Senators and residence
The recent media outrage about where Senators "reside" seems to have all but ignored the legal definition of "residence". That definition is fairly straightforward — the fact that the Senators…
February 2013
The Ugly Truth of Canada’s Native Residential Schools is Being Revealed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Slowly but surely the ugly truth of Canada’s Residential Schools is being revealed. Native children were ripped away from their families, their communities, their culture and abused…
In Tuesday’s Sun: entitlements and the entitled
The only reason pitchfork-wielding Canadian taxpayers aren’t charging onto the Hill to string up assorted senators, of course, is this: They’ve seen it all before. It’s an old horror movie…
Comments on a Divided World, from Don Hamerquist
In the text that follows, Don Hamerquist addresses the current salience of imperialism, territory, and revolutionary organizing in the First World. This essay is prompted by the review of Zak…
Tar Sands Tailings Contaminate Alberta Groundwater
The massive tailings ponds holding billions of litres of tar sands waste are leaking into Alberta’s groundwater, according to internal documents obtained by Postmedia’s Mike De Souza. An internal memorandum…
5650…Mississippi Frees Slaves In 2013
Not a misprint. No. Gawker.com reports that “Back in November, Dr. Ranjan Batra, an India-born resident of Mississippi, went to see Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, and it piqued his interest.” The…
Tens of Thousands Rally to Urge Obama to Move “Forward on Climate”
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Lately it seems that the politics of ‘Climate Change’ is like the classic children’s story ‘Alice in Wonderland. The roles have changed as if we are guests…
5649…Teeth
Go down to the court house. Look at the bad guys, ah, be kind WFDS, the accused people, look at their teeth. Then watch Sons Of Anarchy or Law and…
Stephen Harper’s Scary Religious Crisis
Holy Moly. It looks as if Stephen Harper is having a full blown religious crisis. The new polls have come down from the mountain, and they really suck. New polling…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your Family Day. – Gerald Caplan comments that it’s long past time to put the Senate out of its misery: Who knew that when well-known Canadians…
One Billion Rising-Cowichan
Women, men and children throughout the world are standing up, rising up against abuse, rape and violence. In Cowichan this event was held in the Duncan City Square. Our thanks…
On Education, Stress, and Success
I’m starting another run at the Futures Forum Project: three subjects over two periods with one teacher (two team-teaching this year) that emphasizes an intentional digital footprint as we write…
Thinking beyond pipelines: A rebuttal
My latest post on the Keystone XL pipeline was, unsurprisingly, not well received by some of the Planet3.0. I argued that I don’t think the fighting the Keystone XL pipeline…
Irresponsible Polling Developments on "Responsible Resource Development"
Interesting report from Canadian Press on the government’s advertising campaign on “Responsible Resource Development” in more ways than one: “Light on facts, heavy on patriotism, focus groups help hone NRCan…
Compare and contrast
Alice’s comparison between the federal Lib leadership race and that of Saskatchewan’s NDP is well worth a look. But let’s draw a somewhat more clear contrast between the depth of…
Overheard Family Day musings
As Daughter One and Son Two tear up the slopes, I write in the insanely overcrowded ski “resort” cafeteria. And I eavesdrop. Based up the bits and pieces I have…
#skndpldr – Yorkton Debate Notes
While I’ve tried to stay as current as possible in discussing the Saskatchewan NDP leadership debates, there have been some limitations in my ability to do so based on both…
The Tortured Road to Energy Transition. Who Said It Was Going to Be Easy?
Decarbonizing our economies and our societies, breaking our dependency on fossil fuels, is going to be vastly harder than you may have imagined. The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk offers a sobering…
Prosperity Fund ignores coal, oil and climate change
Monday, February 18, 2013 In its Throne Speech (on Monday, February 12th, 2013), the BC government unveiled its promise for a Prosperity Fund – a fund that promises to channel…