Europe’s CCS Contest Falters – No Winner Emerges
The European Union is actively encouraging development of CCS or carbon capture and sequestration technologies. The goal is to find a way to strip CO2 emissions from energy production, especially…
2012
Campaign Update: General Recap
Financial Reports: LINK Alright, a few things to talk about; this will likely be the last post before the New Year, barring any major announcements or things to come out…Or…
An Issue Tailor-Made for a Second Term President
Barack Obama can’t lose on gun control. The Newtown massacre has coalesced support for a crackdown on America’s free-for-all gun trade. Even the NRA is now lurking in the shadows,…
A Revolution in Thinking
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust – enjoy this mind-blowing talk on quantum mechanics by Aaron O’Connell:
Former Oldest Canadian Dies, New Title Holder Awaits Same Fate
As a newspaper reader it’s grating when, every three or four months, there’s an article published with a photo announcing the oldest Canadian has died. You look at the photo,…
Campaign Update: Erin Weir
Erin’s Website: LINK In what has become a campaign staple for Erin Weir, he’s taken a direct swing and issued a challenge to Brad Wall’s government recently. Erin has called…
The war on freedom from religion
Ran across this article today: Saskatoon could face human rights complaint after refusing to yank ‘Merry Christmas’ message from buses. I think people like the complainant in this article are…
Campaign Update: Ryan Meili
Ryan’s Website: LINK As promised, here comes our look at Ryan Meili’s recently released environmental policy. The full policy can be found at the link above, and we’ll take as…
Harper – Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn’t.
Harper has a choice. He can transform Athabasca into a state-controlled, state-run fossil fuel resource or he can kiss goodbye to his twisted dream of fossil fuel superpowerdom. The Athabasca…
How the NRA (National Rifle Assc) Successfully Fought Gun Control Measures By Connecticut Legislature
Connecticut’s 30-Bullet Magazine Ban Failed After NRA Pressure Magazines that fed bullets into the primary firearm used to kill 26 children and adults at a Connecticut school would have been…
Abacus Ontario Poll: 35% PC, 31% NDP, 28% OLP
Abacus Data is out with a new poll of the provincial scene here in Ontario, their first since the October 2011 election. The topline numbers don’t replicate Forum’s recent boost…
Dec. 18: I was wrong.
I don’t know Daniel bourgeois. I first heard of him last night when I received a post that he had resigned Moncton City Council due to “conflict of interest”. My…
Ethical Oil Makes A Move
From John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada: Tuesday the pressure further escalated when a thick 65 page fax arrived from lawyers (JSS Barristers Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes…
Elizabeth May’s Diabolical Plan to Change Canadian Politics
Elizabeth May’s diabolical plan was tucked away in plain sight, in a tiny publication on Vancouver Island: “What I want to be able to do is get better research and…
Gambling and the local economy part 2
Seventy three dollars. It’s not a large amount if you’re middle class, certainly not if you’re Conrad Black. But for others it can be significant. If you’re on minimum wage,…
OLP News Roundup
Bits and pieces of news from the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race, in advance of tonight’s debate in Ottawa. The Policy Candidate: Glen Murray has released the most detailled policy…
Yet Another Failure of The Corporate Community
We hear everyday about the grim prospects that our young people face – protracted periods of unemployment, underemployment and contract work have become the norm, rather than the exception, even…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 18, 2012: Apple’s bid to ban Samsung U.S. sales denied by judge Hacker jailed 10 years…
Getting Their Act Together
A new poll, published by Forum Research, predicts that, if there is a by-election in Toronto, Rob Ford will be reinstated as mayor — unless his opponent is Olivia Chow:…