Emera waiting on Nalcor for numbers #nlpoli
Wonder no more, dear friends. Stop scratching your chin. Now we know why Nalcor and Emera have not signed a deal now some four or five months after saying they…
June 2012
Only 60% of Conservatives Think a 20-foot Sea Level Rise Would be a Problem
You may have read a little while ago about a study in Nature showing that as scientific literacy increased, “liberal” people became more concerned about climate change, but “conservatives,” oddly,…
Fakegate exhonerations
Looks like an independent investigation done at the behest of the Pacific Institute has confirmed that Peter Gleick did not write the disputed fakegate memo And an independent digital forensic…
Banning plastic shopping bags: How about some notice of major legislative initiatives? Process? City bylaws aren’t the Game of Life
Whatever the merits of banning single use plastic shopping bags (and there seem to be some), banning the use of such bags is a major legislative change for the City…
Pride Festival’s political participants a positive sign of the times
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith is imagined being welcomed to Saturday’s Edmonton Pride Festival as Premier Alison Redford and Deputy Premier Tom Lukaszuk, at left, look on. In the event, Alberta…
Sec. 13 Repealed
Not all that much of a surprise: Conservative government votes to repeal sections on hate speech from human rights code It still needs to pass through the senate, but we’re…
What A Bitumen Spill In Vancouver Harbour Would Look Like
Mitchell Anderson over at The Tyee has thoughtfully put together the scenario that would likely unfold in the event of a bitumen spill in Vancouver harbour. Something never mentioned in…
What A Bitumen Spill In Vancouver Harbour Would Look Like
Mitchell Anderson over at The Tyee has thoughtfully put together the scenario that would likely unfold in the event of a bitumen spill in Vancouver harbour. Something never mentioned in…
What A Bitumen Spill In Vancouver Harbour Would Look Like
Mitchell Anderson over at The Tyee has thoughtfully put together the scenario that would likely unfold in the event of a bitumen spill in Vancouver harbour. Something never mentioned in…
local by-elections heating up across alberta.
Tweet Municipal by-elections are heating up across Alberta. As I first mentioned in a previous post, the election of municipal politicians as Members of the Legislative Assembly in the recent…
An Attack On Progress
Here in Quebec, amidst the nightly demonstrations against the tuition increases and Bill 78, the bill that gave the movement oxygen, we hear a constant drumbeat from media sources that…
An Attack On Progress
Here in Quebec, amidst the nightly demonstrations against the tuition increases and Bill 78, the bill that gave the movement oxygen, we hear a constant drumbeat from media sources that…
An Attack On Progress
Here in Quebec, amidst the nightly demonstrations against the tuition increases and Bill 78, the bill that gave the movement oxygen, we hear a constant drumbeat from media sources that…
The state of the global environment on Earthgauge Radio tomorrow at 7:00-8:00 AM on CKCU
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we have an interview with Stuart Hickox of One Change and, as June 8 is World Environment Day, we take stock of the global environment…
Obert Madondo: Today I End My Canada Crime Bill C-10 Hunger Strike
After 85 days on a hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new “Safe Streets and Communities Act” (crime Bill C10), it’s with great pleasure, gratitude and emotion that I…
EI Isn’t Perfect & That’s Why Reforms Are Wrong
Employment Insurance isn’t perfect, and that’s why the Conservative reforms are wrong. EI’s very purpose is to give money to people without jobs, it is a program that gives the…
United Nations Rio+20 Summit: Global Environment Outlook Report Warns Of Irreversible Damage
The much anticipated U.N. GEO 5 Report came out today. At this point, is anyone surprised by its findings? * Only 4 of 90 international environmental goals making significant progress…
Dean Del Mastro and the Ghastly Cons
Uh oh. I KNEW it was a mistake to make Dean Del Mastro, the Con point man on the robocall scandal. One moment he was leading the charge, bellowing like…
More Questions About Bev Oda’s Expense Claims?
I’m sure there is a very logical explanation for this. Recommend this Post
Figure gestures
Some gesture drawings from last night colored and treated in Procreate. Filed under: art, digital, drawings Tagged: Figure