Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Thai Pongal
Politicians make statements all the time, nothing wrong about it and in fact good because they learn more, but what I like about Jason is that he is intricately well…
January 2013
5004…Cinnabon Rocking Libya
Yes I read them all and earlier this month, like about two mins ago, I was reading the Libya Herald where I found out that “The Libyan sweet tooth has…
5003…Happy Birthday Bart and Homer Simpson
It was on this day in 1990 that The Simpson’s jetted on to FOX as a full time half hour comedy. WFDS
From Oolichan to Enbridge: Getting to the Heart of Cumulative Impacts Management in the Northwest
Monday, January 14, 2013 In November 2012, 170 resource management practitioners, scientists, academics, and community members came together at a conference in Smithers, BC entitled “Adding it All Up: Balancing…
Indefeasibility of title is an essential feature of the land titles system established by the Land Titles Act
719083 Ontario Limited v. 2174112 Ontario Inc., 2013 ONCA 11 is a source for the principle that indefeasibility of title is an essential feature of the land titles system established…
What’s next for BC’s carbon tax?
An oped of mine was published by the Vancouver Sun today: What’s next for BC’s carbon tax? Marc Lee Climate change forced its way onto the political agenda in 2012,…
What Lies in Store for Our Neighbours to the South
This is taken directly from the draft National Climate Assessment prepared by U.S. government scientists for release next year. It is taken from the introduction to the chapter on water.…
Psychiatric Hospitals: The food is terrible… and such small portions
The nurse thought it was a mistake. A large patient at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences was given a plate with six pieces of ravioli on it as…
Flowers of Winter 1
The snow has melted quite a bit these past few days, leaving banks of gray snow everywhere. This is the down side of winter weather. It makes me want to…
5502…Tom Mulcair Tells Chief Spence To Hit McDs
Well, not exactly. But in this morning’s Ottawa Citizen Natalie Stetchyson reports that the leader of the NDP did call on Chief Spence to step back and stop her liquids…
You Can’t Fix This Math
Here’s the problem. Population is going up, food supply is heading the other way. The world is already in a state of permanent food insecurity even though, by some accounts,…
The Traveller’s Guide to Beijing. Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Passport and, Oh Yeah, Plenty of Oxygen
The World Health Organization sets the safe level at 25. The U.S. EPA puts the emergency level at 300. For days Beijing has been at anywhere between 600 and 900.…
The $700 plate of noodles
When I moved to Vancouver last year, I found this tiny Thai restaurant in my neighbourhood. As a lunch special, they offered a tasty plate of pad thai for $7…
Jan. 14: mea culpa…..
Yesterday I referred to a blog site with excellent blogs by Karl Nerenberg as being “rabble-rouser.ca” It’s not. It’s just “rabble.ca”. (Later, I’ll think of a self-pitying excuse for my…
Colin Powell Tells GOP to Grow Up
Former state secretary and four-star general, Colin Powell, has told his own Republican party that it’s time for them to grow up, ditch their racist ways and start working for…
They Always Get Their Man. Or Maybe Not. Who Knows Anymore?
The Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police needs to explain why it took his officers four years to compile a list of cases of serious misconduct by its members.…
Blunt Objects in 2012
2012 was a pretty good year for me, and while we’re already 3.8% of the way through 2013, I decided to take stock of some of those fancy Blogger stats…
What do you think comes next for 2013?
The Internet community faced many challenges in 2012 – threats to freedom of expression, access to information, and online privacy – meeting them head on and shared many successes. Some…
This Global Violence Against Women Will No Longer Be Tolerated
by Eve Ensler |The Guardian/UK, January 13, 2013 The Delhi Rape, Savile, Ohio – Extreme acts of sexual violence seem to be everywhere. In response, a worldwide day of action…
Solicitations From My Inbox: A January of Trudeau
Pity Justin Trudeau. It seems that nobody is willing to confront him and force him to deal with the fact that the Liberal Party of Canada died two years ago.…