Does Russia Have the Top Stealth Fighter?
We in the West are sinking fortunes into 5th Generation, stealth warplanes that are supposed to have an enormous advantage over non-stealth, 4th Generation fighters. The idea is that our…
November 2012
The CVRD Whac-A Mole Game Is Becoming Tiresome
Today we have a guest post from Dara Quast. hardworking community activist and observer of the local political scene. Dara Quast-Community Activist The CVRD’s Whac-a-mole (The connotation of “Whac-a-mole” in…
Green Party of Canada: Operation Pillar of Defense Is Not The Answer
by Green Party of Canada Again, Hamas bombing and Israeli retaliation have escalated. It should be clear that continuing to make war will not bring peace. Israel’s Operation Pillar of…
Building a global coalition to protect Internet freedom
In just under a month, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – an agency of the United Nations – will gather government representatives from around the world to discuss proposed I...
Arms Race Update – Asia Goes for Its Guns
Why Peter MacKay believes Asia needs a substantial and permanent Canadian military presence is tough to figure out. Does Elmer's backward boy think the Asians are somehow lacking in firepower…
If you lost your seat, should you compete?
While the Liberal leadership race formally began this week, with the party's official opening date, it seems like it's been going on for quite a while. Many leadership aspirants have…
Locking in Dirty Energy Demand: GE Signs Deal with Clean Energy Fuels for Gas-Powered Vehicles
On November 13, Clean Energy Fuels (CEF) signed a deal with General Electric (GE) to purchase its natural gas vehicle fueling assets in an effort to expand what it describes…
What do you get when you cross two elephants with a fish?
A pair of swimming trunks
Sandra Pupatello replies first to my set of questions
The first of the Ontario Liberal candidates to respond to the questions I sent off to them/their campaigns has responded; that honour goes to Sandra Pupatello. I was actually sent…
Earth photo from 11 billion miles
This tiny dot, amid a band of coloured rays, is our planet, as seen from staggering distance of 11,100,000,000 miles away, and pictured in 1990.The picture was taken by Voyager.…
A New Warning About CETA
While much has already been written about the economic threats to Canada inherent in the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement currently being negotiated in secret by the Harper regime,…
Great article from CBC on law in Nunavut
Somewhere between tales of judges bunking with strangers and pushing airplanes out of the mud it becomes clear Nunavut's court system works a little differently.In the provinces, new courthouses are…
Michael Healey on the nation-building role of the CBC Transcribed by Simon Houpt
Playwright and actor Michael Healey says a public broadcaster’s mission is the acquisition and maintenance of nationhood.
Trouble Sleeping? This Works for Me.
There are nights when the brain just doesn't seem to want to shut down. Just too damn many things racing around and you really can't put a finger on any…
Pupatello on homophobia
One of Kathleen Wynne’s senior campaign folks, Milton Chan, has a very important statement on his Facebook page, here. What he is describing is completely, totally unacceptable in any modern…
Soldiers as personal servants, 28-vehicle motorcades to parties, and other glimpses into the military life
We go from day to day having a certain sense of what our world is like: that all people are created equal, that strong class distinctions don’t apply anymore. And…
5350…Penashue And Dean Del Mastro Are
Hiding in plain sight.If this was the States the uber competitive media, especially the TV, would be camped on their front lawns here, there and everywhere.In Canada everyone wants to…
Redefining Dementia – Let’s All Go to Denmark
Very recently, I came across a UK award-winning initiative for people with Alzheimer's that I thought was, well, 'barmy'. The social enterprise is called "Dementia Adventure" and aims to connect…
Liberalism In Crisis
As the Liberal leadership races heat up -- in both Ottawa and Ontario -- those who consider themselves liberals should read what Chris Hedges wrote following the American election:The ineffectiveness…