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…
October 2012
Today was John Lennon’s birthday
John Lennon would have been 72 today:
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats with clothes.
Will (Bill) Abram’s Has Moved Upstairs
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…
Late night Gillard
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…
Australia’s Female PM Assails “Misogynist’ Opposition Leader & Sexism
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,…
NHL lockout just the tip of the iceberg for CBC
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…
Trying to Make Sense of the World: Why Did the Straw Break the Camel’s Back?
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…
Leadership Questionnaire: Erin Weir
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,…
Federation Of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Calls Harper Gov’ts Education Spending Claims ‘Fairy Tales’
“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).…
Montreal-bound
…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…
Gangnam Style Meets AC/DC
Not bad. Reminds me of The Zoobombs.You’re welcome.
Canada officially joins secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); OpenMedia demands government come clean on proposed Internet restrictions
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…
CCACs could play expanded role as direct home care providers
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…
Audio: Damien Gillis Discusses ‘Keepers of the Water’, Carbon Corridor on SFU Radio
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…
Québec Students Teach the World a Lesson
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…
Justin Trudeau and political amnesia
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…
Harper Conservative’s Were To Ensure Meat Safety After 2008 Maple Leaf Meats Deadly Listeriosis Outbreak!
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…