SFH at Strummerfest!
We’ve been asked to play at Strummerfest in K-W, on the tenth anniversary of his passing. Practiced last night. Our ‘Bubbles’ video, for those who care what we still sound…
2012
In yesterday lies today
Now, then.
Strategy questions
Is it ever a good idea to attack the guy without whom you wouldn’t have been elected in the first place? The guy you left high and dry to go…
Random Friday musings
– I wished Dalton Mcguinty well a few days ago, but the reason (or one of the reasons) I soured on him and hte Ontario Liberals is they seemed to…
It’s Time To Get Real About The Risks Of Dirty Energy
Tomorrow is the day that the largest tar sands protest in Canadian history is to take place, in Victoria, British Columbia, to defend our coast from the dangers of Enbridge’s…
A Mythbuster’s Rebuttal: Transmission Lines, Holyrood Oil and Renewable Resources
I have to give Ed Hollett credit… he is a sharp minded fellow. After my blog on Tuesday where I purport to debunk three myths on Muskrat Falls, Hollett responded…
Sally’s Cove, Labrador #nlpoli
During the last federal election two polling stations in the riding of Labrador closed for two hours after an Elections Canada worker drove away with the ballot boxes, according to…
What’s the point of an election law if it can be violated with impunity by government officials?
CBC has been doing superb work researching financial improprieties with respect to the election campaign of the Harper regime’s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, Peter Penashue of Labrador, for some months now.…
Supermax hellholes: solitary confinement in US prisons
The US has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world. It breaks down to about 754 per 100,000 (2009 figures). By way of comparison Canada had 117 per 100,000…
Jimbo Flaherty and the Con Man Budget
Well I've got to hand it to that old Con man Jimbo Flaherty. When he's not screaming at the opposition, or giving the Europeans the finger, or standing on a…
E. coli crisis illuminates need for full corporate accountability for private food-processing companies
Transparency: It’s not just about windshields any more. Below: In real life, Canadian Food Inspection Agency meat inspectors at the XL Foods packing plant in Brooks may not appear exactly…
Canadians to Conservative MP Kelly Block: We Disagree With Racism
by Obert Madondo (@Obiemad) In Canada we hardly confront racism by political figures. As a consequence, Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s government and Conservative MPs are having a field day practicing…
Time to leave the circus when the clowns laugh at you
or burn it down,
Ethics of Fairness in Policymaking for Caregivers: Summing Up
When it comes to our aging population in Canada, we have a lot of reasons to be worried. Many people still assume that the government will provide care and if…
Canada not for sale
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King’s College President Dinesh D’Souza resigns after showing up with (married?) ‘fiancee’ at conference
Tampa Bay Online: NEW YORK — The conservative scholar behind a high-grossing film that condemns President Barack Obama resigned Thursday as head of an evangelical college following a report about…