The CVRD Directors Are Trying To Bring the Eco Depot Back!
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger When it comes to the CVRD Directors penchant for spending our money and doing it in a deceptive and sneaky manner this group of Director’s win…
November 2012
The Useless Web
We all know Wikipedia is not always accurate, and sometimes biased. We all know that most internet quotations are wrong attributed or misquoted. We all know that the Web is…
Fox News North Financial Update: Still Losing
...but less. May Ezra Levant soon face the axe.
The Globe and Mail: The high costs of Arctic broadband
Canadians in the north are on the brink of a digital divide as aging networks, service outages and prohibitive costs all continue to affect everyday communications services. It's a struggle…
Thoughts on parent advocacy and the Moore decision: guest post
Today's post is from David Komljenovic, in Kamloops: The Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Moore case creates a framework of advocacy for parents of children with special needs…
Taiwanese animators: Obama was involved in Petraeus affair!
The rapidly expanding sex scandal involving former CIA head David Petraeus got the Tawianese cartoon treatment Monday, with Next Media Animation casting President Barack Obama as the villain in the…
The first good news for RIM in a while
I’m sure you’ve all seen the news: RIM has set a release date for BlackBerry 10. Some people may complain that it’s 2.5 months away, but I think this is…
Tropical Storm Sandy: Natural or Political Disaster?
What has the world’s biggest and most costly national security state have to do with securing the life, livelihood and property of the global financial capital of the world? Virtually…
Snow
I hate snow. (10) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
It’s a Start
I couldn't resist borrowing the Ann Coulter line. A woman in the state that thinks Jan Brewer should be their governor has run down her husband because (a) he didn't…
Another Insight From A Star Reader
Whenever I fall into the trap of thinking that the Canadian public is indifferent to the things that are going on both within our own country and abroad, I turn…
The story of Diwali / Deepavali
Happy Diwali. Here is a nice piece on Diwali that I got from a friend by email. It is the story of Diwali and how it is celebrated around the…
Leadership 2013 Roundup
With a couple of weeks' worth of developments to address, I'll take a slightly higher-level look at the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race than I normally do. (And for those worried…
A Matter Of Trust
"Trust -- or the lack of it --" Tasha Kheiridden writes, "can make or break a political career." She then goes on to list three politicians who lost the public's…
Nov. 13: it’s now 9:30 on Monday evening….
...I'm beginning the blog now because I want to make a guess at how the Moncton Times and Transcript will cover the General Petraeus story. Around the world, the best…
thank you, senator harb: help end the commercial seal hunt
Canadian Senator Mac Harb has been fighting for many years to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada. I admire him and his struggle, which must be lonely at times,…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 13, 2012: David Miller summoned as witness as Rob Ford libel suit goes to trial Condom…
U.S. Election: Sawant, Stein, and Post-2012 Left Strategy
With more than 16,000 votes (a whopping 28 per cent of the vote), the campaign of Socialist Alternative’s Kshama Sawant in Washington’s 43rd legislative district is a bright beacon of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lawrence Martin's take on Robocon doesn't offer much by way of new information, but nicely sums up exactly what deliberate vote suppression and…
5326…Could Calgary Centre Go Red?
Big bye elex coming up late this month in Durham, Victoria and Calgary Centre.CBC News in Cowtown points out that "Calgary’s preference for voting Tory gives Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt…