More On Obama Delaying Keystone
This story has not had much pickup, esp. in the Canuck Media. But the Omaha World-Herald seems convinced of its provenance: An Obama administration official indicated Friday that no decision…
February 2013
Saturday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Saturday reading. – Hamida Ghafour writes about the effect of tax avoidance by the world’s wealthy on the lives of the rest of the population…
Why Liberals Should Fear Gerrymandering
Recently Saskatchewan MP Ralph Goodale wrote a post echoing a sentiment surprisingly popular among what’s left of the Liberal Party membership, and that is, this Conservative government is going to…
Stephen Harper
For all you Harper lovers: No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at…
On trade-offs
Dan Tan has put together a noteworthy series of posts comparing the NDP’s actual position on trade to its portrayal in the media, then discussing the effect of the gap…
Technology is more than wires and chips
Impressed that George Takach recognizes that technology is more than wires and chips
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2013-02-02 16:31:00
For all you Harper lovers: No matter what side of the political fence you’re on, THIS is FUNNY and VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at…
16 Year Old Testifies on Northern Gateway: What the Hell Were You Thinking?
This: What the hell were you thinking? from Catherine Wallace on Vimeo. Tags: Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Enbridge Hearings
Stephen Harper: Where is he taking Canada?
NO WHERE! His priorities: To promote the sale of oil, gas and other fossil fuels. Difference between him and a snake-oil salesman is that snake-oil salesman does not create pollution.…
Hurrah! The Appeal Court Has Ruled That Marijuana Is Still Illegal!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Oh my goodness, what a relief it was to read the following report in the morning Vancouver Province. Reporter Colin Perkel brings us the joyous news that…
Mushrooms Can Save The World! Good We Need Something!
Lisa sent this by on FB and it is so intriguing that I thought that others may be interested. So, here it is.
U.S. Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook Top 1,280
Some of the faces of the victims of gun violence Source The Huffington Post. This story from the Huffington Post is very relevant, 1,280 gun deaths in the US since…
Hubris
More legal trouble for Mayor Rob Ford “The audit revealed more than 100 apparent contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act, including the finding that Ford spent more than $40,000 above…
Vision pokes hornet’s nest at community centres
By Allen Garr, Vancouver Courier February 1, 2013 It is hard to imagine just how much political trouble Vision Vancouver is in right now. The pushback over its attempt to…
Political staffer profiles
There’s a couple in the papers today – one in the Globe, one by Canadian Press, about Grits and Tories, respectively. What do staffers think about such profiles? They hate…
The other conspiracy theories….
After writing about the nonsensical “chemtrail” conspiracy theory and its tin-foil-hat brigade believers, I amused myself by reading up on some of the other conspiracies-du-jour on the internet. And no,…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Ray Grigg explains how Idle No More and other decentralized social movements may make for a crucial counterweight to the Harper Cons and…
Premier Brad Wall’s MLAs Interfere With And Obstruct Saskatchewan’s Provincial Auditor In The Performance Of Her Duties …
“I just hope the discussion around here, and with all due respect, is not a message to me and to my staff that we should not be operating independently and…
5583…Public Peeing In Berlin
Germany. Those people love their rules. Thanks to Brent Kerrigan, my real world friend, for sharing this on Facebook. WFDS
A look ahead
SO after a successful OLP Convention where several bloggers were accredited (and others were blogging as delegates and alternates), here’s a brief look ahead at where I hope to be…