BC notes; upcoming election. How stoopid do you have to be to vote for The Libs again?
These last years in BC with the "Liberals" in charge have taken a toll on many of us. Part of that cost has been the cynicism and distrust in anything…
March 2013
Tillett Wright’s million shades of gay
When Tillett Wright began her photographic project, Self Evident Truths, back in 2010 she didn’t expect the groundswell of requests for photographs that she ended up receiving. She originally wanted…
Integration process missing from new round of hospital cuts
Local Health Integration Networks were purportedly created to bring health care planning, integration, accountability, and funding closer to the 14 regions they serve. A key role for the LHINs was…
Send your questions about government science funding to #pmhadfield
Stephen Harper will apparently be chatting with Commander Chris Hadfield later this month, and he’s asking people to contribute their questions via the #pmhadfield hashtag on Twitter. What better a…
March 7: Wow! a Men’s Probus Club…
I just love it when headlines talk dirty. If seems the mayor of Riverview gave a speech to the Men’s Probus Club. I’ve never seen a man’s probus. But, then,…
Canada’s Massive Glacier Melt
70-billion tonnes a year and accelerating. That is the amount of ice Canada’s Arctic glaciers are reported to be losing annually. A peer-reviewed report, Irreversible Mass Loss of Canadian Arctic…
Nanos Poll: 31.5% Con. 29.1% Lib, 27.2% NDP
Nanos Research has come out with a new poll of federal voting intentions, showing a close three-way race and giving me a chance to test out the new redistribution model!…
About that Blind Spot. Don’t Worry, Be Happy.
Lockheed’s troubled F-35 is attracting criticism due to pilot complaints that they can’t see what’s behind them. They can’t “check their six” man, bummer. Who cares? If you’re piloting an…
EG Radio March 7 2013: Reconnecting with the natural world around us
Download: earthgauge-podcast-march7-2013.mp3 Ever wondered where your water comes from and where your wastewater goes? How much garbage do we produce in Ottawa and where does it go? What did the…
Inherent jurisdiction to set aside order to prevent miscarriage of justice exercised rarely
Horner v. Benisasia, 2013 ONCA 136 deals with the common law power of a superior court to set aside orders to prevent a miscarriage of justice. While holding such power…
Whatcott At It Again
Despite a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling against him, social conservative activist Bill Whatcott took his controversial anti-gay and anti-abortion stand on Wednesday to the University of Regina. Bill…
Australia’s "Angry Summer"
It might have a lot to do with pre-emptive politics but Australian government climate scientists have issued a report directly linking their nation’s summer of extreme weather events to climate…
5703…Coming To A Timmies Near You Soon
Or not. Rebel Donut in Albuquerque have concocted the “Breaking Bad” donut featuring blue frosting topped with what looks like blue crystal methamphetamine. The meth-like sprinkles mimic the highly potent…
5702…Mulcair Weasels
Couple of days ago. On the Senate. Story was on the front page of the Globe and Mail yesterday. To summarize the man-who-would-be-king was ranting about how when he becomes…
Ecosystem Collapse: A Clarion Call For A New Way of Being Human
* It’s been three and a half years since I began talking about, blogging about, and working for action on, climate change. It took me a while to call myself…
Collaboration, Law Firm Style: Part 3
The third part of my series with Dave Bilinsky, Collaboration, Law Firm Style, is now up at SlawTips. Here’s a snippet: By centering our collaborative discussions around specific, individual tasks…
Notes from #lpcldr this fine morning
The Globe has a misguided header but a somewhat interesting report nevertheless: “Ontario, B.C. have biggest say in Liberal leadership race.” Since every riding is equally weighted for voting purposes,…