Taking an Aeroplane Across the World
I have been peeling glue from my fingers for a week. This, too, is strangely cathartic. Insert long-winded, slightly purple prose about shedding the old skin and leaving troubles behind,…
February 2013
Could the U.S. and China Stumble Into War?
We like to think that the United States and China have become so inter-dependent, their economies so entwined, as to rule out any major armed conflict between them. But that’s…
The CVRD Should Work With the Community This Time
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BCTV took a look at the latest CVRD Eco Depot Advenures and you have to wonder why actually working with the community is such a difficult concept…
Enbridge Pulls Out All the Stops
In yesterday’s paper there was a story that, contrary to eco-terrorists’ claims, dilbit floats and so is quite amenable to conventional oil spill recovery efforts. The claim, naturally, came from…
This is not a great start to a reputation building campaign
Not sure how this story got “front page ink” on the Globe given everything else going on in the world today (but I think I know). Also, not sure why…
Stick a Fork in Senator Brazeau….
Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but things ain’t lookin’ good for the Brazman: Senator Patrick Brazeau will be formally charged with domestic assault and sexual assault later this…
Turns out he really didn’t didn’t come back for you
Here. I like the initiative: equal marriage is good. What I don’t like is that Michael Ignatieff has now irrevocably fulfilled the Conservative Party’s prophesy about him: he really does…
5603…Senator Ponytail Update
From CFRA: Sen. Patrick Brazeau released after being charged with domestic and sexual assault. Brazeau paid $1000 bail, and must stay at a Maniwaki residence, cannot carry a firearm, and…
Job Market Worsens in January
After five months of job gains, the job market turned dismal in January. Officially, the unemployment rate fell from 7.1% to 7.0%, the lowest it’s been since December 2008. This…
Today in WTF? moments
HRSDC privacy breach letters sent to wrong people Former student loan recipients say letters from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada informing them their personal information may have been lost…
Robothugs
Yesterday, Lawrence Martin asked a question, the answer to which has been obvious since Stephen Harper became prime minister: Does the fish rot from the head down? The story behind…
So when is a private member’s bill not a private member’s bill?
It’s been suggested by many observers that a Conversative MP doesn’t table a private member’s bill without the explicit permission of the government but until now I don’t think I’ve…
Feb..8: The Moncton Schlock and Sleaze….
Schlock is yiddish, roughly meaning trashy, worthless. Sleaze is, well, you know, like Health Minister Flemming. The front page of today’s paper is a collector’s item for both.Brent Mazerolle, the…
Ad agency genius: says you are jealous of lawyers, because they’re “smarter than you”
“There is probably a bit of envy,” Mr. Howlett said. “There may also be that insecurity you get when there is someone in the room who is smarter than you.”…
Arm the Spirit Archive
For those of you unfamiliar with Arm the Spirit, it was one of the only publications devoted to reporting on the armed resistance movements in the 1990s. There were a…
Is North Africa the West’s First Climate War?
We’ve witnessed unrest and uprisings in one form or another from Egypt to Morocco over the past two years. We, the West, intervened directly in two – Libya and Mali.…
Getting Serious About Climate Change, Like Our Lives Depended On It
* Happy Friday! Those of you in eastern and central North America who are getting blasted by a winter storm, stay warm and off the roads! If you are warm…
Alberta politics takes a negative turn online.
TweetMLA pay remains an uncomfortable issue for Alberta’s political leaders. Yesterday, MLA’s sitting on the Member Services Committee voted to freeze the annual cost-of-living increase to their salary and housing…
#skndpldr Roundup
Not surprisingly, the Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaigns look to be focused entirely on their efforts to get out the vote now that the voting window has opened. And so aside…
A Blundering Cycloud
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