Preparing for a class I came across a classic crime comic cover
Wild stuff!
October 2012
Fire Peter Penashue
This story is amazing. A full member of Canada’s cabinet and the only Conservative MP from Newfoundland and Labrador essentially broke several major rules in his campaign attempt to out…
How Brad Wall’s ‘Plan For Growth’ Will Grow Washington’s Treasury With No Benefit For Saskatchewan
“When an American company like Mosaic repatriates profits from Saskatchewan to the US, it pays the 35% American federal corporate tax rate minus a credit for corporate taxes paid in…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Erika Shaker describes the effect of the “right-to-work” laws so popular among our more regressive politicians: “Right-to-Work” still remains a dubious—even Orwellian—term, probably…
Judicial Independence
All judges, whether appointed to provincial or federal positions are entitled to judicial independence in Canada. The source of such independence for federal appointments is in part from the text…
As It Happens, Oct. 16: more or proroguing
I’m on after Robert Ghiz, who would’ve made an excellent Prime Minister, by the way. Nine minute mark.
Canada’s Outrageous Geoengineering Scam
The Harper government knew of Russ George’s plan to seed the waters off the Queen Charlotte Islands with a hundred tons of iron sulphate. The Harper government also knew that…
Freedom Has Consequences
This article is about a London, Ontario man who posted a cruel comment on the memorial site for Amanda Todd (the 15-year-old Port Coquitlam, BC girl who committed suicide last…
Your Boot, Government Ass – Insert
Interesting and timely observation from EnviroCan climatologist David Phillips. He says it’s time for the public to ensure their government authorities are planning for climate change. “The insurance industry is…
Oct. 17:
A reader requested that I publish a copy of a sample post I sent to government for information.If you do it on an access to information form ( which would…
Best birthday EVER
I had the best birthday EVER. It involved three whole days of getting spoiled. There was an excess of gluttony. GC made me french toast with a mountain of fruit,…
Blissful on proroguing, free of charge
Last night, I did something I don’t do often, which was watch TV. The presidential debate was coming on, so there I was, trying to remember how to use the…
On parity
Jason, Scott and Joe Couture have all discussed the first month’s financial reports from Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership campaign. But I’ll add a couple of other points that jump out at…
Bike Lanes Help Local Economies
As a cyclist the fact that bicycle infrastructure helps business makes senses to me. Bike lanes encourage more cyclists which can bring more people to an area, drivers on the…
Virtual Mothering from the UK: A Tradiition Continues
Spending time first with Jeanne and now with Thomas, I’m much more aware of the ways that the virtual world affects life. Among them is the ease with which you…
Changes At The National Post
Dear Reader: You will notice a some changes to your print edition of the National Post beginning today. The paper, already a three-section product in most of the country from…
Sask NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir responds to Premier Wall’s “Plan for Growth”
“But economist and NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir noted that of the eight provinces where manufacturing sales rose from July to August, Saskatchewan had the second-lowest percentage increase. He added…
The Dangers of Being a Mythbuster – More Thermal than Thermal #nlpoli
The issue of Holyrood and the future cost of thermal generation is a big part of the argument for Muskrat Falls. What’s so amazing about it is that people can…
Playing with Budget Cutbacks: On a Government 2.0 Response, Wikileaks & Analog Denial of Service Attacks
Reflecting on yesterday’s case study in broken government I had a couple of addition thoughts that I thought fun to explore and that simply did not make sense including in…