Rogers wasn’t afraid to take risks by Jeff Blair
Writer reflects on Ted Rogers and his role with Toronto sports teams.
March 2013
In Texas, An Activist Climbs Flagpole, Hangs Banner Denouncing Alberta Tar Sands
LyondellBasell recently announced its plans to nearly triple its tar sands refining capacity from the Keystone XL pipeline as protests escalate across the continent By: Tar Sands Blockade | Press…
Hate to say this.. but things like this happen in 3′s, it seems
Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 70 – not unexpected, as media reported a couple of weeks back that his…
5799…Conservative Senator Hires Girlfriend
This is a bit of an old story but one that has legs.Earlier in March The Toronto Star reported that “A Quebec senator is in the spotlight over reports that…
Why Argue With Climate Change Deniers?
Recently on Twitter I engaged first the execrable Ezra Levant who had retweeted some obvious climate change denialist trolling to #cdnpoli (apparently the fact that it is cold at the…
Reluctant Promotions; Or, Informal Research on the Canadian Academy
Over the course of a recent fortnight, I used any time not otherwise committed to engage in a mind-numbing and potentially pointless task: I have gone through the web sites…
Putting America’s "Wars of Choice" in Perspective
America, land of the formerly free and home of the lamentably broke. A recent Harvard study estimated the costs of America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq at at least $4-trillion…
Property Sales Heat Up Post-Hurricane Sandy
A new generation of home buyers, lured by low, post-hurricane prices, are moving in to coastal neighbourhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy. They may be on the losing end of a…
Dear Environment Minister Lake- A Letter From Larry Gollner
South Cowichan are residents facing an unfathomable threat to their Shawnigan Watershed, drinking Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger water, creek and Shawnigan Lake. They have been organizing resistance to this…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul Krugman discusses how a myopic focus on slashing taxes and services figures to cheat future generations out of desperately-needed social structure: You…
What? And They Took His Stereo Too?
Clark Aposhian heads his state’s biggest gun lobby, the Utah Shooting Sports Council. Aposhian is a true believer in the right to bear arms, including the AR-15 assault rifle. He…
March 30: What coincidences!
Page 8. “Mnister extends olive branch”. Sort of. Health Minister Flemming’s olive branch is that he says he is willing to discuss budget cuts with the Medical Sociey. He will…
Ralph’s World
After the passing of Peter Lougheed last year, another Alberta PC titan is gone, with Ralph Klein passing away at the age of 70. Although it is customary to offer…
Meet the Social Blemishes
Him: Who’s this guy? Me: Who do ya think? Him: You? Ewwwwww! Me: Don’t worry. I’ll be embarrassing you for many more years to come.
Lilley pitches underhand, Faytene triples to right
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Faytene Grasseschi is starting to promote her pro-life walk from Montreal to Ottawa with an interview with Brian Lilley of Sun…
We Are Not Alone
Those of us who write in the progressive blogosphere, I suspect, often have a ‘dark night of the soul,’ fearing that we are only preaching to the converted in our…
Anarchy, the Anti-Gentrification Front and Violence
Now, I never passed Anarchy 101 and have never painted a haphazard “A” within a circle in red paint. Ever. Never even thought about it. But I’m going to take…
Parents, sons die together in East Gwillimbury house fire
A great loss and tragedy. I knew Kevin forever. He was a decent, straightforward and competent professional. Someone you could talk to by phone and who always focused on substance…
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Jody Carr Opens a Dialogue with the Autism Society New Brunswick
L: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Jody Carr R: Autism Society New Brunswick Acting President Harold Doherty The Autism Society New Brunswick meeting last Saturday March 23, 2013 was…