Big Daddy and the Quebec Election
Well there he was the old smoothie, on day one of the campaign, sitting in his comfy chair in his big blue bus. The one with the slogan For Quebec.…
2012
Dream
I have just completed my second go at the Sage Hill Writing Experience. My head is too full of words and inspiration and creativity to say much about it here.…
Three Reasons Why Tuition Fees Should Not Be Abolished or Frozen
1. According to Statistics Canada, there are about 1.9 million post-secondary students in Canada, including about 1.4 million full-time university and college students. On average, they paid $5,366 in tuition…
Tit for tat
Booman makes up a story about Mitt Romney — or maybe it really is true after all, you never know. It certainly deserves some detailed investigation, maybe even some congressional…
Chick-Fil-H8
Last week I didn’t know Chick-Fil-A existed, or how to say it. I wish I still didn’t. That sack of meat, dirt bag owner of the chain is welcome to…
CVRD Sends message to the BC Government.-Keep your contaminated soil out of our watershed.
Shawnigan CVRD Director Bruce Fraser Well that is what this lengthy treatise says, here and there, when you search for it, sort of. So now staff must cobble together a…
4972…Chik Fil A
Oh you know what I am talking about. Tell you my point of view on the matter: I want some. Geez, I have never ate there, not exactly sure what…
Earthgauge Radio August 2, 2012: The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (encore edition)
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-aug2-2012-northerngateway.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we continue with our ‘best of’ summer series with a program originally broadcast back in January on an issue that only continues to…
Saying "I’m Fine" When I’m Not
Yesterday I was chatting with an online friend – a mother who is lightyears ahead of me in wisdom and experience. We were talking about coping with the stress of…
Twitter as a tool for police transparency and community building
Screenshot of the tweet in question CTV is doing a story on this right now, but I’d like to give a different take on what I see here. Here you…
Dix Should be Questioned on his Free Pass for Kinder Morgan
Mike Smyth of the Vancouver Province took on Adrian Dix this morning for not applying the same principles in his stance on the proposed Enbridge pipeline and consequent tanker traffic…
Juxtaposition
Jim Flaherty… Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday new rule changes to define “suitable employment” and “reasonable” efforts at finding work have yet to come down, but as far as…
Motion Sickness: Green Party Members Greenlight Problematic Motions Ahead of 2012 BGM
Please note that this particular blogpost may only be of interest to Members of the Green Party of Canada, supporters, and other political insiders. Also, please be advised that some…
Putin calls on the courts
Putin urges court to go easy on Pussy Riot: Asked about the case, Putin said the stunt “was no good” and would have entailed a much tougher punishment for its…
Lawyer on the Kenney letter
Lawyer Lorne Waldman speaks to CBC about the open letter that he and 80 plus lawyers wrote to Jason Kenney that was published in the Globe today. It’s a very…
Rock stars demand Pussy Riot release – Feminist punk rockers jailed in Russia for performing "punk prayer" against Vladimir Putin
As Russian president Vladimir Putin visits London to engage in both Olympic and diplomatic shenanigans, several major British musicians, including Pete Townshend, Jarvis Cocker and Corinne Bailey Rae are calling…
Thatcher to Trudeau: No desire to deal with “queues of Indians”
This year marks the 30th anniversary of patriation of the Canadian Constitution. And guess what? It took us 30 years to learn that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wasn’t exactly…
Violence defines American culture
As a child I played war games (cowboys killing Indians). My friends and I routinely shot each other with toy guns of course. In my south Bronx neighborhood, older gang…
More Conservative Corruption
Lawyers strike back at Kenney over Conrad Black controversy 80 professionals challenge minister over whether he really was hands-off in the matter BY TOBI COHEN, POSTMEDIA NEWS AUGUST 2, 2012…
More Conservative Corruption
Lawyers strike back at Kenney over Conrad Black controversy 80 professionals challenge minister over whether he really was hands-off in the matter BY TOBI COHEN, POSTMEDIA NEWS AUGUST 2, 2012…