March 2013
"Frackademia" Strikes Again at USC with "Powering California" Study Release
“Frackademia” – shorthand for bogus science, economics and other research results paid for by the oil and gas industry and often conducted by “frackademics” with direct ties to the oil…
Early morning, April 25, 2007
A prompt this week to write about something in a health-care context brought out this story which, despite having been told over and over in my head, had heretofore not…
Weiwei-isms: the Coles Notes of an infamous Chinese dissident
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake shook through Wenchuan County in Sichuan province of the People’s Republic of China on May 12, 2008. Official figures listed 69,197 dead, including 5,335 children, mostly…
5737…Woody Allen Is The New Pope
I have to stop drinking. Wait, why would I stop drinking. WFDS
Labrador insta-analysis
I present to you some thoughts on the upcoming Labrador by-election. By the way, here is a link to donate to the Labrador FLA: https://action.liberal.ca/en/donate/Riding/10004 With the resignation of Conservative…
Michael Rosza in Custody
We wrote about this at the beginning of the month, but it looks like we’ve a bit of an update which will be welcome to those who say they were…
Implementation of FATCA Likely Unconstitutional: Constitutional Expert
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Mar 14, 2013: Chances are very few Canadians have heard of the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Green Party leader and…
United Nation’s Human Development Index Now Ranks Canada As 11th
“Canada has slipped out of the top 10 countries listed in the annual United Nation’s human development index — a far cry from the 1990s when it held the first…
5736…Peter Penashue Leaving Ottawa
CBC reports that “Conservative cabinet minister Peter Penashue has resigned his seat in the House of Commons to run again in a byelection, he announced Thursday in a news release,…
5735…Free Condoms Equal Trip To Riker’s Island
Anyone who has watched Law and Order knows about Riker’s Island. Here is the deal, according to The Village Voice, do gooders in many big cities, including Ottawa, give away…
The Dyble Report – Read it Here
Here’s a link to the Dyble Report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/130411981/Review-of-the-Draft-Multicultural-Strategic-Outreach-Plan
Filter madness
Traced over a photo in Sketchbook Ink for the colour masses. Didn’t care for it very much. Downloaded Repix. Brought that drawing in for fooling about with. Filed under: art…
Who is that new guy on the banner?
His name is Ed Arvelin. He is a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay. He is as also Chair of OPSEU’s Mental Health Division.…
Open Data Day: Lessons for Hacktivists
This piece is cross-posted on TechPresident where I post articles on the intersection of politics, technology and transparency and serve as an editor. Three years ago, after a chance encounter…