Saturday Photo: Fountain under Repair or Being in the Game for the Long Haul
Parc Outremont is one of the lovely smallish green spaces in my neighborhood. In its center is a fountain which I had always thought was done by a Quebec sculptor,…
July 2012
Sometimes It’s the Hot Button Moments that Smoke Out Scammers
And by scammers I’m referring to the Alberta and Harper governments. When B.C. premier Christie Clark pushed the revenue-sharing hot button in opposing the Northern Gateway pipeline/supertanker proposal, the scammers…
Everything You Need to Know About DilBit
Confused about diluted bitumen, the stuff Ottawa and Alberta are so determined to push through British Columbia? It’s not easy to find balanced information on dilbit so it was great…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Olive comments on the world food crisis, making the point that what we’re lacking is some link between more-than-sufficient productive capacity and…
4947…Big Announcement From Bob Rae
The leader of the Liberal Party of Canada announced on Facebook this morning that he is writing a book. 50 Shades of Rae. Please, Lord, no. WFDS
Jimmy Cliff, rebirth
Oh my Lord, his new LP – Rebirth – is amazing. It was produced with Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, and the record is already one of the year’s best. Incredible. Get…
Saturday At The Movies
From The Post Carbon Institute comes this catchy video, We Quite You, Keystone XL (It’s Not Us, It’s You): * Until we show fossil fuel companies that we’re ready for…
The Queen and James Bond Parachuting into Olympics
Daniel Craig (James Bond) and Queen Elizabeth Parachute Into London Olympics Opening Ceremony. It was a stunt but a good one.
Red tail
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The Irony! The Irony!
Joseph Conrad was not noted for his sense of humour. But, if he were writing Heart of Darkness at the beginning of the 21st century, instead of at the end…
This affliction of injustice was only marginally less oppressive for those who were actually guilty of a statutory offense than for those of us, 10% to 15% of the prison population I reckoned, who were not.
The truth is not palatable. Only three to four percent of adults who plead not guilty in a criminal trial in Canada are acquitted — more than a few innocent…
The Real Train Wreck: ALEC and "Other ALECs" Attack EPA Regulations
shutterstock_2531395.jpg When business-friendly bills and resolutions spread like wildfire in statehouses nationwide calling for something as far-fetched as a halt to EPA regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, ALEC is always…
Stephen Harper and the Ghost of Bruce Carson
Golly. I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Harper is having nightmares these days, like Ebenezer Scrooge did in A Christmas Story. Waking up in the middle of the night, sweating…
Olympia!!!
Love the water sports…
In Sunday’s Sun: the Western separatist
In a business dominated by hucksters, charlatans and snake oil sellers, Christy Clark stands apart. In a field populated by hypocrites and phonies, the erstwhile B.C. premier takes duplicity —…
Musical interlude
Delerium – Incantation
Daniel P. Reeve charged with fraud
In 2009 a few Christians wrote me, alerting me to possible investment fraud, involving a guy from their former church named Daniel P. Reeve. Investors who have had the misfortune…
Former Harper adviser charged by RCMP
Well, we can pontificate but truth is that Harper’s people did the right thing: “Mr. Harper’s office first called the RCMP on Mr. Carson after allegations connected to a news…
Two simple measures to reduce gun violence in Canada
Much has been written since the Danzig Street shooting about the proliferation of firearms in the hands of Canadian criminals. Everybody agrees that one gun in the wrong hands is…
Two simple measures to reduce gun violence in Canada
Much has been written since the Danzig Street shooting about the proliferation of firearms in the hands of Canadian criminals. Everybody agrees that one gun in the wrong hands is…