Happy Diamond Jubilee!
It’s Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee today – reigning for 60 years! She is the second Monarch in Canada’s history to have done so. Expect a number of celebrations across the…
2012
Protests, Facts & Bedfellows: Northern Gateway Pipeline Actions, Science & Money
They expected 2,000 to attend and, according to police reports, 2,000 people demonstrated their opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and shut down the main street of the small…
Fraser Institute: “You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby”
Suppose you’re a three-pack-a-day smoker. Over the last couple of years, with a lot of hard work and sheer will power, you’ve cut back to half a pack a day.…
Crowd sourcing a little curatorial control – National Gallery of Canada invites young artists to submit art & public to judge
"Beat Nation" at Grunt Gallery, Vancouver Calling young (aged 16-19) Canadian political artists. Here’s a chance to get your work noticed, publicized and into the National Gallery of Canada (NGC).…
Freedom to Create. Spirit to Achieve. Cooking up an unauthorized Alberta brand!
Ow! Alberta government market researchers test a new brand for the province. Alberta branding specialists may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Alberta’s old brand, with minor modifications done to…
The rebels who snubbed the Queen
The Diamond Jubilee, the extravagant international celebration throughout 2012 marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year at the helm of the declining British Empire, is finally here. British medals galore! Officer…
tories nearing a full-slate of candidates, opposition parties all over the map in election preparation.
After a week away from the blogging world, I spent some time this weekend catching up with plenty of election nomination candidate updates. Alberta’s political parties are all in varying…
Deja vu
We know the fight is coming again.We know they’re not going to stop until they get what they want — and what they want is a new abortion law in…
Sunday Songs….
AllTheTunesThatFit WideWideWorldVille I know we just had her on the latest edition of Uke Cover Fighting, but that is no reason not to slide off into sleep on a Sunday…
current musical obsession: chimes of freedom to benefit amnesty international
If you’ve ever seen Bob Dylan in concert, or if you are a fan of his live recordings, you know he seldom sings a song the same way twice. Subtle…
No One Will Ever Write An Opera About ‘Harper In China’ …..
… but then again, tricky dicky Richard Nixon got one! Act 1 Scene 1 – Nixon In China
Help Wanted
NDP newbie MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau is seeking a Parliamentary Assistant. I was a little hard on Ms. Brosseau during last spring’s federal election. I don’t apologize for it –…
Review: Exile and Pride
I often feel that describing the pieces that I write in response to books as “reviews” is a bit inaccurate because I only occasionally relate to the books in question…
Reading as Liberation
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that in Arizona, the Tucson Unified School District had suspended the teaching of Mexican-American studies, banned the teaching of certain books…
Madonna Brought it at Halftime
Wow. Good for her. But, this commercial slayed me man.
Why Did Sun TV and Jason Kenney’s Office ‘Fake’ The Oath?
AllTheRealAgendasThatFit InfoDomVille Because I’ve been pretty busy with science geek stuff*, I missed the nitty-gritty behind Jennifer Ditchburn’s CP piece late last week wherein she reported on the hastily assembled…
Parliament in Review: December 1, 2011
In the midst of a week of acrimonious debate over both the substance of the Cons’ dumb-on-crime legislation and the government’s procedural maneuvers to prevent even improvements which it recognized…
Will YOU Survive the Con Apocalypse?
Oh ABSOLUTELY. No problem eh? Trust me. Your survival is GUARANTEED. As long as you’re driving a Chevy… And what will Canada be like when the Cons are gone forever?…