Everything new is old again in Alison Redford’s first post-election cabinet
Where’s Waldo? Yesterday’s official cabinet swearing-in photo. Who is missing? With roughly 40 per cent of its members new to a cabinet role – and 15 per cent of them…
May 2012
Fracking Disclosure Proposals: Way Too Little, Much Too Late
frackingfluids.jpg The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finally decided to do something about the lack of oversight regarding fracking fluids. A new proposal by the agency would finally…
Flashmob – Copenhagen Metro
Copenhagen Philharmonic in collaboration with Radio Classic – April 2012 via: MetaFilter
Finkelstein on HARDtalk: American Jews falling out of love with Israel?
Norman Finkelstein takes an unbelievable amount of flack for stating hard truths about Israel. In a recent interview on the BBC show “HARDtalk” host Sarah Montague kept raising objections to…
Firefighters and cancer
When you consider the chemicals firefighters are forced to inhale it's hardly a surprise they have a significantly increased risk: http://www.thestar.com/mobile/NEWS/article/1175316 "Research has found firefighters are more likely to develop…
Against Me! is dead, long live Laura Jane Grace
My daughter was at her cast party when she called me with the news: “Dad! Tom Gabel is becoming a woman!” Checked out Twitter, the bee hive, and there it…
The Quebec Students and the Savage State
Uh oh. It looks like my Quebec student’s victory celebration party, from which I’m still recovering, was a little premature. Students in a half dozen colleges and 10 university faculties…
CSEC: the Canadian Spying Agency With No Accountability
The face of trust The Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) is charged with a 3-part mandate: To acquire and use information from the global information infrastructure for the purpose of…
Ocean Views eBook lost at sea
Update May 8 2012 ”Thank you for submitting your request to update your content. Your change request has been denied.” 🙁 Are there no hints? Suggestions? Guidelines? The Ocean Views…
Late night
Another time lapse video, one of the best though. Just beautiful. How that city even exists is remarkable. Please don’t sink before I visit you someday. (h/t)
How to appreciate rap.
Rap is art. It’s arguably more comprehensive and challenging than regular music. There’s more to it – there’s more elements; there’s more focal points; there’s more required execution, probably. It’s…
Wanting (Or Thinking) of Getting Out of the Movement? Read This Please
We had known about Jan for a number of years even before his association with the Aryan Guard, then Blood & Honour, had become known. At the time we first…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Heat-seeking cats.
A proud day
Not only did I start a new job today as copy editor for a national newspaper chain (that’s right Canada: I M IN UR PAYPUR EDITIN UR NOOZE) but my…
Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men
My comment posted on The Wingnuterer about A Squirrel Explains Gay Marriage: Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men: WHAT TO DO IF TWO GAY MEN WALK BY MY TREE: ACTION PLAN:…
Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men
My comment posted on The Wingnuterer about A Squirrel Explains Gay Marriage: Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men: WHAT TO DO IF TWO GAY MEN WALK BY MY TREE: ACTION PLAN:…
Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men
My comment posted on The Wingnuterer about A Squirrel Explains Gay Marriage: Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men: WHAT TO DO IF TWO GAY MEN WALK BY MY TREE: ACTION PLAN:…
Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men
My comment posted on The Wingnuterer about A Squirrel Explains Gay Marriage: Scaredy Squirrel Meets Gay Men: WHAT TO DO IF TWO GAY MEN WALK BY MY TREE: ACTION PLAN:…
Gun registry: Vic Toews orders RCMP to flag efforts to track long-gun sales
I guess defiant provincial firearms officers who engage in what he calls "unauthorized data collection" should do other things like trying to find marijuana plants — after all, cannabis is…
The Oil Sands in Alberta is like Language Laws in Quebec… It’s a domestic issue
This post isn’t based on a poll I’ve conducted or some rigorous methodology, rather it has evolved out of conversations I’ve had with friends, thought leaders I’ve run into, articles…