About That Link Between CO2 and Warming
A team of Australian and Danish researchers has shown that CO2 was more instrumental in ending the last ice age than previously believed. The scientists examined ancient air trapped in…
July 2012
Climate Skeptics Really Are the Tin Foil Hat Brigade
New research confirms the nutjob factor is alive and well among those who refuse to accept the reality of global warming. People who endorsed conspiracy theories such as “9/11 was…
Mick Jagger and Jean Drapeau on the Montreal Olympics: Scratch Your Beard and Get Stoned, Or How a Man Can Get Pregnant
Today the Oympics begin in London, with much hype. It remains to be seen what kind of legacy this orgy will leave in the troubled UK (look how Greece’s Olympic…
Fascinating reads about sports and human behaviour
In Honor of the Olympics, the Best Investigative Reporting on Sports, by Cora Currier and Suevon Lee, ProPublica, July 27, 2012 “The 30th Summer Olympics officially opened today in London.…
The SEC Weighs in on Climate Change
Climate change is a fact and, according to the powerful U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it’s a material fact that companies must disclose to their investors in SEC filings. Agribusiness…
No appeal to Court of Appeal under Municipal Conflicts of Interest Act
Amaral v. Kennedy, 2012 ONCA 517 is a useful decision holding there is no appeal to the Court of Appeal under the Municipal Conflicts of Interest Act: The issue of…
rtod: the how to guide for understanding rioting negroes
Revolutionary Thought of the Day: the KFC Double Down is a plot against white America. The Negro Rioting Plan that’s been put in place is a terribly complicated strategy that…
4946…Say It Ain’t So Anthony Furey
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so. The Sunmedia comment editor writes that “Over the next few years, all districts of the Ontario Soccer Association are doing away with…
4945…Occupy Riverdale High School
Not the one in Moose Jaw; the one in Archie Andrews’ hometown of Riverdale, USA. Yes the cover of the current Archie comic, on display at the Mac’s Milk in…
Harper hockey book: year nine!
Busby’s on the case! Meanwhile, PPG continues to be, well, gullible!
Summer Nights at SAW Gallery
A very unique film experience kicks off tonight at SAW Gallery's outdoor courtyard. The Summer Nights series will feature outdoor projections by avant garde filmmakers and live performnces by eclectic…
Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or…
Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or…
Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or…
Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or…
A Common Sense Admiral
Jonathan Greenert says he supports the F-35 light strike bomber but the man does have reservations. Admiral Greenert has whipped up a storm by saying that advantages from America’s prized…
July 27: Planning for yesterday…
The lead story is that “Roundabouts remain controversial”. Well, yeah, when you build something you needed twenty years ago, and it is now already obsolete as well as overpriced, and…
Tens of thousands of Canadians to lose free access to CBC TV July 31
Press release says CBC and Radio-Canada will shut down 623 analog transmitters on July 31, ending free access to the CBC and Radio-Canada over the air in hundreds of small…
olympics. not.
The 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics kick off today, with Opening Ceremonies that are supposed to be completely over-the-top. With a £27 million price tag ($42.5 million Canadian) for those…