Take Five for Dave: Tribute to a Great Musican
This just in: Dave Brubeck dies at 91; This is a great version of the classic “Take Five” from a Montreal appearance four years ago when he was still going…
December 2012
Fracking Making Its Way Toward the UK
To date, opposition to hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for unconventional oil and gas in the United Kingdom (UK) has been fierce. The opposition, though, seems to be meeting deaf ears in…
George Monbiot – Time to Ditch Our Malignant Politics
Guardian enviro-scribe George Monbiot writes that the road to saving the world has to be paved with the shattered remnants of today’s corporatism. We must dismember corporatism and the plutocracy…
Harper Regime Has Lost All Credibility on Foreign Affairs Period, Not Just the Middle East
“…Israel’s announcement on the settlements was widely criticized by Canada’s European allies, and even the United States, which voted with Canada and Israel against the motion to grant non-voting observer…
Steve, Are You Listening? Tom? Justin?
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has said it about as succinctly as possible: “The climate change phenomenon has been caused by the industrialisation of the developed world. It’s only…
Well, somebody thought there was queue jumping, that’s for sure!
Your blogger with Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman, the former Conservative Parliamentary Secretary for Health. Below: Former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett. In other medical news, Alberta seems to…
How to Survive the Mayan Apocalypse
How will anyone survive the “end of the world” predicted for December 21, 2012? Easy: by breathing. That’s because it won’t happen. That the Mayans never predicted it would seems…
Conservative Rorschach Test: Part Four #nlpoli
“Pegasus Flying From Quebec” -srbp-
A Christmas Gift for Dad? Glenfiddich, Maybe?
Scotch whiskey distiller, William Grant & Sons, has suddenly become a burr under Donald Trump’s saddle. For many years the distiller has hosted a “Top Scot” competition. It’s open to…
Mike Duffy swimming in taxpayers’ money
Conservative Senator Mike Duffy has claimed more than $33,000 in living allowances intended to defray senators’ costs of maintaining a second home in the National Capital Region, even though he…
New Christmas Toys With Rick Mercer
Good Morning I see that Blogger/Journalist Laila Yuile is back with a new post coming today. As a warm up she has offered up a Rick Mercer piece. We all…
Chris Of Arabia
Climate change denier Christopher Monckton, adding to the gaiety of nations.
5 BEST FOODS FOR MEN
1. Broccoli (packed with potent anticancer compounds)2. Edemame (helps prevent prostate growth)3. Oysters (boosts fertility)4. Baked Potatoes (lowers blood-pressure. Skip the butter & sour cream)5. Tomatoes (helps lower prostate cancer…
COP18: Canada’s Climate Fail Or Climate Legacy?
DirtyOilSands.org, tells us that for the first time since taking the position of Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent has agreed to meet with climate organizers. “Over the past…
Dec. 5: Always be suspicious….
At the bottom of A1 of the Moncton Times and Transcript is a column by Brent Mazerolle, the TandT’s chief hatchet man. In just four years, the city’s labour costs…
Zara commits to go toxic-free
The world’s largest clothing retailer Zara has committed to going toxic-free. After pressure from the environmental-concsious group Greenpeace the company has joined a handful of other large corporations that are…
Issue Estoppel
Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 1352 v. Newport Beach Development Inc., 2012 ONCA 850 has a useful discussion of when issue estoppel applies in the context of an administrative tribunal…
Mostly competent government
There’s so much competence in Ottawa these days, there’s no time to do real justice to it. Here’s a taste, with emphasis added: The closure of a visa office in…
Your Future is in Their Hands: impacted poller #nlpoli
David Brazil, member for Conception Bay East-Bell Island, on how he and his political colleagues approach the task of governing: Mr. Speaker, we do not govern by polls. We want…