Makes me go hmmm
The Millau Bridge, crossing the River Tarn in southern France, is the highest road bridge in the world. It is almost certainly, the most beautiful, stunning from every angle. The…
December 2012
Another Totally Non-Partisan Survey About Toronto Politics
Today, word emerged that a self-described non-partisan Toronto taxpayers group has distributed a survey asking residents about Rob Ford, his conflict of interest case and the state of governance in…
Climate Change, Northern Ontario & Chief Theresa Spence
My last post was about a children’s book on climate change and polar bears. This post is going to be about climate change and Northern Ontarians. There are communities in…
A World Mad for Coal
There’s a big bright future ahead for coal and we’ll pay dearly for it. The International Energy Agency warns that, within five years, coal will rival oil as the fossil…
Religious Explanations Don’t Help Explain Tragedies. Or Crimes.
Sooner or later, after any incident in which a large number of people die, a preacher who thinks he has some sort of grand insight into human nature advances something…
The Kids Are All Right: Voter Participation Rates Go Way up among Quebec Youth
Young people in Quebec voted in large numbers in the September provincial elections, according to a study reported today in both Le Devoir and The Gazette. “According to the study,…
Standing Up To Bullies
As part of their ongoing mission to destroy the Enlightenment, the right has latched onto a tweet by Lawyers, Guns and Money’s Erik Loomis, a non-tenured academic at a Rhode…
Urgent message from Centre 55 in Toronto’s East End
For years, me and my kids have delivered hampers of food to families in the East End at Christmas. The program is organized by the good folks at Centre 55…
Why I support OpenMedia: Sue’s story
We asked our community to share stories about why they support our work as part of our yearly December Allies Drive. Sue, an OpenMedia Ally, had this to say: “For…
Legal News for the Super Busy
Thanks to Shaunna Mireau at Slaw for the 140Law shout-out! See: Legal news for the super busy | SlawTips – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: Canadian shark fin import ban and dreaming of a green Christmas
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio, it’s our second annual holiday special program. As you probably know, huge amounts of waste are produced during the holiday season – more than any other…
When I do it, it won’t be my fault
Adrian Dix recently said that if he raises taxes on personal income in the event that he becomes Premier, it’s going to be Christy Clark and the BC Liberals’ fault.…
Ice bombs inevitable
The reason for ice bombs dropping onto vehicles from the $3 Billion Port Mann bridge? Take a look. Compare the Alex Fraser bridge. On the new Port Mann, the bridge…
Harper saddened by NHL lockout, NOT by Chief Spence’s hunger strike
Once again, proof that Canada’s biggest shame is its Conservative Prime Minister. Stephen Harper is saddened by the ongoing NHL lockout, according to the Metro News Ottawa. And, apparently, NOT…
Why I support OpenMedia: Your stories
As part of our yearly December Allies Drive, we reached out to you – our OpenMedia community – to find out how you became engaged with our digital rights campaigns.…
Garrison Keillor’s Christmas Letter
Ah, yes. That time of year has arrived again. We have decked the halls and wrapped the presents. The shortbread lures us to the kitchen. And, as in years past,…
Your future is in their hands: Filibuster edition #nlpoli #scoutsdishonour
Government House Leader @King_Darin doesn’t think the standard of debate during the current filibuster over the Muskrat Falls bills comes up to his high standards. Maybe he’s right. Here’s King’s…
Canada’s "economic engine" runs out of gas
Well now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally arriving. Tough choices ahead as plunging oil bites into Alberta’s revenue: finance minister Alberta’s finance minister warned Wednesday of…
Transparency for Unions and other “Little People”
I had a good old-fashioned knock-em-down drag-em-out debate with Ian Lee from Carleton University on CBC’s Power & Politics yesterday re C377. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Politics/ID/2318279928/ There were a number of “zingers” from…