Public hearing into secrecy request #nlpoli
It’s not just that the Muskrat Falls project is a bad idea; the process by which the current provincial administration is forcing it through stinks as well. If you want…
2012
"We want a country"
Who really thought the Quebec election would end up here? At a rally last night in Montreal, the separatists were unabashed and evidently feeling quite confident going into the weekend:…
RWW: Why you should you be terrified of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has long been shrouded in secrecy. Although a few key leaks have given insight to strict copyright laws, collection of private data and criminalized Internet use –…
English paper runs, and then spikes, story about Todd Bentley not being banned from the UK?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Something odd involving the local newspaper, the Croydon Advertiser, whose reporting eventually led to Todd Bentley being banned by the UK…
Fiscal shocker! Redford Tories promise transparency but deliver opacity!
Secretive Redford Tory, left, moves to the right, while Wildrose transparency advocate, right, opts for a totally different course. Below: Doug Horner and Alison Redford, both smirking. This just in!…
5110…Michael Moore Likes Romney
In the betting sort of way. He popped up on my browser from somewhere, somewhere and pointed out that in the last election Barack Obama only won two demos: 18-24…
That was one long walk in the snow Justin
If Warren Kinsella is right, and I have little reason to doubt him, then Justin Trudeau is going to run for the Liberal leadership. Given how long it took him…
The BC Liberals Aren’t Dead, They’re Just Resting!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberals may appear to have been through as rough a week as there is in politics. Many say they’re dead, demised, passed on, deceased.…
Krista Ford apologizes for ‘don’t dress like a whore’ tweet
Rob Ford’s niece said something foolish about sexual assault. She made a mistake – that happens. What’s more interesting is why it happened – I suspect not because she is…
Want to Communicate More Effectively? Buy Joe Romm’s book Language Intelligence
Book-Cover1.png If you are a blogger, a commenter, a tweeter, a public speaker or any type of communicator, you will benefit immensely from picking up a copy of Joe Romm’s…
Martha Webber on the Destruction of the Beaver Pond Forest
Martha Webber, renowned Kanata/Ottawa botanist, naturalist and educator, wrote the following in response to the news of the final complete clear-cutting of the Beaver Pond Forest in the South March…
stand with the riveras! emergency community meeting weds sept 5 in parkdale
Please attend an emergency community meeting to support U.S. war resister Kimberly Rivera and her family! WHEN: Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 PM WHERE: Parkdale United Church, 171 Dunn Avenue, Toronto…
National Post To Launch Video Game Site
It’s rumored that one of the games is a virtual dunk tank where, for fifty cents, you can choose the NP columnist you hate most and pitch virtual base-balls at…
Burmese Junta removes over 70 Canadians from blacklist
The Junta in Burma has removed around 2000 people from its blacklist. These blacklists were created by the military regime to stop pro democracy and human rights activists from visiting…
Toronto-Centre’s rejigging
Interesting post by Chris Tindal today on the proposed re-drawing of Toronto riding boundaries and how it affects Toronto-Centre in particular. The upshot of his blog item is in its…
5109…Rob Ford’s Niece On Being Skanky
She is all about helping women, er, womyn, stay safe. Charles Adler of Sun News drops this knowledge on the world.“This is what Krista Ford tweeted – Stay alert, walk…
Choosing where to invest and with whom – Its about rapport
Yesterday I wrote about Garth Turner and his website Greater Fool. I told you about his current Canada wide tour where he’s hosting seminars and (no doubt) giving lots of…
Great work by Canadian (and Chinese) Scientists
Last meal found in stomach of fuzzy dinosaur By Charles Choi Published August 30, 2012 LiveScience Gut contents of the dinosaur Sinocalliopteryx gigas suggest the predator chowed on cat-size feathered…
Time to make the best of it…
From what I’ve heard, the furious emails about council’s decision Monday night have been arriving fast and, uh, furious… At this point the whole thing seems moot; you can jump…
harper government set to deport rivera family september 20
Canada Border Services Agency has declared that Iraq War resister Kimberly Rivera and her family must return to the United States by September 20. Rivera came to Canada in 2007…