Nicaragua Day 9: “From Misery to Poverty”
MANAGUA – At 5:30 am the sun is rising over the Las Mercedes industrial park. The walkway into the park is long, at times multiple railings appear as if organizing…
February 2013
5653…Cats Make History
Or screw it up. The Atlantic shares this piece from back in the day. Way back in the day. March 11th, 1445. What this tome is btw is “… the…
5652…Liberal Budget In Most Important Prov: Ont
I like it. The conservatives and Conservatives not so much. One of the things I like is the increase in corporate taxes. Yes, yes, yes the cons think it will…
Stephen Harper’s Very, Very , Very Revealing Comments About Europe
“Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it.” – Stephen Harper to a conservative American lobby group, in 1997.…
CVRD Director Gerry Giles Has Endorsed A Cell Phone Tower For Cobble Hill!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The other day I wrote a piece about cell phone reception, dead spots, and the controversy that can swirl around these things. I later learned that Director…
Update-2: The why and how of U.S. hyperinflation
(Unlike my usual updates, Update-1 and subsequent updates for this post will not be noted as I will be making several revisions to this post as a whole as I…
Lisa Lampanelli Goes “My Nigga” and “Beyotch” About Lena Dunham
This is how Lisa Lampanelli, the self-anointed Queen of Mean, described the following photo of herself with Lena Dunham, the creator of GIRLS: “Me with my nigga @LenaDunham of @HBOGirls…
#c21summit13 – More 21st century learning inc.
If you were following the tweets last week at #c21summit13 you might have been disturbed to see both who and what was touted as necessary change for Canada’s public education…
Appointed Trustee in Cowichan. BC? East of Eden…
Cowichan school district eyes closures in wake of deficit CBC News Posted: Feb 14, 2013 8:03 AM PT Last Updated: Feb 14, 2013 9:22 AM PT Eden Hawthornwaite,the fired past…
I’m stumped
Okay– I’m not sure how I feel about provincial (BC) politics. I know I don’t like the BCNDP, so any support I could possibly have for them is out of…
Who farted? #nlpoli
Finance minister Jerome Kennedy took his budget “consultation” roadshow to Corner Brook the other day. Former finance minister Tom Marshall showed up to help. Tom has run more than a…
EI: It’s all in the details
What not to say in an interview if you’re on EI, and other nightmares The latest detail to emerge about the recent changes to EI is from the Digest of…
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, January 2013 (via GreenCarReports)
My column on plug-in car sales in Canada for January 2013, is now up at GreenCarReports. Since it’s hard to write ~600 words about sales statistics in the very small…
Check out the Ontario throne speech live at 3 pm!
http://www.livestream.com/premierofontario Kathleen Wynne’s first Throne Speech as The Premier is starting in just a few minutes! Watch at the link and see Premier Wynne’s Way Forward for a better Ontario!
The next thing you hear about Mallory’s sleep habits
Will be when I announce she slid moving out of the house to go to university, join the circus or whatever she decides to do as an adult. Because both…
Conor’s Happy 17 Birthday Smurfday
Conor is 17 today! It’s his birthday Smurfday as we ordered a birthday cake at the local Superstore featuring the Smurfs, currently his favorite movie which we have recorded on…
When Will the CON-Job End?
It seems to me that a growing number of Canadians are finally waking up to the fiscal incompetence of the Harper cabal. It doesn’t take the Economic education of Jim…
Audio: Damien Gillis Talks Private River Power, Fracking, LNG, BC Election
The Common Sense Canadian’s Damien Gillis and Vancouver Co-op Radio’s Imtiaz Popat discuss a range of topics relating to water and energy in advance of BC’s provincial election, scheduled for…
A parcel description of a property – including an incorporated reference plan – is not definitive of the boundaries or the extent of the land
MacIsaac v Salo, 2013 ONCA 98 is a remarkable decision that, among other things,holds aparcel description of a property – including an incorporated reference plan – is not definitive of…
Campaign Update: An Interesting Development
A media release went out today with regards to a joint announcement from Ryan Meili and Erin Weir coming tomorrow morning. Needless to say, this has started the speculation wheels…