A "Comeback"
...is Crappy Tire shop-talk for a customer who gets home and finds out the car problem he or she just spent $100s on is still not fixed. And so here…
November 2012
Another Victim of Globalization – Britain’s Trees.
British Columbians were, and remain, incensed that trade agreements prevented our government from blocking the export of raw logs. We wanted the log processing jobs from the sawmills to wood…
Great, Wrong Again.. or, Surprise, Sandy Has Sisters!
The U.S. National Centre for Atmospheric Research reports they, and the larger scientific community, got it wrong. Once again they erred on the conservative side resulting in unduly optimistic projections.Now,…
Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown: Tar Sands Expansion May Violate Crown’s Legal Obligation to First Nations
Today the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) will argue in the Alberta Court of Appeal that Shell Canada’s proposed Jackpine Mine expansion is in violation of their Constitutional rights and…
Telling your Cell Phone Horror Stories
For the past few weeks we've been asking you to share your CellPhoneHorrorStory.ca to tell decision-makers at the CRTC what steps to take in fixing our broken telecom market. Now,…
remembrance day: one man’s view in memory of his father, a veteran
John Bell: When I was a little boy, my brothers and I were rummaging through boxes of old, packed-away stuff in our basement, and came across what we thought was…
EPA And TVA Nix Coal Ash Spill Cleanup Efforts
Four years after a coal processing plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) accidentally released tons of toxic coal ash into waterways in Kingston, the cleanup has finally come…
Obama’s victory in pictures
Courtesy of Edison Research, here's a simple way to analyse the Obama 2012 victory – as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words ...The empathy gap:Romney lost the…
There is no offence of "armed robbery"
R. v. Moore, 2012 ONCA 770 points out that the offence of "armed robbery" does not exist. There is robbery and if a firearm is used an enhanced penalty. Similarly…
Oh America’s Right Will Have a Field Day With This
Americans will choose their next president in 2016. That, according to the OECD, will also be the year that China overtakes the United States to become the world's largest economy.Four…
Nov. 9: Fool that I am….
I begin this blog on the evening of Nov. 8 because I suddenly realized that a line in the Moncton Times and Telegraph had blown right by my attractive but…
Victoria candidates to discuss the future of public broadcasting
FRIENDS will host a forum on the future of public broadcasting in Canada for candidates in the Victoria by-election.
Calgary Centre candidates to discuss the future of public broadcasting
FRIENDS will host a forum on the future of public broadcasting in Canada for candidates in the Calgary Centre by-election.
Globe paywall
I’m not sure why aggregators, etc. are linking to them anymore, because you hit that infernal paywall now. I’m sure they’ve been told this many times, but let me echo…
Real Deal
If anyone doubts Barack Obama is a politician for all the right reasons, this video should clear that up. The real deal: You’re lucky to have him America.
5311…Note To Bill O’Reilly
It is called change Bill, kinda like when we, the Irish Catholics, showed up and changed America.Or, previously, when the Brits showed up and changed America from a place full…
Saturday miscellany…
Hee…. hee… still laughing about Obama’s win... love seeing freakazoids like the Tea Baggers lose! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
On unwanted imports
The Mound of Sound is rightly appalled at the revelation that JP Morgan is making money off of the U.S.' food stamp program. But lest we think the problem is…
Why Bankers Rule the World: Your Continuing Debt is Their Business
It's the Interest, Stupid! Why Bankers Rule the World A detailed reminder that debt fuels the economy and that, given the deep neoliberal muddy hole in which we dwell, it…
The significance of the US election result
The result of the US election, which didn’t really end up changing anything, has lead to deep and profound questioning in the Republican Party. People are analyzing the mistakes made…