Hey, CBC Radio 1: How about tuning in to BBC Radio 4? by Leah McLaren
Columnist says Canadians deserve public radio that searches out its own ways to experiment with, and provide a playground for, great art.
March 2013
Ralph Klein died today.
Surrounded by friends and family he passed away earlier today. While many of his policies were controversial and his legacy will be debated… the measure of him by all people,…
Global Warming Speeding Up, New Research Shows
Scientists find ‘missing heat’ in deep ocean waters By: Lauren McCauley | Common Dreams: The rate of global warming is speeding up, say scientists, despite the apparent stagnation in the…
Fallow
One quick snap of the iPad camera. Then just for the heck of it, throw it into Popsicolor. First result above. It’s been a few days of fallow here. Filed…
NDP MP Pat Martin calls Conservatives “dirty, rotten bastards”
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: New Democrat Pat Martin once called the Conservatives “rat faced whores“. In later 2011, he dropped a raw f-word-laden bomb on Twitter after…
Undergrads: Underloved or Just Under Grads
An article in the G&M today expresses concerns with the “hookup culture” of university students. There’s a big fear that casual sex will create “a drastic divide between physical intimacy…
Kim Jong-un…
… reading things… Probably written in English. (17) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
I’ll be voting for Joyce Murray even though I hope Justin Trudeau wins Liberal leadership…
I’ve always been a left-leaning Liberal. I’ve always been slightly anti-establishment. Since I was a recently out university student, I’ve always wanted to push the Liberal Party to be more…
Ralph Phillip Klein (1942-2013).
TweetVarious news media are reporting that Ralph Klein has passed away at the age of 70. Mr. Klein served as Mayor of Calgary from 1980 to 1989 and Premier of…
He Called Us Bums
Ralph Klein has died. That is all.
Forum Ontario Poll: 35% PC, 33% OLP, 26% NDP
What a beautiful day! And here I am, stuck inside reading a new poll for Ontario’s provincial scene, out by everyone’s favourite pollster. The things I do for you people.…
Mother Nature, US Govt Chase Shell Out of Arctic
Shell Oil, the first energy company granted coveted Arctic drilling permits by the US Government, is shutting down operations for all of 2013, nearly as quickly as they began. Shell’s…
Mother Nature, US Govt Chase Shell Out of Arctic
Shell Oil, the first energy company granted coveted Arctic drilling permits by the US Government, is shutting down operations for all of 2013, nearly as quickly as they began. Shell’s…
Natural Gas Is the Answer, Until the Truth Leaks Out
BTU for BTU, natural gas is a lower-emission fossil fuel than oil and, especially, coal. The snag comes when you realize that those figures cover natural gas that’s actually burned…
Well, When You See the World From That Perspective…
A poll by the Pew Research Center finds 48% of American Christians believe Jesus is almost here and will show up within the next 40-years. Only 38 % rule it…
I Know It’s Easter, But
Even if you’re a Christian, you’re also kind of an atheist.
Start A Garden, Change The World
Hope you are enjoying a relaxing long weekend Friday, as we are. One of the topics that has come up while we relax and sip our morning tea is the…
A Warning for Post-Mulroney Canada
The Conservative heavens aligned and brought us the magic of Thatcher, Reagan and Mulroney. The Gang of Three then introduced us to the new era of free trade, outsourcing and…
Teaching history to my homeschooled kids
Wow. A letter to the editor in the Nanaimo Times reminds me why teaching history properly is so important. The letter has been removed but a screen shot of it…