Dundercast tonight #nlpoli
The Premier will announce something this evening at 6 PM. If she announces that cabinet has already sanctioned the project, no one will be surprised. If she announces that the…
2012
Guns, God, Madness, and the Harper Cons
I was glad to see Obama visit the latest community in America to be shattered by gun violence. And I was happy to hear him say this. "We can't tolerate…
Circular River by Kahn & Selesnick
PLATE 2: WE REACH THE FRONTIER OF THE BURYAT TERRITORY AND DISCOVER A PYRAMID OF PRAYER FLAGS. Well over a month since we parachuted onto the Siberian Steppe. Flat, featureless…
Freedumb to own push-button death machines must never be curtailed!
Apparently there are people in America who follow mass shootings the way some people used to follow the Grateful Dead. Another member of the “well regulated militia” is heard from…
Attack on Kent Hehr highlights deepening fissures in Alberta Liberal ranks
Calgary-Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr with a crowd of Liberalberta supporters in the background. (Bad joke. I apologize.) Below: Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman. An angry and public attack last week…
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Portrait of Diego Rivera and Malu Block and Frida Kahlo de Rivera by Carl Van Vechten (Click photo to enlarge) I am drawn to survivors whose spirit pushes through trauma…
A Conservative Canada Is An Uncompetitive One
It’s odd that Conservatives advocate competition in the economy when under this Conservative government our economy has only become less competitive. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently lowered Canada’s…
Cronies, henchmen and the future
It’s 21 weeks before the BC provincial election and the government’s hired guns are working overtime, adding to the pile of IOU’s Liberals expect to settle by further payments of…
Band of the Month: Delta Will
Due to Holiday induced procrastination, Band of the Month is late, but never-the-less, here! Today’s band is Delta Will, a galactic treasure, now residing in Toronto. Delta Will sings of…
President Obama’s words for a nation, and the world
If you missed it earlier, you can watch it here. It is the most moving speech I’ve ever heard.
Saturday Photo: Phantom Doves
Tbere are times when chance tells you more than you expect. This was a busy weekend with the gang coming over on Saturday to decorate the tree, make pickled herring,…
B.C. Liberals and NDP not Honest about Fracking Problems-BC Green Party
This Article ran in the Georgia Straight prior to the following piece by MLA’s Rob Fleming and John Horgan By Daniel Tseghay and Andrew Weaver “The introduction of shale gas…
What do you call two penguins on Baffin Island?
Lost! REALLY lost
Media, Monopoly and Marxism.
I had a discussion on Facebook today, with someone who disagreed with socialism, yet supported clearly socialist ideas and policies, as I find so often. A reply by someone to…
Canada’s Human Rights Reputation is Fast Becoming a Myth
by Ontario Federation of Labour: This year, as the global community recognizes December 10 as International Human Rights Day, many Canadians struggle with a vanishing sense of pride in Canada’s…
#skndpldr – Melfort Debate Notes
The final official Saskatchewan NDP leadership debate before the holidays took place in Melfort, and featured a couple of twists on the themes that have dominated the previous forums: So…
Media, Monopoly and Marxism.
I had a discussion on Facebook today, with someone who disagreed with socialism, yet supported clearly socialist ideas and policies, as I find so often. A reply by someone to…
Obama’s gun control record illustrates a consistent failure to act
bit.ly/U34mnk There has been no shortage of sorrow-filled words from Barack Obama following each of the tragic mass killings that have afflicted his presidency. Obama described the wounding of congresswoman…
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall May Want To Pay Attention To British Security Intelligence Report On Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei
Chinese Telecom giant could be cyber-security risk to Britain – PM may blacklist Huawei if report declares it a threat:“Britain could face a damaging multibillion-pound trade war with China and…