Oh Noes! The Grope & Fail To Become A Pay Site
Over the past few years the news reporting and columns in the G&M have really gone down hill, IMHO. I used to read a lot of the G&M as part…
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Balkan Voices: Anti-Austerity Protests in Montenegro Heat Up
Translation and contextual information by Konstantin Kilibarda Montenegro has been ruled by the same political party, the Democratic Party of Socialist (DPS), for the past 23 years. Along with the…
Rise Against at ACC
The crowd, and the venue – and now the band – are as far from punk rock as you can possibly get. Daughter is happy, however. Sigh.
Busy weekend!
So much stuff happening in the ‘hood this weekend! If I miss anything, feel free to add stuff in the comments. Devonshire School’s annual Playground cleanup takes place on Saturday…
Are Workers Paying For The Globe and Mail’s Sins?
I have to say that my heart rejoiced yesterday when I saw the news that Torstar, the parent company of The Toronto Star, has increased its quarterly earnings over the…
March for Life? Bring a snack – that’s one long march
Do you ever get to stop? No? Maybe an extra pair of socks then. When I was in university the campus anti-choice group was called ‘McGill Students for Life’. We…
Heritage Education
Please consider signing the petition to save educational resources at the Motherwell Homestead, one of Canada’s amazing national parks, here in Saskatchewan, that preserves our provincial heritage. http://www.change.org/petitions/enironment-canada-parks-canada-maintain-the-historical-integrity-of-the-motherwell-n-h-s# Continue reading…
ConCalls: A Quick Bow
Here’s where Zorpheus and I take a quick bow to imaginary applause. Postmedia is confirming our suspicion that Poutine could be royally screwed if he logged in at a place…
Answers Still Needed for Appropriate Assessment of Cliffs Chromite Project
I read with interest today a number of news reports related to the announcement that Cliffs Natural Resources will be investing approximately $3.3 billion in Ontario, to build a chromite…
Are Foreign Funded Canadian Charities Soft on Child Terrorists
Analysis by the Canadian Press shows that the three of the top four Canadian charities that received the most foreign funding were Care Canada, World Vision Canada and the Canadian…
Tar Sands Oil Companies 71 Percent Foreign-Owned – Cue Ezra Levant’s Outrage
Foreign Control of Tar Sands.png ForestEthics released a game-changing research brief today documenting the massive foreign control of Alberta's tar sands oil industry. Publicly traded oil companies with active tar…
Finished Work at Mount Allison University
My co-workers are pretty awesome. This afternoon I finished up my last day of work at the Marketing and Communications Office at Mount Allison University. I finished the video “Why…
A new CRTC Chair and our digital future: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
The Cost of an Oil Spill in Burrard Inlet: $40 Billion…For Starters
Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler summarizes the enormous costs of an oil spill in Vancouver – including cleanup, tourism, fishing and other economic losses, health impacts and other incalculable costs…”The City…
Do No Harm?
“Do no harm,” an ancient injunction in the field of medicine, is at risk of being forgotten in the delivery of health care in North America today. In fact, medical…
How to make bad decisions: The Self-Delusion Problem #nlpoli
Politicians don’t set out to screw up but their good intentions are no proof against making bad decisions. Asked in the House of Assembly on Thursday about the decision by…
Tar Sands – The Great Canadian Giveaway
When Tar Sands sludge leaves Canada so does most of the wealth associated with it. Most of the Tar Sands is foreign owned, most of the revenue goes straight into…