I wasn’t built for this
Whew. Seems busy today. And it seems like a while since I’ve been drawing, or putting up stuff here. First, the prints are well received, and a few sales are…
October 2012
A Short-Term Blog Hiadus
Thoughtful, inquisitive Paul… So, in case you haven’t already noticed, this space has been pretty quiet for the past month or, hmmm, maybe even longer. Over time, I have gone…
Only 44?
Only 44? That was my first reaction to the announcement that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe had agreed to send 44 observers from its human rights office…
CAW Major Auto Bargaining 2012: Lessons Learned
I am now finally emerging from the mental fog induced by the 24-7 triennial marathon otherwise known as “CAW major auto bargaining.” To close the circle, here are my thoughts…
CRTC’s Bell-Astral Decision Signals Welcome Shift Towards Transparency
Last week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled against Bell’s proposed $3.4B takeover of Astral Media. Following a very public hearing last month, the Commission announced that Bell…
The Right to Give Care to Someone You Love
Recently, I spoke on the telephone with another writer who six months ago, lost her beloved mother to cancer. Christabel Shaler writes a blog called The Ethical Hustler for the…
Koch Brothers Produce Counterfeit Climate Report to Deceive Congress
This is a guest post by Connor Gibson, originally published at Greenpeace Blogs. The octopus has a remarkable ability–it can blend seamlessly with its surroundings, changing its appearance to mimic…
Today on Sun News: By-elections and past records
With lots going on politically, there was no shortage of topics today. By-elections, leadership and the Ontario New Democrats’ past history on prorogation (they’ve prorogued more times than they’ve formed…
BC’ers Turn Out to Say No to Northern Gateway.
Organizers of the Defend Our Coast protest were hoping a thousand people would turn up outside the BC legislature to say “no” to the bitumen pipelines and supertanker initiative. The…
More Trouble for Old Massett Village
They say it was a salmon restoration project. The banking documents suggest it was really about flogging lucrative carbon credits. “It” was the dumping of 200,000 pounds of iron sulphide…
The Indian Act – Finally, we’re doing something
Many Canadians know the sordid history of our First Nations peoples here in Canada – and most of it we rarely hear or read from our history teachers and textbooks.…
I think therefore I am
Just heard the news that a beluga whale can speak, or at least imitate a human voice.Maybe Gary Larson wasn’t so far wrong after all:
Women are hiding somewhere in there!
You just can’t see them. But I bet that Mitt can! (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Ontario Shores fined $37,000 after worker suffers concussion
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences has pleaded guilty and fined $37,500 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured cleaning and replacing ventilation hoods…
Conrad Black – convicted criminal, bully and Lord – Part 2. AKA Buy Theives of Bay Street.
What distinguishes this scandal is Black's jaw-dropping sense of entitlement. By almost every account, he thought of shareholders as sharecroppers, bugs on his corporate windshield. He ran Hollinger as a…
Conrad Black – convicted criminal, bully and Lord – Part 2. AKA Buy Theives of Bay Street.
What distinguishes this scandal is Black’s jaw-dropping sense of entitlement. By almost every account, he thought of shareholders as sharecroppers, bugs on his corporate windshield. He ran Hollinger as a…
Against Our Will, Without Our Consent
The only thing Steve Harper can count on if he tries to ram through the Northern Gateway pipeline/supertanker project is a united British Columbia determined to stop him. Even our…
Your Cell Phone Horror Stories
Andrew from Whitehorse: On September 16, 2012, my Bell mobile phone suddenly stopped working. When my friends and family called my phone number, a stranger answered. I contacted the person…
Get fired up and share your story
The CRTC decision on stopping Bell’s takeover has shown that Canadians are being heard. Now let’s continue to push forward in fixing our broken telecom market. Share your horror story…