Point Grey Foreshore advocate Sal Robinson spent a little time in Vancouver Public Library’s Northwest History Room with an old city planning report… POINT GREY WATERFRONT PLANAdopted by City Council…
A few months ago we posted about the threat the Canada-EU Trade Agreement, or CETA poses to Internet freedom, and explained why it could be bad for Canadians—it’s a secretive…
We’ve talked a lot here on DeSmogBlog about oil (and tar sands crude) pipelines. You know, like the Keystone XL, which TransCanada is currently ramming through Texas, using whatever means…
Almost certainly not. It doesn’t need one: and it’s not likely to need one. READ ALL ABOUT IT. PAGE ONE IN YOUR MONCTON TIMES AND TRANSCRIPT TODAY. NOTHING IS HAPPENING.…
LinkedIn University of Maryland Communications Specialist “I want this job and I know I have a good chance of landing because I’m qualified, experienced and very eager to work in…
We are recovering from one of the best holiday of the year. For some time now, we’ve been having a Canadian Thanksgiving buffet for family and friends. This year the…
Regina’s municipal election is fast approaching – with advance voting set to begin this week. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of candidates (which, to be clear, I take to be a…
He must have walked out, I thought as I looked around our department at the warehouse. In the morning the Lead Hand brought a new guy over to our crew…
The Gish Gallop, named after creationist Duane Gish, is the debating technique of drowning the opponent in such a torrent of half-truths, lies, and straw-man arguments that the opponent cannot…
Ricardo Dominguez (center), with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0. (Photo by Kinsee Morlan.) It’s a staging that feels, if not inappropriate, then at least a little unconventional: I’m seated in front…
Here in Canada it’s Thanksgiving Monday, when we Canucks consume turkey (or tofurkey, depending on preference), mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie a month earlier than our southern neighbours, although they…
Be kind to turkey. I have decided to go vegetarian!
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Jim Stanford reviews the effect of NAFTA (and associated corporatist policy choices) on Canada’s economy: Quantity of exports: In the mid-1980s, before Brian…
Liz Thompson: “Fight the Right accomplishes what it sets out to do – provide readers with a glimpse into the kinds of strategies that have made Conservatives successful and lay…
On this Thanksgiving long weekend, I decided this was a good day to publicize a book that my cousin has just published. It is called “Just Stay”; it details the…
Does anyone remember that quaint notion? During the lead-up to the Falkands War, the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrignton, and two junior ministers resigned. They took the blame for Britain’s…
Tim Harper writes this morning that Gerry Ritz’ handling of the tainted meat mess is part of an established pattern for the Conservative government: Ritz initially denied there was a…
The history of Thanksgiving in Canada can be traced back to the 1578 voyage of Martin Frobisher from England in search of the Northwest Passage. In this, his third, voyage…
So, it’s Thanksgiving here in the True North strong and free, which means that it’s a good opportunity to reflect and give thanks for all the wonderful things we have…
