Harper Conservatives Nuke Own $1.2 Billion Military Project
On this one, I salute Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Sort of. The Harper Conservatives have just gutted their own plan to buy 1,500 logistics trucks, 800 commercial vehicles and equipment…
On this one, I salute Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Sort of. The Harper Conservatives have just gutted their own plan to buy 1,500 logistics trucks, 800 commercial vehicles and equipment…
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The day after the new Elections Canada commissioner took over the duties of the suddenly retired previous commish Corbett, he’d had his office dismiss photographic evidence of Americans not living…
Jean Pierre Blais was recently appointed as the new chairman of the CRTC, a move which has many in the pro-Internet hopeful for a shift away from the misguided and…
Jean Pierre Blais was recently appointed as the new chairman of the CRTC, a move which has many in the pro-Internet hopeful for a shift away from the misguided and…
Climate Change? Blame Canada | | AlterNet Some really disturbing figures and trends gathered here. It’s enough to make you weep. We are responsible for much of the destruction of…
Today’s MLVW, ©Tyler Benoit Creative Commons The Harper regime is developing a wonderful ability for horrendous timing. A few days ago, corrupt President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement went…
Breaking with its tradition of the top story of the day being something about a cute budgie, The Moncton Times and Transcript led with a well written story by Brent…
Via Blastr, we have a decision tree to help determine if your sci-fi society is a dystopia. Interestingly enough, I think it’s useful for determine if your current society is…
By Matthew Burrows, July 12, 2012 Straight.com Mayor Gregor Robertson may downplay the value of city-owned golf courses such as Langara for their green space and biodiversity—and dream of housing…
…. you should know better than to get into a Twitter mud-slinging match just because Ezra thinks it’s a good idea to bash former newspaper editors! I thought you were…
Then Lord Tubby would certainly get one, with crossed swords, oak leaf clusters and bar.But they don’t.People who renounce their Canadian citizenship to accept foreign honours should automatically be stripped…
Here is a good example. Tetra Pak heir arrested after wife found dead in London. Eva Rausing and husband Hans Kristian Rausing Couple abused drugs while giving millions to anti-addiction…
Military truck purchase cancelled due to cost concerns The federal government has slammed the brakes on a multimillion-dollar program to replace the military’s aging trucks. … Companies had until 2…
Symbolic statements can speak volumes. This week in Ottawa Canadian scientists staged a funeral march to mourn the “death of evidence” caused by the Harper government’s slashing of research programs.…
Finally, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has taken a public position on the Northern Gateway pipeline! Enbridge, the company behind the condemned pipeline through her province “has some pretty important…
Kate Puxley is a visual artist whose work has drawn attention to the Harper government’s damaging policies toward art and culture as well as our relationship with animals and the…
Here, expanding on a previous blog post as to how the Etobicoke Centre appeal heard by the Supreme Court this week may affect future Canadian elections. For more, see the…
Got up to cabin with daughter and her fellow camp counselor, both on one-day furloughs, around 10:30. Roxy, who is dumb as a post, acting weird. Neighbour down the way…