Deep thought
If a non-Con federal government even hinted at this kind of policy in dealing with provinces, the western Village would collapse under the weight of its own hysterical shrieking. But…
March 2013
Canadians Go Back to the Days of the Phone Booth to Demand Choice
This week we got the chance to interact with our supporters, when cell phone customers gathered at an old red telephone booth on Commercial Drive in Vancouver to demonstrate how…
Rising rhetoric of a new “yellow peril”
The 1921 “Ethnic Outreach” Campaign(Courtesy Past Tense Vancouver) The complaints are familiar – “Asian immigrants are taking our jobs,” “Asian immigrants are buying our property and keeping us out.” Instead…
Most Energy in Canada Comes from Hydroelectricity, So Why Are We Soiling our Nest with the Tar Sands?
Much chit-chat this morning on Radio Can about an interactive map which gives the location of renewable energy producers in Quebec. Rather interesting, although it’s clear that most installations are…
What thousands of (Tundra) swans sound like
A slightly different blogpost today then I usually do. It’s about Swans. Tundra Swans to be exact.. and thousands of them; There may be other types of swans or geese…
Back to Balance in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia provincial government is set to introduce its promised balanced budget this year. The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget, released today, proposes some concrete choices rooted in Nova Scotia…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Tanya Gold discusses how the UK Cons – like other right-wing parties around the globe – are seeking to minimize the effectiveness of…
Reading The Tea-Leaves: Obama Signalling Keystone Rejection?
From the National Republican Congressional Committee: Organizing For Action, the former Obama campaign apparatus made up of many senior officials, blasted the Keystone proposal in a fundraising email. “In an…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, March 25, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, March 25, 2013: As we close in on 1500 followers, thanks to all on Twitter and in…
Cancer, E.I., and Government Hypocrisy
The Faces Of Common Humanity Without doubt, to battle cancer must be a grueling and depleting experience. But to face rebuke and betrayal at the hands of one’s government because…
Transit and Toronto, blah blah blah
Two things that drive me nuts about Toronto: The manic focus on transit issues, 24/7, to the total exclusion of all other issues, like poverty, health, crime, environment, etc. The…
Meeting Tonight Regarding Contaiminated Soil Permit Allowing Dumping In Shawnigan Watershed
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The BC Liberal Government has issued a Draft Permit that would allow contaminated and toxic soils to be dumped in the Shawnigan Watershed. Georgia Collins…
James Dyson Award Expands Prizes, Open for Entries
SafetyNet from Dan Watson on Vimeo. The James Dyson Award is an award for engineers and designers to encourage the creation of new devices that make the world a better…
‘Senate’s Big Oil Benefactors’ Slammed for Keystone XL Vote
10 KXL amendment co-sponsors took $8 million from fossil fuel industry By: Jacob Chamberlain and Jon Queally | Common Dreams In a 62-37 vote late Friday, the US Senate passed…
9 old words for the modern age
vocabulation The use or choice of words. This post is a meditation on vocabulation, particularly, old words that we may want to revivify for our current age of the Internet…
If you’re a Canadian politico with a scandal to announce
…today’s the day to do it.