Standing in the Circle of the Cedar
Please watch and listen to this beautiful and poignant plea to save the BC coast from the greed of Big Oil and the complicity of "our" government.The thought, talent and…
2012
Standing in the Circle of the Cedar
Please watch and listen to this beautiful and poignant plea to save the BC coast from the greed of Big Oil and the complicity of “our” government. The thought, talent…
Will you come back if the Habs make the playoffs next year?
Legendary sportswriter Red Fisher announced his retirement this morning after 58 years of covering the Montreal Canadiens.Just when I was about to maybe have the chance to say I edited…
Politically Correct Alberta Isn’t Alberta
When it comes to women, immigrants, and religion, Alberta isn’t known for its political correctness, but when it comes to Alberta’s oil, that’s a different story. It’s not a slight…
Debating Hoback on Resource Royalties
Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback began last week’s inquisition by objecting to my recent op-ed in The Saskatoon StarPheonix on the “Dutch disease” debate between Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and…
Musical interlude
Vibrolux – Spread Your Love
Wish me luck the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour is tomorrow
Tomorrow morning really early I’m getting up to ride to Kingston as part of the 41st running of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. I’m quite excited. I would just like…
4720…Stephen Harpers Bring Back Free Speech
Lot of hand wringing from the chattering classes. I, on the other hand, am in favour of free speech. Good on the Tories. WFDS
Liberal’s own fast ferry
Last August, Chad Skelton of the Vancouver Sun reported on a conference call between BC Hydro president Dave Cobb and senior staff. Cobb said the utility was being forced by…
Friday night
Have a good night!
Ethical Oil
,,,pollutes just like the other stuff. Folks at Red Deer, Snakes Head, and Butcher Creek should toughen up and strain it through their teeth when they drink. Remember, putting up…
Friday night
You know how I like to do a change of pace every once in a while? This is one. And we start with John Hartford, his fiddle and a piece…
Windi Earthworm, Ragged Clown
Windi Earthworm was an institution of the radical anglo left in 1980s Montreal. A crossdressing openly gay street musician who took it upon himself to educate the public about the…
sevens are wild: join us for wmtc7
On the seventh day of the seventh month, at the seventh hour… well, it’s really the 19th hour, and anyway it doesn’t matter because those time divisions are arbitrary… but…
The “religious right” at 33
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission An interesting item was just posted at The Atlantic magazine’s website. Jonathan Merritt notes that The Moral Majority was founded 33…
The Police Shoot to Kill (at Anti F1 Demonstrators)
I'm a fan of racing. It is the type of mind numbing yet all engrossing sports that I can really get into every couple of weeks. And on Sunday, the…
State of mind and narrative exceptions to hearsay rule inappropriate unless relevant
R. v. Lewis, 2012 ONCA 388 deals with commonly used exceptions to the ban on hearsay evidence – state of mind and narrative. The Court makes the point that if the 'state of…
Music Break…Social Distortion
Today on Music Break I am featuring one of my favourite and one of the longest surviving punk bands of all time: Social Distortion. They are fronted by Mike Ness…
So drop the writ, Nan #nlpoli
"I would go to an election tomorrow on these numbers," Premier Kathy Dunderdale told reporters on Thursday. "You know, these aren’t bad numbers. Look where my opposition is." Fair enough.…