I’m sharing my story with you
We asked supporters to share stories about why they support our work for our special December Allies Drive – our yearly drive for monthly donors. This story, from Christina Bub…
December 2012
Idle no more
200 in Calgary500 in Saskatoon Video here. Hundreds of First Nations people across the country protested the latest omnibus bill yesterday. Yes, they knew it likely wasn’t going to change…
Oil and Gas Industry Set to Attack Matt Damon’s "Promised Land"
Next month Focus Features releases Matt Damon’s new movie and the oil and gas industry is worried sick about it. The movie, Promised Land, is about a Pennsylvania farm town…
Dunderdale admits to hasty asset grab #nlpoli
In the House of Assembly on Monday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale said that the provincial government decided to seize assets of three companies in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2008 because it…
EEG Day Yesterday Went Very Well: Conor Was Outstanding!
Conor’s EEG exam had been scheduled for yesterday as a result of his scary Grand Mal seizure a few weeks ago. (Not that I am superstitious but I did wear…
If they gave Nobels for this sort of thing I have a nominee
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What Israel/Palestine Need are an Icon
I get it, your wondering why I am still blogging about this topic after the media has already seemed to forget about it in it’s entirety! My answer to you…
The Cons and the War on Christmas
Oh my Ding Dong. Deck the gazebo with boughs of holly. Or steaming mounds of horse shit.Tony Clement, the King of Muskoka and the Minister of Misery, wants us all…
Movies
I caught some movies lately, including “Lincoln” , and “Perfect Pitch” . “Life of Pi” was much better than both of them, however. “Lincoln” was an interesting history lesson, it…
How many gigatons of CO2?
Check out the Guardian Data Blog for the whole infographic
What’s wrong with the Alberta Medical Association’s message? A technical primer
The executive of the Alberta Medical Association, shown here, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: the offending advertisement. With contract talks between the Alberta Medical Association and the provincial…
The consensus visualized
Any questions? via James Lawrence Powell
5425…Too Much Booze Causes Mayor To Quit
That is, well you can read, and it is his desk and he is, er was, the mayor of Charlo, New Brunswick until recently. His former worship “…told CBC that…
Memories of Vancouver a while ago
Aaron Chapman’s great Tyee piece, Ten Legends of Vancouver’s Penthouse Nightclub, brought back memories. I only visited The Penthouse a handful of times, in its declining, or maybe declined, days.…
Santa doesn’t send threatening cards
From the Huffington Post Canada: In the spirit of the holidays, Abbotsford police are sending Christmas cards to gangsters and drug dealers featuring the police chief dressed as Santa in…
New blog affiliate
Please welcome yet another BC – based blog (had a couple of those of late) : Northern Insights
In Tuesday’s Sun: then again, Jason Kenney might look good in a diaper
As they grimly devote themselves to the task of reviewing 2012 — filled, as it was, with declining poll numbers, widespread public disinterest and no achievements whatsoever — Canada’s members…
What did the limestone say to the geologist?
Stop taking me for granite.