There would be no talk of…
… an NHL lock-out if the egotistic bonehead Bettman didn’t insist on keeping teams in non-viable markets – (the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and crippled New York Islanders come to mind)…
2012
Thousands Gather In DC To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
Thousands of protestors descended on Washington, D.C. today to send a simple message to the Obama Administration – stop mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR). The protestors included citizens from throughout…
Osborne versus Kent #nlpoli
The only thing more entertaining than watching the “member that works” leave the provincial Conservative caucus was watching the provincial Conservatives send out the always-credible Steve Kent to talk about…
And Himself, Himself
Photo taken by Lukas of Thomas, his break-dancing son…
Sit Down, Fool, and Shut Up
Mitt Romney claims its America’s “role” to lead the Middle East. “The world needs American leadership. The Middle East needs American leadership and I intend to be a president that…
Enbridge Pipeline: Is Justin (The Pot) Trudeau calling Stephen (The Kettle) Harper black?
The Liberal Party leadership race is on, and one of the many issues the candidates will have to address is the policy they believe the Liberal Party of Canada should…
Who Says Free Speech Extends to Agent Provocateurs?
An American film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad is triggering anti-Western violence across the Middle East. That film was intended to achieve that very result. On what possible basis can it…
Russia’s Arctic "Nuclear Time Bomb"
K-27 She’s rusting away on the seabed barely 75 feet below the surface. The experimental Soviet nuclear submarine K-27 is a disaster waiting to happen in Russia’s Kara Sea that…
Mega Corporations Understand The Dangers Of Climate Change
While the U.S. federal government might be dragging its feet about climate change, corporations operating in the U.S. fully understand the physical and financial threats posed by extreme climate shifts.…
The Natural Gas Game Is Fracked! BC Liberal Government Deficit Hits 1.4 Billion
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s may be many things but good business operator’s they ain’t. Little wonder former finance minister Kevin Falcon was overcome for a families first…
Harper hates war resisters. We love them. Stop the deportation of Kimberly Rivera
by Peace Alliance Winnipeg During the Vietnam war, tens of thousands of American conscientious objectors sought refuge in Canada to avoid taking part in a war they could not, in…
Social justice in the OECD
Unfortunately, when nations are compared, the yardstick of comparison is usually GDP, a crude measure of a people’s well-being even by economic standards. I am, therefore, always seeking rankings by…
Registering My Disgust
Just a note for anyone looking to express their disgust at the award being given to Stephen Harper as World Statesman of the Year. I sent the following very brief…
Heartland Institute Joins Rahm Emanuel’s Side of the Picket Line in Chicago
Inspired by her father Sam’s experience striking with the United Mine Workers and the National Miners’ Union in 1931, Florence Reece asked her other workers – by way of singing…
Canada: Sending a message to Iran, or giving up on it?
Following up on my previous post regarding Canada’s sudden decision to completely sever ties with Iran, I have these extended thoughts on why this was way too fast and too…
Ret. Maj.Gen. Lewis MacKenzie: Avro Arrow considered as F-35 alternative, more effective and much cheaper
Why Harper and company are determined to buy F-35? “It’s an attack aircraft. It’s designed for attacking ground targets and its stealth is most effective against short range radar, protecting…
Your future. Their hands: profound ignorance edition #nlpoli
Conservative member of the House of Assembly Keith Russell. He’s at it again, this time on CBC Radio’s Labrador Morning: I don’t buy into the mumbo jumbo about the trail…
Kay, defined
Well-written, carefully reasoned and – as with all of his treatises on this subject – completely full of shit. When I wrote for the National Post, and Kay was my…
Sept. 13: A brief supplement to this day’s blog….
I have been waiting for a story that has not appeared in the TandT. An American woman named Kimberley Rivera has been living in Canada as a refugee for four…