A Council Christmas Carol – Part 2
STAVE TWO (continued from Part 1). THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS. I awoke in the dark, late Friday night. Winter days are so short that sometimes it seems a…
2012
Cliff Hangers
There is so much talk going on currently about the fear of ‘going over’ the cliff, yet little or no talk about what awaits the U.S. population at the bottom…
VEVA: end-of-2012 stats updates, and Vancouver area charging station updates
(Cross-posted from the VEVA mailing list and LinkedIn group) A few final updates, before the end of the year. 🙂 a) Metrotown’s charging stations — all 10 of them —…
Why does it take a hunger strike to gain media attention for Aboriginal issues in Canada?
Dana Wensley | Troy Media: The issue is one of of fairness As First Nation groups continue their protests against Bill C-45, what comes as a surprise to me is…
what i’m reading, children’s books edition: # 2
How this series works: I write about one or two older books, offer an my opinion on whether the book will be relevant and accessible to children today, and suggest…
Blatchford: native leader is a terrorist
Jesus. This is a bloody disgrace. A “terrorist”? Seriously? I know it’s a columnist’s job to be provocative. But that doesn’t mean you are also given a licence to be…
No Sting: Feds Won’t Go Undercover to Prove Housing Discrimination
by Nikole Hannah-Jones | ProPublica: The four-bedroom house advertised on Craigslist sounded like just what Claire Rembis and her husband had been looking for. It sat on two verdant acres…
Hunger Strikes are Terrorism and Other Racist Bullshit: A Brief Primer on Aboriginal Affairs in Canada
There’s nothing like some Injuns getting uppity and demanding political rights, etc., to draw out the kooky, paranoid racism from their fellow Canadians, including those who write about politics for…
Is Harper stubborn enough to create a martyr?
Chief Teresa Spence of the Attawapiskat First Nations is into her third week of her hunger strike. Her chief demand has NOT been for a personal meeting with Harper, as…
Lincoln, the Movie
Like just about everyone who has seen it, I was enthralled by Lincoln, the Hollywood film directed with authority and creative license by Stephen Spielberg, smoothly scripted by Tony Kushner…
Open thread on being less than open
Regular commenters will know I am unenthusiastic about commenters who don’t comment using their real name, going way back. I just think that if you’ve got something critical to say,…
Book Review: The Goodbye Baby: A Diary about Adoption
The Goodbye Baby: A Diary About Adoption by Elaine Pinkerton, was sent to me by a publicist. My review of the book The Aventures of Baylard Bear by Lucinda Sue…
The Drumbeat Continues
The story of the Idle No More is far from over. Over the holiday season, when people are generally too busy celebrating with friends and family to pay attention to…
Paywall prediction
With most newspapers now erecting pay walls around themselves in 2013 – something that will only ensure that fewer people read them, not more – web sites like this one…
Far-right crazies
Seems one of my recent posts has offended a certain racist piece of garbage. I’m entertained by the fact that this pathetic loser – who is shunned by every media…
Jago on Stickney
Good catch by Mr. Jago. Will his find be taken up by someone in the MSM? We shall see.
Brilliant Sunshine: The Calm that Follows the Storm
When people learn that we came to Montreal from California, they often say what a big, disappointing change it must have been, given the difference in climate. But I’ve always…
Harper’s Not Done Selling Canada to China
President Hu Jintao: Steve, sign right there. So Harper wants to sell more Canadian natural resources to China. What happened to all this “one-off” talk regarding the earlier tar sands…
Dec. 28: 2012 is still big…
…There are at least three more pages of 2012 stories in today’s TandT. I guess it saves on staff.The front page headline? Well, you could have guessed it by looking…