Recreating Eden 2012-09-11 08:31:00
Lots of talk to today about 9/11, but it’s high time that we turned our attention to far more important threats–to the economy because of misplaced austerity and to our…
September 2012
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer’s and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it’s a boardgame inspired by Montreal’s iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that’s…
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer's and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it's a boardgame inspired by Montreal's iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that's…
METRO MTL: The Boardgame!
Montrealer’s and transit geeks will love this. Yes, it’s a boardgame inspired by Montreal’s iconic metro. I discovered the other day at Chez Boris, a hip little Russian Coffeeshop that’s…
Coming Up: NDP Section Quebec Convention Nov. 3-4
Notice to all my NDP friends:The NDP Section Quebec biennial convention is rapidly approaching. Itwill be held the weekend of November 3-4 in Montreal.You are invited to attend the convention…
5149…They Are Turning On Hudak In Heartland
This is from Brian Hespler’s Blog, he is a Tory in Hespler which is as deep and as blue as Ontario gets. “It’s become clear, if it wasn’t last October,…
Robo-schism
ROME (The Skwib) — Last night more than 75,000 faithful assembled in St. Peter’s Square to worship at a special ceremony. Instead they witnessed the beginning of a new schism…
Incredible Edible Movement: If You Eat, You’re In
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust. Here’s Pam Warhurst from Todmorden, U.K, sharing about the revolution in local food growing that she and the rest of her volunteer community association…
Quebec court makes Vic Toews very mad.
As you might have read, a Quebec Superior Court ruled that Ottawa must hand over gun registry data pertaining to Quebec over to the province, so it can help start…
Fr. Alphonse de Valk Out At Catholic Insight
Catholic Insight has always been, after the late lamented Flanders, one of my favorite sources of teh Catholic Crazy. If they weren’t bashing gays they were, well, they were always…
Polls, Politicians and Messages #nlpoli
Cabinet is where the real political power sits in a parliamentary democracy. Ministers have enormous power both individually and collectively. Only the first minister – the prime minister or premier…
Oh Yeah?
-My tongue is longer than yours. -Oh yeah? Well, my tail is longer than yours. -Don’t look at me, I’m staying out of this.
Bush and Cheney were the hollow men
Its like caring for someone who had been mentally ill, as they gradually recover their sanity and begin to understand how delusional they were.As the years go by, the United…
4 amnesiac bloggers
Stephan Lewandowsky has identified the 4 remaining bloggers that he asked to post a link to his survey about climate denialism and conspiracy theories (paper here). They are: Dr Roger…
In today’s Sun: the punk oracle
The 2012 punk rock festival called Riot Fest is, admittedly, a pretty unusual place to research Barack Obama’s demographic appeal with younger U.S. voters. But we aren’t afraid to go…
Economist And Progressive Blogger – Erin Weir – Seeking Leadership Of Saskatchewan New Democrats
“I have to admit that I became an economist because I didn’t have enough charisma to cut it as an accountant.” Erin Weir Candidate For Leader Saskatchewan New Democrats Readers…
Authoritarian Immigration Fraud Crackdown Wins Awards from Negligent Media
Ottawa’s crackdown on residency fraud is a timely reminder that a Canadian passport is something to be earned. That’s the general tenure of the positive media coverage the Harper regime…