Mining Clayoquot’s Future? Videos on Major Mines in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Film from a forum in Tofino to discuss two major proposals by Imperial Metals for mines in the heart of the world-renowned UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the west coast of…
2012
Mining Clayoquot’s Future? New Videos on Major Mines in UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
I was privileged to attend and film a forum in Tofino several months ago, organized by the Friends of Clayoquot Sound to discuss two major proposals by Imperial Metals for…
The foot which rocks the (Con) cradle
I know, that’s a terrible pun. But the fact that two body parts which were hacked off a torso found in Montréal and then mailed to Conservative Party HQ —…
A Crappy Way to Treat a Neighbourhood
The Fraserlands neighbourhood in south east Vancouver is truly a hidden gem. Riverfront pathways meander along the Fraser and awesome bike paths make access to the outdoors very easy. The…
Truthiness: Obama is Kenyan and Gawker is Too Rich
I’d like to thank Gawker for providing this funny clip (somehow viewable in Canada) of Colbert explaining the silly election season and the appeal’s to the fringe vote. Two questions:…
The Big Waffle? New Report Exposes Corporations That Try to Split the Difference on Global Warming
caterpillar-logo-2401.jpg We hear a lot about the Koch brothers. And before them, we heard a lot about ExxonMobil. In other words, we all know the names of the corporations, and…
Putin’s popularity prevails
It may be beyond rational explanation, but almost three-quarters of the Russian people approve of Vladimir Putin. The man is a corrupt thug with KGB written all over him, but…
Subjective intention a necessary part of murder
R. v. McIntyre, 2012 ONCA 356 is a good example of the requirement that, for a murder conviction, the accused must be found to have a subjective intention to kill,…
On trade-offs
Much of the recent discussion as to how to develop a strong and sustainable Canadian economy has included absolutely no challenge to the theory that natural resource development is somehow…
Seen in The Onion…
U.N. endorses Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as tourism leader Uh, what? This wasn’t in The Onion? Is this the same Mugabe who, for the past twenty-nine years, has presided over…
Will a Vancouver Island Company Save the Buffalo?
It’s been 23-years since the last de Havilland Twin Otter rolled out of the company’s plant in Ontario. But a fine Canadian airplane isn’t that easy to kill off and…
Debating Boyd on Resource Royalties
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources replied to my op-ed and letter on Dutch disease and resource royalties. On Friday, he was promoted to Minister of Everything. Columnist Murray Mandryk…
May 30: No bigger fool than me….
Yesterday, a reader sent me a post that I have not mentioned the lawyers in Montreal – and what happened at the courthouse. Damn. He’s right. I didn’t mention it…
An Opportunity To Send Harper Inc. A Message
I received the following email message last evening from Leadnow.ca: Since the Harper Conservatives announced their Omnibus Budget, more and more Canadians are rallying against a bill that would put…
Sinn Féin warns Irish against EU treaty ‘yes’ vote
The Irish face a referendum this week on the new EU fiscal treaty. Yet another EU referendum in an Ireland now under-the-gun of austerity. The signs are that the voters…
What Chesapeake Energy’s Financial Scandals Mean For The Rest of Us
Chesapeake-McClendon.png Given radioactive wastewater, earthquakes, and flammable tap water, one might think that drilling and fracking could not possibly have any more dirty secrets. But here’s the biggest secret of…
Former Ministers, PC & Lib, Call Harper Out
They’re challenging Stephen Harper to come clean. An open letter from four former fisheries ministers, two Tories, two Libs, demands some explanations from the Prince of Darkness about just why…
Change
After 8 years and 3,000 posts, it was time for a change. Before you are the shiny new colours wordpress has to offer, thanks to some help by the web…
Do Wind Turbines Effect Property Values?
I recently found the decision of the Ontario Assessment Review Board related to this story. From the story:Ed and Gail Kenney are calling it a setback, not a defeat.The Wolfe…