Romney on Diaster Relief: Preferably Privatize It
I didn’t think this was for real when I first saw reference to it, but here’s the clip. According to the Huffington Post, his staff today, as Sandy raged, reaffirmed…
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Medicare for Autism Now: Shelley Davis Behavioural Consultant and Attorney
From the Medicare for Autism Now web site and the film Medicare’s Orphans: A Film About the Fight to Get Healthcare for Children with Autism in Canada an interview with…
GlobalTV Mocks Hurricane Deaths
Frankenstorm Promo How would you feel about a news organization that treats a hurricane as a campy Halloween ratings booster? I’m appalled. Watch the above clip from GlobalTV last Thursday…
"The Fiendish Four" and Campaign Updates
I’m going to use the term Fiendish Four to describe the most recent event from the Sask. NDP Leadership Race, if only because it’s a nifty term with a Stan…
Green Candidate Calls Calgarians Smug and Immature: Chris Turner’s Contempt For Industry, Calgary
It’s hard to take the Green party seriously. “ emerging power and prominence come across from some angles as pure teenage bluster. I think I first heard it said about…
Not a Monty Python sketch
The editor of a Canadian faith magazine to MP John McKay, “I have just received an official “reminder” from Canada Revenue that our charitable status may be in jeopardy because…
Is British Columbia’s small tsunami a sign of a massive one to come?
Haida Gwaii earthquake 2012 Our recent earthquake was large – 7.7 on the Richter scale. The last major earthquake in the same region was in 1949. However, despite initial fears,…
Katz donation assures one thing — no money for arena.
You’d think at some point I’d get tired of writing about Daryl Katz, but no. The guy just keeps doing the most amazing, mind-boggling things. I swear, Katz is an…
5270…Hurricane Sarah Is Scary
Actually it is not scaring me a bit. I am in Ottawa and it is going to be 17 above zero tomorrow. Ah, Hurricane Sandy, like the Springsteen song, gotcha.…
The Globe and Mail: CRTC chief aims to gain the trust of Canadians
In the wake of Canadians speaking out to StopTheTakeover.ca, CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais is emphasizing the importance of earning Canadians’ trust and input in future decision-making. Let’s ensure that this…
5279…Tory And NDP Politics Suck
Then again so do the politics of the Bloc and Liberals and, when given a chance, Le Greens.Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the former and future MP for Etobicoke Centre has made a…
The Rape-Happy States of America
I stumbled upon this in the comments section of another blog, did a bit of searching, and found out it is true – in more than half of the American…
Learning in the Digital Age: The Reality and the Myth
Let me tell you story of the great bear. It’s a story from First Nations People who lived near where I was born in Canada, the Iroquois people. It’s a…
A Nation Chock Full of Crazy People
Looking at the United States today or at least the Tea Party half of it is like sneaking into an old-time carnival Freak Show. There is a big chunk of…
The American Military
Odd little thought. It seems to me the US military’s weapon systems can be divided into two basic types. There are the “heavy” sort, designed for the Cold War with…
Conference Board of Canada: Economic Benefits of Tar Sands Hinge On Climate Inaction
By 2035 operators in Alberta’s tar sands expect to produce 5 million barrels of the world’s most environmentally dirty and energy intensive oil per day. Current daily production hovers around…
Liberal bagman gains healthy ROI
Last week, investigative journalist Bob Mackin wrote Premier Photo Op and the $185,000 charter bills “On CKNW AM 980, during The Investigators segment on the Oct. 22 edition of the…
Finding appropriate care for ALC patients in hospital
Today, in the Ottawa Citizen, the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa reports a big decline in the number of “ALC” patients (down from 50 patients a day to 20 or…
Chris Hedges Votes Green – For the Same Reasons You Should Too
Chris Hedges has declared his choice for the upcoming American elections. He’s voting Green. You should too. Here’s why. “The November election is not a battle between Republicans and Democrats.…
If This Ever Goes Through, I Got Dibs On "Haywood J. Blome"
Sixth Estate laments Dean Del Maestro’s proposed ban on anonymous comments, missing an obvious countermeasure were it to become law. Incidentally, P.P. “Weiner” is also a good one, because he’s…