Word of Kalliana’s good deeds and fund raising efforts has travelled throughout the Cowichan Valley but now word has travelled to Los Angeles California. She will be recognized along with…
Excellent article that discusses Superstorm Sandy and how events influence images and vice versa. By Paul Mullins n the wake of Hurricane Sandy photographers shared ten images every second on…
Hey! Remember all that crazy talk about how the G20 was going to get rid of Canada’s sovereignty? I know, I know.. crazy talk, right? G20 may punish bank capital…
It is hard to imagine how much Obama has let the American people down from his lofty rhetoric in 2008 and how little hope and change he has actually delivered.…
Steve Harper has $28-million to blow on 200-year old triumphalism for a war between Britain and the United States but he can’t come up with $5-million year to cover the…
Three depressing conversations I’ve had recently: 1) With a entrepreneurial neighbour who’s about to open a franchise restaurant. Unions are intolerable, crushing people’s individualism and stifling business development, and the…
The Cuban Missile Crisis that occurred just over 50 years ago can provide us with some important insights about ourselves and how we might address the global environmental challenges unfolding…
As mentioned in the week review, Trent Wotherspoon stopped over in Saskatoon on Saturday night for a meet-and-greet event held in the home of a local supporter. The event was…
So, in the swing of things again, I’m trying out new blogging software. Not that I’ve ever had issues here on Blogger (formerly Blogspot) but because it came with my…
Lots of anguish and lots of humour attend the news that George Lucas has sold out to Disney. A sample of the fun: And another: -srbp-
There were two major developments in the ongoing, CBC-led investigation of election misconduct by Harper regime governmental affairs minister Peter Penashue in Labrador. First, it was alleged by the Liberals…
So, let’s look at what some of the campaigns got up to this weekend. Please note, this is just standard recapping. If you’re looking for something in-depth, say regarding Erin’s…
Many American news services claim the vote on Wednesday is just too close to call between Obama and Romney. That elevates a problem that, it seems, no one wants to…
Start hoarding canned food!
It’s grey and wet and windy and cold today on Vancouver Island or what we like to call “normal.” An ability to tolerate these conditions month in, month out, for…
We became familiar with internally displaced populations in the wake of the American conquests of Afghanistan and Iraq and the sectarian violence that ensued. America suffered a bout of internally…
“Don’t Let On You Want to Bomb His Country” To Mittsy Romney, Russia is America’s biggest geo-political foe. To Harpo, it’s China that most endangers Canada. China, really? The same…
This past week Michael Sona publicly declared his membership in a very large club: people who have grown impatient waiting for Elections Canada. Beyond that and his claim to be…
Snow flakes this morning! Reprieve from the worst? My birthday is Nov. 8, and ever since we’ve been in Montreal, the first snow flakes have fallen before then. Lee was…
I know many of us here in Canada are obsessively watching the US elections. We know how it affects us when the Repubs are in office. I don’t see that…
