I actually mean their twelfth consecutive victory, which somehow threw our…
Oil Sands in Alberta: Who owns them?
More than two-thirds of all oilsands production in Canada is owned by foreign entities, sending a majority of the industry’s profits out of the country, says a new analysis released…
Too many gone under the bridge
In summertime, the lazy McIntyre River, a tributary of Lake Superior, is a picturesque waterway that meanders through Thunder Bay’s George Burke Park. An easy canoe paddle will give you…
‘Macho Man’ Mulcair displaces Stephen ‘The Warrior’ Harper amongst men
The NDP’s steady progress in acceptability is ongoing, and the Harper Conservatives must be wondering what on earth they can do to smear Thomas Mulcair and the socialist hordes. Despite…
Causation in homicide: the impugned act must be a "significant contributing cause" of death
R. v. Belisle, 2012 ONCA 303 is a good current source for the test for causation in homicide: A single test – the Smithers test – for causation applies to…
Are You Watching the Polls, Mr. Harper?
Oh, how I hope this news shakes up Harper’s arrogant smugness. Recommend this Post