Its Usefulness At An End?
A brief note on an otherwise uneventful Saturday. There has been no new material added to the Ethical Oil website since September 10th. The same thing applies to their twitter…
2012
Sturrup Drafting Charter Challenge?
We've got to admit we aren't sure where Sturrup is going with this. Perhaps Reitmeier's wife, who has so frequently posted defences of her husband, might be able to shed…
Fiery Missouri Preacher Delivers Strong Statements About Gays and Lesbians To Council!
Fiery Missouri Preacher Delivers Strong Statements About Gays and Lesbians To Springfield, Ohio Council! Listen all the way through, the best is at the end! Read a News-Leader account below.…
Alberta Liberals edge further into the political wilderness
Yes, I know, they’ve made more than one. But this, seriously? Remember New Coke? Yeah, like that.
Saturday miscellany…
Ah. Another session of Parliament and another tome of an omnibus bill. Despite whines and screeches to the contrary, there is lots of new stuff in this 450 page monstrosity!…
Billy Graham: Wrong about gay marriage
Billy Graham, who is into his eighth decade as a minister, is one of the very few people in the States who is so famous that the only address you…
Public Pressure Helps Disney End Destructive Environmental Practices
After several years of talks, the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) scored a major victory this month, when they were finally able to convince the Disney Corporation to give up their…
On fairer shares
I’d take some time to rebut the Leader-Post editorial board’s odd claim that the only way to share the proceeds of Saskatchewan’s economy is by slashing public revenue through another…
The 30 Percent Solution
Let me be clear. If there is a way to reduce the cost of education by 30 percent while keeping the quality the same, I’m all for it. Who wouldn’t…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Tim Harper slams the Cons for yet another omnibus abuse of parliamentary democracy: Stephen Harper didn’t invent prorogation and omnibus legislation, but he…
Can’t Make It To Victoria To Defend Our Coast? Be Part of A “Flash Phone Mob”
Hundreds, if not thousands, of Canadians are going to be gathering in Victoria, B.C. today to take a stand against the Northern Gateway Pipeline that Enbridge, and our current federal…
Liberally crucified
The media who were criticizing Justin Trudeau and his Liberal supporters for a permitting “coronation” instead of a leadership contest? Yeah, well, they’re the same geniuses now criticizing Dalton McGuinty’s…
Northwestel curtails expansion plans after CRTC decision Company was to get $40 million for improvements under proposed BCE deal
Northwestel is scaling back plans to expand its services in the North after the CRTC denied an application by its parent company Bell Canada Enterprises to buy Astral Media’s radio…
The King of Versailles
I watched the documentary “The Queen of Versailles” when it was in the theatres. It’s a powerful piece of work. I had several reactions to it, but I’m going to…
He’s kidding, right?
Did the Onion start a Canadian edition?Changes to parliamentary pension plan ‘cowardly,’ MP says: Edmonton MP Peter Goldring, a former Conservative caucus member, said the hefty increase in contributions will…