Climate Change News Round-Up
European Union nations have been warned to renew climate change adaptation programmes. The European Environment Agency has released a report that concludes cities around Europe may have to install flood…
April 2013
No Bull
I watched bits of the BC Leaders debate last night, mainly out of curiosity to learn about soon-to-be Premier Adrian Dix and see the man in action. I wasn’t overly…
A Plea from the CPC
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has issued an urgent plea for the public’s assistance. CPC President John Walsh is calling upon all Canadians to contribute their ideas for new…
On choosing sides
There’s been no lack of past commentary (from myself and others) on how income splitting is about as regressive a policy as one could possibly design – and I won’t…
Be Optimistic by Learning About It
The book Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Dr. Martin Seligman is not new, but it is to me. For others who have not heard…
A cat for ASketch proceeding
Dropped into Procreate for some colour. The charcoal tools do a great job here. Filed under: art Tagged: ASketch, Cat, procreate
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – We shouldn’t be surprised that the corporate sector is reacting with contrived outrage to the Cons’ tinkering with a severely flawed temporary…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 30, 2013: TV providers tell CRTC to reject SUN-TV bid for mandatory carriage Bangladesh factory collapse:…
Will $260 million help restore home care clinical services? Maybe
For home care this is significant. With their feet held to the fire by the NDP, the Wynne government announced last week they were going to invest $260 million in…
The Merry Month of May When We’ll Hit a CO2 Danger Point
Lovely soft morning with the trees leafing out and the forsythia in bloom, which are reasons to wait for the beginning of May around here. But Le Devoir reports on…
What Does Paying For A Look Behind The Globe Pay-Wall Get You?
According to Media culpa, a three year old article that first appeared in The National Post…on the subject of kilts.
Sixth Estate Endorses Mischa Popoff in BC 2013 Election
After a good and I like to think well-deserved hiatus, I’m going to be easing back into blogging now. And I thought that perhaps the way to do it would…
Not Here. Not Now
The Parliamentary Budget Office has released its report on last month’s Federal Budget. Kevin Page should be proud of the work his office has done. As was the case with…
A Change of Heart, Or A Change In Political Winds?
Much has been written and discussed about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, both on this blog and in various other media; consequently, I suspect that the majority of well-informed Canadians…
New self-defence provisions apply to cases from before amendments
R. v. Parker, 2013 ONCJ 195 deals with recent amendments to the law of self-defence in Canada. It asks does the new law apply to assist an accused where the…
Today is the Angry Man’s Birthday!
Yes, folks, Stevo is sure to tie one on tonight in celebration of the 54th year since his construction in a robotics factory somewhere in Southern Ontario. So, in honour…
Sand Land: Fracking Industry Mining Iowa’s Iconic Sand Bluffs in New Form of Mountaintop Removal
This is a collaborative report by DeSmog’s Steve Horn and Mint Press News staff writer Trisha Marczak. Within immediate vicinity of a central battleground of the Black Hawk War of…
The Blizzard is Over
The blizzard is over, at least for Repulse Bay. It will linger on in Rankin Inlet for the rest of today. It was a real storm — a typical spring…
Are You A Changemaker?
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, and today’s presenter is Zoe Weil who spoke to the young people who gathered at the TEDx Youth symposium held at Cape Elizabeth, Maine,…
Wanted: a good row #nlpoli
One of the unreserved joys that comes from writing these scribbles is the moment when a post sparks something. Like on Monday, when a simple post looking at change in…