20-Years Later, Canada’s Cod May Be Gone For Good
We’ve waited two decades for east coast cod stocks to rebound. Now researchers say they haven’t and they’re not going to. “Here we are more than 20 years after the…
April 2013
Redford Government just can’t seem to stop fumbling health care expenses frenzy
Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne, right, helps Premier Alison Redford get ready to face Opposition questions about Alberta Health Services expense accounts. Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated.…
Another Thing Trudeau & Layton Have In Common
Justin Trudeau and the late Jack Layton have quite a few similarities, underestimation by Conservatives is yet another. It wasn’t too long ago a certain inexperienced federal politician became leader…
Saskatchewan Becomes First Province To Mandate Compulsory Asbestos Registration … ‘Howard’s Law’
MLAs on both sides of the aisle have voted unanimously to pass a groundbreaking asbestos registry law.Howard’s Law was introduced by NDP Leader Cam Broten in the fall. It will…
London radio station’s yanked CPC/Trudeau parody ad is back online — without CPC logos
On Thursday morning a London radio station, FM96 (which may or may not have London’s best rock) uploaded a humorous video parody of the Conservative Party of Canada’s anti-Justin Trudeau…
Coney Island And The Santa Monica Pier
Two amusement parks on the ocean at each end of America. Must have been weird to drive from one to the other seeing that Elmer Gantry, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry,…
The Gordion Knot of Modern Industrialism – Pricing Natural Capital
“Natural capital” comprises things from nature that belong to no one and to everyone – things like the atmosphere. Other types of natural capital are considered national assets, like a…
Chris Hadfield’s High School Science Experiment in Space
The Canadian commanding the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield, took a science experiment request from two high school girls from Nova Scotia. It’s a lot of fun.
Senator Mike Duffy Feels He’s Entitled to His Entitlements
Unelected? Check. Unaccountable? Check. Unethical? Check. Senator Mike Duffy announced today that he hasn’t paid back the federal government any of the housing allowance he collected for his Ottawa home…
Are BC’s election advertising rules silencing public debate?
Friday, April 19, 2013 Well, the writ’s been dropped and this Environmental Law Alert post is brought to you by the West Coast Environmental Law Association, sponsor under the Elections…
Are BC’s election advertising rules silencing public debate?
Friday, April 19, 2013 Well, the writ’s been dropped and this Environmental Law Alert post is brought to you by the West Coast Environmental Law Association, sponsor under the Elections…
NDP MP urges Harper Conservatives to take Aboriginal claims seriously
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: New Democrat Aboriginal Affairs critic, Jean Crowder, is calling on Stephen Harper and the Conservatives to respect Canada`s First Nations. And take their…
Hidden City Festival 2013
The Dufala Brothers have been selected to be part of the Hidden City Festival in 2013. Their installation will be at Globe Dye Works, and will feature materials sourced through…
Black Sea pirates at Hot Docs
Svetla and I are giddy with anticipation with the thought of attending the world premiere of a new doc by our Bulgarian friends Vanya and Svetlo, THE LAST OF THE…
Nick Stern’s Carbon Bubble Warning
Nick Stern is the latest voice to warn of the Carbon Bubble that threatens to plunge world markets into yet another financial crisis. The former World Bank chief economist, currently…
Harper Becomes An International Embarassment
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Why Your High Cell Phone Bills Have Nothing To Do With The Size of Canada
Canada’s broken cell phone market has come under a lot of public scrutiny of late, with the CRTC trying to establish a set of minimum standards for wireless providers; the…
ConCalls: Con-Friendly RMG and Debts to Canada #RoboCon #cdnpoli
One of the companies involved in defending the Conservative MPs who are having their riding wins challenged by the Council of Canadians and citizens of six ridings affected by fraudulent…
EG Radio April 18 2013: Earth Day special | Ottawa takes on climate change
Download: earthgauge-podcast-april18-2013.mp3 This week we celebrate Earth Day and look at why cities are so important in the fight against climate change. I have two features on the program today:…
Indie rant: my God, I so agree with this statement
Quote: “I’m so exhausted by this generation of watered-down, vaguely 60’s or vaguely folk, mid-tempo, non-offensive, cutesy indie music. When I was 16 or 22 I wanted to break shit.…