Tippi Hedron smoking on the set of the Birds
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October 2012
Plattsburgh (Montreal) to Bogota, Colombia: $365
If you leave all your bags at home it is even more impressive: $305 from Plattsburgh, New York, 1 hour south of Montreal, to Bogota, Colombia, and back, for $305,…
The Enbridge Corporate Character
This is the poverty of ethics that undermines the credibility of any promises made by Enbridge. The $500 million in additional improvements came only when the possibility of a failed…
The Omnibus Ballet – Act II
Here we go again, another omnibus budget bill. The second portion of the implementation of the 2012 budget. I never finished my analysis of the budget, because the situation we…
More Narrows Inlet
Exploiters are taking us from HERE TO HERE If you want this to end, visit the website of British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office and voice your objections.
Saturday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to end your Saturday. – Jim Stanford looks in detail at the aftereffects of free trade with the U.S., and finds rather little to cheer: In sum, the…
Our Struggle to define Inequality – Doug Saunders’ Take
Doug Saunders In today’s Globe & Mail Doug Saunders has an interesting article on the difficulty we are having in defining exactly what inequality means: That’s why inequality has replaced…
Transition Planning for Your Child with Special Needs: Ten Top Tips
I’m sitting in Langley, British Columbia, and when I look out my hotel window, I see the skyline punctuated with the tips of pine trees. Mountains are snow-capped in the…
Fight The Right in Ireland!
From longtime friend, Chretien loyalist, and future Prime Minister Chris Collenette, who now resides in the land of my ancestors: Fight The Right takes the Emerald Isle by storm! “Warren:…
From Montreal, Cancun is More Expensive then flying Anywhere Else: $398, return, taxes in.
Flying to Florida, Cuba and even Puerto Rico is cheaper, but they don’t have pyramids. Montreal (YUL) to Cancun (CUN): $400, return, all taxes included. (At time of writing, only…
Travel Deals, Brought to You by Google Flights
Dear Readers, my name is Altavistagoogle, and I'm addicted to shopping for travel. My actual travel addiction was mitigated by my bank account and inability to borrow money. However, nothing…
Flying to Puerto Rico is cheap!
If the prices are higher when you click on the link, try changing the dates. However, is also very likely the prices have gone up. You don't need to book…
Cowichan NDP MLA Bill Routley Stood Up For Cowichan Seniors And Won!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal attack on seniors through their wrong headed policy of forcing Seniors to take computer driving tests and or road tests in unfamiliar vehicles on…
"all they talk about is taxes, but all people want is jobs": thoughts on why there are no good jobs and why no one is creating them
We visited family in the US this past week, and because of this, ended up hearing more about the election in two days than either of us have read, seen,…
Heritage Minister Wants High-school Students To Suffer Through Cdn. History
I remember a university prof that told me in first year that the sum of Cdn history was a battle between the feds and the provinces over who could sell…
Inflight Magazines of the World
The problem with in-flight magazines is they generally talk about stuff you are not interested in at the time you are travelling: travel. When you are in a cramped seat,…
Debate 3: President Obama’s Last Chance to Channel Moses
Moses: Model for Obama? Alan Schroeder, Journalism Professor at Northeastern U, has an interesting post in Huffington Post entitled The Dramatic Arc of the 2012 Presidential Debates. It is worth…
Spirit Bear, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
This shot was specially commended by London's Museum of Natural History. An amazing photography
The imagination, art, and activism of Herman’s House
by Chanda Chevannes | Troy Media Last week I attended the Toronto theatrical premiere of Herman’s House, a thought-provoking documentary written and directed by Angad Singh Bhalla. This Canadian film…