Every Man for Himself – Canadians Losing Faith in Government
We have lost confidence in government, provincial and federal, to tackle pressing issues. It seems we have finally realized the people who are at the driver’s seat are asleep at…
2012
Some help for the St. John’s Board of Trade #nlpoli
…who have suddenly discovered that the provincial economy is in serious need of diversification: a 2010 series called the Fragile Economy. Staying the course (March 2010) Reductio ad argentum (April…
International AIDS Conference (so far)
Thousands of scientists, politicans and advocates descended on Washigton DC this week for the first International AIDS conference to be held on American soil in over 20 years. Notable atendees…
Satellites show melting over much of Greenland
More weird climatic stuff going on… though I have two questions: Did they really have satellites in 1889? How can something that happened before be “unprecedented”? Interesting topic – but…
For the Young at Heart: Images and Songs
Love this photo, as well as the song by the marvelous Chico Buarque. For lovers of all ages.
One Misstep After Another: Where is Vision taking the Park Board?
First it was housing on the Langara golf course, now paving the last natural foreshore on English Bay. Where are the Vision Vancouver park commissioners going? Do they even know?…
July 25: Att last…three cheers….
Brent Mazerolle and The Moncton Times and Transcript come through with a real news story and a real lead for p. 1. This is one is well worth having a…
Kim Jong Un’s mystery woman is his wife Ri Sol Ju
She is not Hyon Song Wol as previously identified. However Ri Sol Ju is a singer too and a good one.
Around the kitchen table
Son Three : That is the most stupidest thing I have ever heard. Son Two, to much laughter:
A Stove That Uses Fire to Charge Electronics
BioLite is a company that focuses on creating clean-burning stoves. We’ve looked at stoves before and why it’s important to create efficient stoves for a better planet and healthier people.…
Now from our sponsors – commercials are great, right? by John Doyle
Columnist says some might suggest that CBC Radio having commercials might prevent it from airing certain documentary programming in order to appease advertisers.
Now from our sponsors – commercials are great, right? by John Doyle
Columnist says some might suggest that CBC Radio having commercials might prevent it from airing certain documentary programming in order to appease advertisers.
The Breakup Video
We Quit You, Keystone XL (It's Not Us, It's You) – YouTube. Filed under: Concerning, Fun Tagged: oil sands, tar sands
If Conservatives Were Really “Conservative,” They Would Want to Do Something About Global Warming
kerry-emanuel.jpg Originally, when I asked MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel to be a guest on the Point of Inquiry podcast, my goal was simple. I wanted someone who could give…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Zach Carter shines a spotlight on the few types of interests who stand to gain from austerity: But the austerity game also has…
Wind mind moving
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: 100 cats
Great work by Curry
The Harper Government™: an ethics-free zone.
Competing bidders for radio spot donated money to Tory MP by Bill Curry
Columnist says a Conservative MP who serves as parliamentary secretary to the Canadian Heritage Minister raised thousands of dollars in political contributions from people involved in a high-stakes campaign to…
Musicians still don’t understand how the internet works
… and it’s still not made of tubes, either: Pete Townshend and Brian May attack Google over piracy. A search engine indexes the web. The web is generally an open…
Doing the Math on Peter Penashue’s stolen election.
Peter Penashue spent about $88,000 ($4000 too much) on this election to the riding of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 meaning he spent about $21 for each vote he received. In…