Stephen And Laureen Harper Tear Up Delicate Yukon Ecosystem On ATV
“Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen rode a couple of ATVs through a delicate ecosystem in Yukon Tuesday, an activity that most people in the territory say must…
2012
From The Broadview Blog: Turquoise #10 Envelopes Aren’t a Hot Item
I don’t have any burning topics I am waiting to write about today, so instead I thought I would post a link to a blog entry I wrote for Broadview…
CAW Video Contest Finalist: Local 444 & PlAnt a row, Grow a row
Inspired by this video:http://www.caw2012.ca/caw-video-contest-finalist-local-444-plant-a-row-grow-a-row/
There are at least a few, if not many, important people with whom I need to have my own conversation about…
…this! It’s certainly not too early to think about Mental Illness Awareness Week When I read the Ottawa Citizen article (linked above) I immediately thought, “Mom will have read that…
How Libertarians brought America Big Religion and Bigger Lawsuits…
(originally written Nov 2010; uploaded Aug 21, 2012 as part of my Great Upload of Musings… for balance, I’ll soon post the follow-up which praises some portions of libertarian philosophy…
Therefore, slut
What Todd Akin said about pregnancy by rape has nothing to do with the women who are raped and everything to do with anti-abortion comfort zones.Its easier to be “pro-life”…
IJC Report on Great Lakes
Living on a First Nation and looking across the boundary line is a little like looking through the wrong end of a telescope—your field of view is wider, the picture…
Confessions of an "Eco Terrorist".
I oppose the pipeline here in BC. I write letters, I conspire errrrr…..talk to others who may share my views. I fund other so called "eco terrorist" organizations with the…
5065…First They Kill Breaking Bad Now The Office
This year, its ninth, will be the end for the second best thing to ever come out of Scranton, NBC’s The Office. You know in this era one would think…
Fight “for” the Right?
…I think they’ve got me mistaken for someone else.
Where are the Red Deer River Oil Spill Updates?
Plains Midstream Canada provides Red Deer River oil spill updates once a fortnight — that’s once every 2 weeks, or 14 days. And MSM? Well, MSM has not filed a…
Broadening the Bank of Canada’s Mandate
Yesterday, Mike Moffatt took to The Globe and Mail’s “Economy Lab” in response to my suggestion that the Bank of Canada should moderate the exchange rate. (Perhaps his motive for…
Will the bcedplan actually listen?
I was pleasantly surprised to read through the summary of commentary provided to the bcedplan web site set up by the Ministry of Education last year. In fact, many of…
Oh look! It’s happened again!
I’m delighted to be at the top of the list, perhaps it’s random, of 16 Five Star Rated AIDS Information Sites & Blogs – and I’ve found a few fellow…
Breaking: Todd Bentley refused entry into the UK
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Thanks to a heads up by commenters–thanks–I can mention that Todd Bentley, according to a story on The Guardian newspaper’s website,…
Sunset
This is the sunset a few evenings ago, through a #12 welding filter plate.
Suddenly, what happens online matters
Yesterday, the Globe and Mail had a very good editorial about online death threats. In short, the piece argues that death threats made online matter and shouldn’t be treated as…
Delay and Fairness in Civil Litigation
1196158 Ontario Inc. v. 6274013 Canada Limited, 2012 ONCA 544 is a useful case dealing with delay in civil litigation: The civil justice system aims to resolve disputes fairly, on…
Sex Toys 101 for Queer Boys tonight at Venus Envy
Adult store Venus Envy may be thought of as being tailored to the girls of Ottawa, yet tonight the sensual shop is offering a free workshop for boys. Sex Toys…
Discipline and ‘stuff’
Good ideas come and go. Some of us have difficulty with the ‘coming’ of ideas – we work hard at having good ones and thinking them through – however everyone…