Saving Our Democracy: When the People Awaken
As Stephen Harper drags our parliament into the pit of democratic depravity, by accusing the NDP of supporting an imaginary carbon tax only he can see. Repeating a Big Lie…
2012
Definitely Worth a Listen
One of the greatest guitar solos you may ever experience. Keith Richards, Sympathy for the Devil. I may be biased. I will, however, pass up concerts to go out of…
Wall Resource Royalties
This article is going to be fun during an upcoming election campaign, so I’m making sure that it doesn’t disappear if the website it is on goes away. Wall muses…
I almost feel sorry for Mittens…almost
Jon Stewart at his absolute finest, he practically has steam coming out of his ears. The Democrats should be airing this morning noon and night until the election on any…
Why NHL Owners Should Budge
NHL President Gary Bettman is no doubt correct when he says that financial health for all 30 NHL franchises requires a bigger share of revenue for owners. But notice that…
Late night
UK Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg with his very own version of a Checkers speech. He offers an apology for supporting massive tuition fee increases when he and his party…
Campaigns to bear-proof all garbage containers in wild areas have been difficult because…
as one biologist put it, "there is a considerable overlap between the intelligence levels of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."
Supreme Court rejects bid to keep abused toddler on life support
Hardly surprising: Supreme Court of Canada. BY NATALIE STECHYSON, POSTRMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a motion that would have kept a…
The Difference Between a CF-18 and the F-35
If Canada had been operating the F-35 since 1988, we’d probably be hard pressed to find any still flying. Over the past 24-years, the twin-engine CF-18 has racked up plenty…
Democratic Renewal
I just got back from my Algonquin trip, so just a very brief post. In skimming today’s Star, there is a very interesting piece by Bob Hepburn on efforts at…
Conor Takes Dad For A Walk … Sort Of
Beautiful, fresh, early fall day today. Conor and I both felt like getting out for a walk and enjoying the fresh air and early fall colors. Conor, as usual, set…
Thursday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your day. – Common Dreams discusses the prevalence of inherited wealth among the U.S.’ richest individuals (as pointed out by a report by United for a…
Andrew Weaver To Run For B.C. Greens
UVIC climate scientist (and Nobel Peace Price recipient) Andrew Weaver will be running under the GP banner in B.C.’s next provincial election. Imp’s
Apple iOS6 maps
Look, I know the whole world is saying it’s awful. But I’ve downloaded it, and it’s better than the GPS system I paid for. Sorry to mess with the popular…
Mostly competent government
The party of fiscal responsibility, ladies and gentlemen: More than 40 Conservative political staffers or ministers have racked up thousands of dollars in delinquent fees on their government-issued credit cards,…
Harper’s special bonus pension to be clipped
Bob Fife’s report on CTV’s national news last night contained a segment about Harper’s special bonus pension allotment of an extra $100,000 as PM. This might not have come to…
Why the Paul Frank powwow apology matters
The rise of fast fashion is unfortunate for many reasons: the proliferation of disposable clothing; the unethical sweatshop labour required to keep up with it; the additional motivations for teenagers…