For My Grandchildren
From the March 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach California, NASA climate scientist Dr. James Hansen speaks about why he must speak out climate change. A powerful and moving video…
2012
Flaherty’s international diplomacy
Remember the G20 finance ministers meeting recently where Flaherty made a splash? Canada was one of the few hold-outs in the G20 meetings last month that dissented against the International…
How to make bad decisions #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale sounded genuinely exasperated last week when she chatted at length with Open Line show host Randy Simms about Muskrat Falls. “Why,” she asked, “would a government want…
Windmills Do Not Cause Global Warming
Contrary to what you might have heard. Instead, this is what happens: …wind turbines mix up the cold and warm layers of air by dragging cold air from the ground…
Timeline of Government Dishonesty on the F-35 Jet Fighter
This is how the government officially responds to the Parliamentary Budgetary Officer’s accusation that they kept “two sets of books” on the true cost the F-35 jet fighter: Fonberg told…
Harper Government Attack On SRC Extends Well Beyond Budget Cuts
Inspiring. The budget cuts imposed by the Harper Government on the CBC – and by extension, its French counterpart SRC – have been well documented in the media. The public…
Today’s anniversary of a year of Tory rule in Ottawa: it just doesn’t get any better than this!
Contemplating the thought of three more years of Stephen Harper. Below: Mr. Harper himself. Tory times, as the old saying goes, are terrible times. So it should surprise no one…
Complaints about Internet openness still coming in strong
The CRTC’s figures for March show that, once again, complaints about ISPs’ Internet traffic management practices—deliberately slowing down online traffic, for example—are coming in strong. This despite the promise made…
Be cautious of demon inspired thinkers
For those who would be devout except it’s so difficult, Stephen Colbert updates advice from the leader of an ancient group that threatened to hijack their nation’s regulatory system to…
Gutless
Why would anyone think that a man as cowardly as Mitt Romney should be president of the United States? Also, what John Cole says — why any gay person would…
The Shadowy Shadow Cabinet
Wildrose Party experts test a new communication strategy. Danielle Smith revealed her shadow cabinet today, the people who will make up the official opposition in the Alberta Legislature. First the…
NDP MP Bruce Hyer Quits and Then Wants Back In
Okay, wouldn’t it have made sense for Hyer to discuss his concerns with Mulcair BEFORE taking an extreme action that he now obviously regrets? All of this only shows poor…
It’s been fun…
Thanks for visiting this site over the past six years, but the time has come to vacate this little corner of the internet. If there’s anything here you want to…
4570…Toronto Star Says
There will be a whole lot of peeps running for the leadership of the Liberals next spring. I kinda think that someone will come out of nowhere in a Clintonesque…
Urban uprisings: David Harvey in discussion with Amy Goodman
Protestors march down Broadway: May 1 2012 May 1 – international workers’ day – is recognized with parades and demonstrations of solidarity in countries around the world. Even though the…
Moral guilt and criminal responsibility
"It is evident that a man with a propensity to crime must be stopped, but so must a man who has hydrophobia and wants to bite people, although nobody considers…
4569…You Say You Want A Revolution
Look at Montreal. And it hasn’t got warm out yet. No sh*t. WFDS
Subserviant Syndrome
Do you know why I supported Occupy amongst all other protests? Because it was doing something different. Protests come and go but Occupy, well that had a real shot at…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Heightened cats.
Use Liberalist: a Note to All Liberal Party of Canada Leadership Contestants
Let me level with you, possible future leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. You’re starting to build up your team, looking for head people and chairs amongst the different…