2012
Perspective #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale likes to pretend that the critics haven’t been able to find a problem with Muskrat Falls. Well, that’s simply not true. They’ve found tons of problems with…
The Missing Women: The Sorrow and the Horror
And so it's finally over. So many years after they went missing, were murdered by a monster, and all but traces of them destroyed.The police have apologized, again, for not…
Premier Christy Clark set up an office last year in Shanghai, China
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor I have written some details about how Harper says one thing and does another with respect to the position of Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOE)…
Hunger Strike As First Nations Serve Notice
Open letter on behalf of the First Nations leaders to the Right Honourable Governor General David Johnston and the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper OTTAWA, Dec. 16,…
Looper Movie
I rode the bus, ended up at another mall, decided on a movie, found out it was Tuesday and only $2. Win! “Looper” bent my brain a little, but wasn’t…
Put Your Money Where My Mouth Is
(edited to reflect new participants)Politics is ugly. It's ugly, and it's nasty, and it's dirty.But it can also be a noble and uplifting pursuit, when the right people are involved.With…
Put Your Money Where My Mouth Is
(edited to reflect new participants) Politics is ugly. It’s ugly, and it’s nasty, and it’s dirty. But it can also be a noble and uplifting pursuit, when the right people…
The Stephen Harper model for Wildrose power: promise free votes and deliver the Borg Hive
Singing along: What we were promised by the Reform-Conservative platform. Below: What we got. Alberta’s Wildrose Party blossomed at the edges of the same muddy spring whence sprang the federal…
Edmonton Mayor takes swipes at NDP, Wildrose over Katz arena funding.
Tweet“Danielle Smith will probably yell and scream. Brian Mason will yell and scream. They really don’t care about the City of Edmonton, I guess, but I would hope they would…
WTF was that?
Holy shit News, Video and Gossip – Gawker
Sea Plane and Reading
WWII military supply plane That is the interior of the sea plane that took me from Vancouver to Gabriola Island. As the only passenger, I got to sit in front.…
An Overworked BC Teacher ‘s Perspective-Video
Here is a letter from an overworked teacher on Vancouver Island. His perspective is real and based on his day to day circumstances as a teacher in BC. Thanks to…
Obama sheds tears for Sandy Hook victims: silent on child victims of drone strikes
The US has an estimated 310 million guns (2009 figure) in circulation and second amendment rights that codify the right to bear arms. Gun ownership is part of the American…
Stephen Harper and the Newtown Massacre
Well I see that the camera caught Stephen Harper in an unusually tender moment.Claiming that he had to turn off the TV when the sights and sounds of the Newtown…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Circular cats.
The Fatal Weakness of the United States Constitution Bill of Rights
Americans love their Constitution and beloved Bill of Rights. However it has one fatal weakness in that it’s provisions are unrestricted without the requirement that such rights as freedom of…