Prius: a Crystal Anniversary (15 years)
A few Prius-inclined websites noted last week that Dec 10, 2012 marked the 15th anniversary of the Prius’ introduction in Japan. With the Prius (temporarily?) becoming the world’s 3rd-best-selling car…
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Time to Face the Music – Only the Communists Can Keep Athabasca Afloat
Canada’s Tar Sands heavy-crude oil is uneconomical. The proof is that there’s not enough investment money coming in to keep the Athabasca house of cards from collapsing. Joe Oliver says…
The Fracking Mess
The relatively new technique of “hydraulic fracturing”, a process of drilling horizontally in shale beds and then breaking the rock by injecting a concoction of water, sand and toxic chemicals…
The F-35, Should Canada Sit This One Out?
Maybe Canada should just give the F-35 a pass and wait for something a lot better. Like the Aussies and US Navy we could opt for a proven, capable, reliable,…
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Today is the third birthday that courageous military whistleblower Bradley Manning has spent in prison. By the time his court martial begins in March, he will have been imprisoned almost…
They’re Back For More
Knock, knock, knock. It’s the Chinese again and they’re back for more Canadian energy resources, this time shale gas. Oh I know it’s barely a week since Harper supposedly promised…
Harper’s Cabinet Barely Literate
Just kidding. I’m sure they can all read and write at some level but there’s an interesting piece in The Tyee revealing how many Harper ministers have no post-secondary education…
NDP Never Passes Up a Chance to Show How Small-Minded It Can Be
Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, and Liberal finance critic, Scott Brison, are personal friends. Last summer Carney took a week of vacation time that he and his family spent…
Canadian Pols "Naive" on China
Canadian pols like Steve Harper and BC’s unelected, unelectable and outgoing premier, Christy Clark, are “naive” in their dealings with China. That assessment comes from a University of California economics…
Like Canada, growth in U.S. economy not going to workers
As the Ontario Tories gear up to take a run at suppressing the wages of working people north of the border through attacks on unions, fixed benefit pension plans and…
Our small potatoes bring all the boys to the yard; damn rights, they’re better than yours
Well now, the floodgates have been opened and very quickly the oil sands tune is changing. The old narrative is pretty well gone now (just do a Google news search…
Flashpoint Finale, Just Horrible…
Greg Parker almost had an epic TV death. With three bullets in him, alone, and with the villain holding a pistol in his face, he spat blood and defiance in…
Sask NDP Candidate – Erin Weir Calls For CPP Expansion And OAS Replacement
“Now is not the time to enrich the Canada Pension Plan.” Hon. Jim FlahertyMinister of Finance – Canada (They guy who gave $114 Billion tax dollars to bail out Canada’s…
Ignorance of history #nlpoli
VOCM carried a news story on the weekend about the passing of Hazel McIsaac. Here’s what the story said: Former MHA and the woman Premier Kathy Dunderdale described as a…
Idle No More: A Drumbeat Is Heard Across The Nation
There are a lot of things I could write about on this crisp winter morning; NOAA’s updated 2012 Arctic Report Card, for example (hint: it ain’t lookin’ good) or the…
You Have to Register Your Car, But Not Your Gun
Stephen Harper abolished Canada’s long gun registry, considering it an infringement on gun rights. Harper wants to follow the American model it seems – where there are lax restrictions on…