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…
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…
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-july26-2012-billrees.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, I re-broadcast a full feature length interview I did with the renowned UBC ecologist Bill Rees, who was recently honoured with the prestigious…
From Dimitri Soudas on the PMO staffer who is taking a leave of absence from the PMO in order to be the official photographer for Canada’s Olympic team: “Jason before…
Some people don’t deserve to live. Michael Bayless was one of them. The 33-year old from Indiana died when his 3-year old son squeezed the trigger on his dad’s loaded…
Let’s go with the new Crystal Castles song, Plague, by popular demand! 280,000 plus listens in 3 days and a free download too, how can you not like that? They’re…
Recently resigned RCMP coporal Monty Robinson will serve no time for killing a young motorcyclist, Orion Hutchinson in Delta, B.C. in 2008. Evidence revealed Robinson was driving home from a…
I am a person who believes in a transcendent reality. I mention this only to provide a context for the book I am currently reading entitled Paranormal: My Life in…
Apparently it’s possible to hoodoo the hoodoo man. Actually Hoodoo Man Blues was the title track on Junior Wells first album in 1965. And Louis Jordan was singing about hoodooing…
The F-35 is about one thing, stealth. This light attack bomber sacrifices everything for that one quality, stealth. It sacrifices payload and range, two pretty important abilities for a penetration…
In my recent post I pointed out the flaw in Premier Christy Clark’s logic regarding possible environmental damage from oil pipelines crossing BC and the export of oil by tanker.…
Barack Obama was still just a U.S. Senator in 2006, but he was already spooling up for his presidential run. Seizing on his rising visibility and popularity, Obama made a…
Twenty-four artists, 37 spots, 5 cities, 8 months. While millions of eyes look to London this week, these small numbers come together for a big purpose. Brandalism, a ‘crew’ and…
CALGARY – A public hearing on a proposal to build a pipeline to ship oilsands bitumen from Alberta to the British Columbia coast has been cancelled in Calgary due to…
Friday, July 27, 2012 Today (July 27th) Premier Christy Clark walked out of the Council of the Federation meetings, being held between Canada’s Premiers in Halifax, vowing that she would…
kerpin.jpeg This morning, the latest in pro-tar sands spin went live. KeystoneXLNow.com takes aim at President Obama for failing to approve the Keystone XL project (even though the White House…
By passing Bill 78, a law designed to curb freedom of assembly and the right to strike, Premier Jean Charest expected to quell the three-month-old Québec student strike against tuition…
I’ve been wondering what rock Harper aide Bruce Carson has been hiding under of late. Bruce Carson, 66, has been charged with one count of what’s formally referred to as…
Nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis had a pithy comment on Mitt Romney. “I swear, sometimes I think some Americans shouldn’t leave the country. Are you kidding me? Stay home if…
Stevie Boy Harper is dead keen on exporting Athabasca bitumen to China, just as much and as fast as he can. But why is Steve suddenly so fond of China,…
As I have written elsewhere in this blog, for various reasons I have never believed that democratically elected governments are necessarily a reflection of the values or the will of…