Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Michael Lewis writes a fascinating piece on Barack Obama’s life as president. And I’d think it’s particularly noteworthy to consider Obama’s self-discipline…
September 2012
Evidence suggests carbon tax is good economic policy
Thursday, September 13, 2012 West Coast Environmental Law recently submitted our recommendations on improving BC’s carbon tax to the BC Carbon Tax Review Committee, including recommendations to make the application…
Good news on the child care front
For Devonshire kids, anyway. Here’s a note from the Devonshire School Age Program that crossed my inbox today. We were fortunate that WeeG got a spot in the program for…
Should Canada limit sugar and fat content of foods?
In New York, large sugary drinks have just been bannedin some places: New York City has passed the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks being sold…
Innocence of Muslims: Pathetic Movie Responsible For Ambassador Stevens’ Assassination
Here’s an extended trailer of the ”Innocence Of Muslims”, the shitty anti-Islam movie that unleashed riots in the Muslim world, leading to the assassination of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya,…
There would be no talk of…
… an NHL lock-out if the egotistic bonehead Bettman didn’t insist on keeping teams in non-viable markets – (the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and crippled New York Islanders come to mind)…
Thousands Gather In DC To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
Thousands of protestors descended on Washington, D.C. today to send a simple message to the Obama Administration – stop mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR). The protestors included citizens from throughout…
Osborne versus Kent #nlpoli
The only thing more entertaining than watching the “member that works” leave the provincial Conservative caucus was watching the provincial Conservatives send out the always-credible Steve Kent to talk about…
And Himself, Himself
Photo taken by Lukas of Thomas, his break-dancing son…
Sit Down, Fool, and Shut Up
Mitt Romney claims its America’s “role” to lead the Middle East. “The world needs American leadership. The Middle East needs American leadership and I intend to be a president that…
Enbridge Pipeline: Is Justin (The Pot) Trudeau calling Stephen (The Kettle) Harper black?
The Liberal Party leadership race is on, and one of the many issues the candidates will have to address is the policy they believe the Liberal Party of Canada should…
Who Says Free Speech Extends to Agent Provocateurs?
An American film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad is triggering anti-Western violence across the Middle East. That film was intended to achieve that very result. On what possible basis can it…
Russia’s Arctic "Nuclear Time Bomb"
K-27 She’s rusting away on the seabed barely 75 feet below the surface. The experimental Soviet nuclear submarine K-27 is a disaster waiting to happen in Russia’s Kara Sea that…
Mega Corporations Understand The Dangers Of Climate Change
While the U.S. federal government might be dragging its feet about climate change, corporations operating in the U.S. fully understand the physical and financial threats posed by extreme climate shifts.…
The Natural Gas Game Is Fracked! BC Liberal Government Deficit Hits 1.4 Billion
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s may be many things but good business operator’s they ain’t. Little wonder former finance minister Kevin Falcon was overcome for a families first…
Harper hates war resisters. We love them. Stop the deportation of Kimberly Rivera
by Peace Alliance Winnipeg During the Vietnam war, tens of thousands of American conscientious objectors sought refuge in Canada to avoid taking part in a war they could not, in…
Social justice in the OECD
Unfortunately, when nations are compared, the yardstick of comparison is usually GDP, a crude measure of a people’s well-being even by economic standards. I am, therefore, always seeking rankings by…
Registering My Disgust
Just a note for anyone looking to express their disgust at the award being given to Stephen Harper as World Statesman of the Year. I sent the following very brief…
Heartland Institute Joins Rahm Emanuel’s Side of the Picket Line in Chicago
Inspired by her father Sam’s experience striking with the United Mine Workers and the National Miners’ Union in 1931, Florence Reece asked her other workers – by way of singing…