Purely local issues: Fear and loathing on St. Albert’s dog runs
Lots of St. Albertans love their dogs and want to see them run. St. Albert dog owners, of course, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Councillor Malcolm Parker striking…
Lots of St. Albertans love their dogs and want to see them run. St. Albert dog owners, of course, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Councillor Malcolm Parker striking…
John Lennon would have been 72 today:
Cats with clothes.
Will Abram 1928-2012 R.I.P. When I heard of Bill’s passing I thought of that old folk song, “He was a Friend of Mine.” Will (Bill) Abrams was a friend of…
Thanks to Dr. Dawg for posting this most excellent video. Had to fly the flag for Julia over here too! I don’t have much to add just hope that everyone…
A political master-stroke of epic proportions. That’s my take on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s take-down of opposition leader Tony Abbott in this 15-minute speech on sexism in Parliament. OK,…
The CBC will suffer a devastating financial loss of as much as $200 million annually if it loses the rights to Hockey Night in Canada in 2014 when its agreement…
The New York Times has a very interesting story about catatraophe theory, and the way things can jog along forever and then suddenly change. Has to do with where lines…
As previously mentioned on the blog, I’ve submitted a questionnaire to all of the leadership campaigns in hopes of helping readers get to know the candidates a little better. Well,…
“Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Minister John Duncan is using “Pinocchio accounting” in his latest pronouncements on First Nations education funding, says the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).…
One of the most fascinating things about the race for the Presidency currently underway down south is the dearth of enthusiasm shown Obama and Romney by their respective supporters. Nobody…
…on Fight The Right book tour. When not in front of a microphone, tomorrow, you may find me at Villa Souvlaki, consuming my body weight in their signature dish. Over…
Not bad. Reminds me of The Zoobombs.You’re welcome.
TPPp2_100X100_120904.png October 9, 2012 – Canada became an official signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement today, as citizens express concerns about the deal’s negative implications for Internet openness and…
Doris Grinspun, the executive director of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) has been a tireless defender of public not-for-profit health care. We’ve seen her speak truth to power…
Damien Gillis discusses the resistance to the Enbridge pipeline, the recent “Keepers of the Water” conference in Fort Nelson, BC, and the increasing impacts on water, human and animal health…
At the beginning of May , the British newspaper The Guardian reported that the student struggle against tuition fee hikes in Québec represented “the most powerful challenge to neoliberalism on…
You would think that federal Liberals would by now have immunized themselves against the affliction that almost did them in: the kind of delusional giddiness at the prospect of a…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The recent E.coli outbreak at the Brooks Alberta XL Meat Plant happened due to cutting back on CFIA Inspectors and relaxing regulations to allow…