Rob Ford T-Shirt sold for $7,100 (U.S.)
The shirt was signed by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and it was sold on eBay.
2012
Five captivating cover songs
When Courtney Love caught wind of Lana Del Ray's live cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," Love took to Twitter to remind pop's most perlustrated princess that the song is in…
4953…Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Hintonburg, Ottawa boy Paul Anka has 71 candles on his cake today. WFDS
Megadrought the New Normal
It’s here – to stay. Let’s call it “megadrought.” And what the States is getting now could be considered, “the wet end of a drier hydroclimate period.” From the oh-so…
4952…Parental Control
You are welcome. WFDS
4951…Drake Gets A Ring
Hey his Jimmy character on Degrassi was all set to play at the next level before he got shot and ended up in a wheelchair so it seems just right…
Making the Introduction
At a recent event in Vancouver, it fell to the President of Vancouver Kingsway, Alex Burton, to introduce me before I spoke. I was somewhat surprised when instead of the…
First Nations Fiercely Reject Northern Gateway
“We’re here to stay. We’ll do anything that we need to, to protect our land and sea.” – Hieltsuk Chief Councilor Marilyn Slett B.C.’s unelected, unelectable and outgoing premier, Christie…
What Canada’s pro-Internet community has built (you’re amazing)
Over the years, your support has allowed us to build some pretty awesome pro-Internet tools. One of the things we like most about the Internet is the way it levels…
Allegations of negligent misrepresentation pertaining to future events are not actionable?
P.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. v. New Westminster (City), 2012 BCCA 319 states as settled law that a representation as to something happening in the future cannot found a claim for negligent…
4950…Independents
At theLondon Olympics, on now. According to Deadspin there are 204 teams in this year’s Olympics; that is more teams, by eleven, than there are countries in the United Nations…
The New York Times – America’s Tar Sands Complicity
An editorial in The New York Times, “Canada’s Oil, the World’s Carbon” stresses that the climate change impacts of Athabasca bitumen trafficking must not be ignored. “…the climate question must…
Fleeing: Today’s Front Page and Yesterday’s Back Story
This morning I spent a long time looking at a photo of a group of people in the back of a truck fleeing the Syrian city of Aleppo. What can…
Climate Change Will Drive Genocide
By 2030, more than half the world’s population will live in areas under “severe water stress.” Unmet demand for food, water and energy, are now seen as reliable indicators of…
Bringing back the name (sort of) won’t bring back the Klondike Days feel.
So, K-Days is back! That should settle all the problems that have beset the ex-Capital Ex. Well, not quite. The public has spoken, and K-Days is back as the name…
Prosperity = Cultural Superiority, says Romney
As DailyKos puts it, Mitt Romney couldn’t order a hamburger without insulting the ketchup and the mustard. The Prince of Gaffe was at it again in Israel where he told…
July 30: a bad summer for local farmers……
…could be happening says the last page of A section in today’s Moncton Times and Transcript. Yep. Could be. Luckily, it has nothing to do with climate change. We know…
Dutch disease revised
As we know, Dutch disease is about damage to industry from resource exports. As we witness the widespread drought this summer in North America and the damage to crops, Dutch…
Chris Hedges On The Perversion Of Scholarship
One of my favorite writers, Chris hedges, continues to do via alternative news what is so rare today in the mainstream media: challenge the status quo. His latest salvo is…
Germany’s Sustainable Energy Grid Keeps Improving
In May, Germany was able to supply 50% of their national energy consumption using renewable power sources. That was remarkable in itself given the size of Germany in both industrial…