If Canadians Want a Liberal, It Won’t be Mulcair
Sorry Dippers, your guy is a liberal and Canadians' Liberal of choice is the guy whose hair is on his head, not his face.NatPo's latest poll finds if Canadians had…
November 2012
two pieces of good news: a ceasefire in gaza, and the megaquarry is stopped
Facing enormous and sustained public opposition, the company behind the Melancthon megaquarry has backed down. This is an enormous victory for the environment and the forces of reason - a…
Going to Pot
There was a discernible jolt in the wake of election night when the good people of Colorado and Washington voted to decriminalize possession and use of marijuana.Some folks here on…
Federal environment minister joins the real world
When I worked in the oil industry many years ago, we used to refer to those politicians, academics, media people, etc. who didn’t fully appreciate our interests as not living…
Clearing Minefields With Help From the Wind
In 1997 many nations of the world signed the Ottawa Treaty which banned the use and trade of land mines. The majority of countries signed on, but countries from Russia…
Drop McGuinty from the Natural Resources File
The comments from David McGuinty are, quite clearly, stupid. The actions, the idea, the concept - all stupid. And it was uttered by a man clearly not stupid. Worst of…
Drifting Ever Faster Away from 350
The figures are out for 2011 and they're record-breaking. Last year we managed to drive atmospheric CO2 levels to 390 ppm.The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached…
There’s Still a Chance
Here's what you need to know. Today there is 25 per cent more atmospheric CO2 than there was in 2000.On the books right now are plans for the construction of…
Frat House Legislation
Saskatchewan passed new sexist legislation yesterday which makes all sorts of changes to the Liquor and Gaming Act. There are gems in there like how you’re now allowed to serve…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: 24 hours of Climate Reality and the International Year of Cooperatives
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we speak with Donna Balkin of the Canadian Co-operative Association about the U.N. International Year of Co-operatives and why the co-op model places environmental values…
Jury vetting leads to retrial
R. v. Spiers, 2012 ONCA 798 holds improper Crown jury vetting led to an apparent miscarriage of justice. As a result a retrial of a murder charge was ordered. The…
Let’s Not Get Ahead Of Ourselves
Lorne Bozinoff, discussing Forum’s latest poll, explains what “should be clear by now”: “It’s clear by now that the Trudeau phenomenon is no one-day wonder, and that a Liberal Party…
Montreal Gazette Letter
Joel Lion, Israel’s Consul-General in Montreal, wrote an op-ed in the Montreal Gazette detailing the virtuous lengths Israel goes to in order to avoid civilian casualties in its unrelenting bombardment…
Cigarette smokers are vile
I knew that would get your attention. In the linked column, Chris touches on something the media have been raising increasingly, in recent days: cigarette butts being tossed everywhere. They’re…
Before you start measuring the drapes in Langevin, Liberals…
…note the name of the polling firm.
If it’s on the Intertubes… #nlpoli
Keith Hutchings is the Minister of Twitter. At least that is what the Wikipedia entry for the Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister said on November 21: In GovSpeak, he would…
From the beginning, OpenMedia has been about you
With the support of people like you, OpenMedia was founded just four years ago to engage Canadians in key decisions that affect the Internet’s future. In the face of telecom…
Alberta and Libs
I’m an Alberta Liberal, and – despite what MacParland says – I totally and completely deplore what David said. It doesn’t reflect Liberal policy or any other Liberals’ view, whatsoever.…
Nov. 21: …if I were editor…..
..... of the TandT, I wouldn't have to waste time as I did with the letter below in which I give one, last try to squeeze an answer out of…
"The rich stay rich and everyone else churns around in the bottom."
Interesting analysis of the Fraser Institute's recent study of income mobility just put out by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The right wing think tank suggests that four out…