Introspection
I started this post in an entirely different manner. Then I erased everything and started again. I don’t know why (or indeed if) that’s important. It seemed poignant. I am…
September 2012
Harper downsizes Canada with plan to share embassy space with Britain
This week Harper’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, announced plans to share embassy/consulate space and resources with Britain in what is being described as a cost cutting arrangement. According to…
Former US President Jimmy Carter Calls For of Cannabis-BC Mayors Agree
Former USA President Carter Call Fors Decriminilzation of Marijuana Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter called for the decriminalization of marijuana on Thursday, saying U.S. drug policy has “destroyed the lives…
Canada’s White Supremacist Views Barred From Parliamentary Committee
Meet Madi Lussier, one of the two witnesses from the Canadian Immigration Report or CIReport.ca, barred from speaking before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration earlier this week. Lussier…
Canadian Internet Provider Rogers Experiencing Major, Prolonged Outage [Update: It’s Back!]
Canadian wireless and internet provider Rogers is currently experiencing a widespread, continued outage of services on both its cellular and cable home internet data networks, according to various user reports.…
Thomas Mulcair and Global Warming: Real discussion of real problems at last?
This week has shown the level to which political discussion in Canada has fallen. The current government, under Stephen Harper, has once more shown that it is not concerned with…
Trudeau, Harper And Canadians Lack Substance
Critics claim Justin Trudeau has no substance when it comes to policy, they fail to realize that neither does Stephen Harper, nor any other leader or party; not to mention…
she said let’s discuss abortion. i told her to fuck off.
She said she’d pray for me. I said nothing. She said let’s discuss abortion. I told her to fuck off. * * * * Long ago, I blogged about receiving…
5206…Dalton McGuinty Gets 85 Per Cent Love
That is the number that approves of Dalton McGuinty’s leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario. Of course the PC Twitters and other social media reaction is one of horror.…
Canadians unhappy with Harper Conservatives’ $1.4b tar sands subsidies (VIDEO)
A must-watch video! Climate change activists hit the streets of Hamilton, Ontario, and asked people to compliment the Harper Conservatives’ annual $1.4 billion oil subsidies to Canada’s oil industry. Almost…
Canadian Business Innovation Tanks Under Harper
Canadian business innovation has dropped from 11th to 22nd place in the world over the past year. Earlier this month, and for the second consecutive year, Canada dropped two places…
Canadian Business Innovation Tanks Under Harper
Canadian business innovation has dropped from 11th to 22nd place in the world over the past year. Earlier this month, and for the second consecutive year, Canada dropped two places…
Canadian Business Innovation Tanks Under Harper
Canadian business innovation has dropped from 11th to 22nd place in the world over the past year.Earlier this month, and for the second consecutive year, Canada dropped two places overall…
Canadian Business Innovation Tanks Under Harper
Canadian business innovation has dropped from 11th to 22nd place in the world over the past year. Earlier this month, and for the second consecutive year, Canada dropped two places…
Crusty Does Alberta…
B.C. premier heads to Alberta for pipeline talks Christy Clark and Alison Redford to discuss Northern Gateway concerns CBC online, Saturday Sep
Death in the Woods: Canadian Federal Government Delays Release of Caribou Recovery Strategy – Again
This post is a part of DeSmog’s investigative series: Cry Wolf. Yesterday, the Canadian government told the nation’s federal court that it will not release its long-awaited Woodland Caribou Recovery…
USGS Fracking Study Confirms Methane Contamination of Drinking Water in Pavillion, Wyoming
For those concerned about the future of shale gas development in the U.S., water contamination present in a monitoring well in Wyoming is about to become the lynchpin in the…
Harper does it again: Undermining Canadian business and industry (this time on beef)
If you want to undermine Canadian beef at home and abroad in one fell swoop you only need to take away the long-standing trust people have held for the safety…
A Real Canadian Autism Hero – Stefan Marinoiu
Stefan Marinoiu is not a federal or provincial political figure, or an entertainment celebrity of any kind talking endlessly about raising autism awareness without taking any action to help the…