One value Premier failed to learn: truthfulness
In Sunday’s thirty minute TV commercial, Christy Clark said that leadership involves, “holding true to the values you were raised with…” If I were one of the people that parented…
April 2013
Tide Turning Against Salmon Farms in Lead-up to BC Election?
As the BC election approaches, the Norwegian-dominated aquaculture industry suddenly finds itself swimming upstream. From the provincial Liberals and NDP vying to out-do each other in tough talk on salmon…
Count on it: Alberta’s doctors got more than the government’s press release indicates
Dr. Michael Giuffre jots down the Alberta Medical Association’s wish list before yesterday’s agreement with the provincial government. Actual AMA negotiators may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Alberta Health…
Keep Calm and Carry on
Bruce Schneier on the best response to the Boston bombing: As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it’d be easy to be scared. It’d be easy to feel…
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money
Was the Royal Bank of Canada hurt by public consternation about exporting jobs, importing foreign workers and telling tall tales about the actions? Only slightly, and only briefly, as their…
The Conservatives Are Afraid…As They Should Be.
What a weekend for Political aficionados around the country! We have the NDP essentially destroy themselves by changing what made them different and a glimmer of hope for change, all…
A Few Movies
Taking some time on the weekend to waste a little time, I caught up on some movies. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” was extremely uncomfortable at times, and oh so…
Harper Conservatives attack Trudeau on his first day as Liberal leader (VIDEO)
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives attack Justin Trudeau on his first day as Liberal leader. They want us to believe he isn’t cut out to be…
Stephen Harper’s Kinky Attack on Justin Trudeau
We knew that he is the most grotesque political pervert this country has ever seen.The ringleader of the RepubliCon raincoat brigade who brought American-style attack ads to Canada.We knew he…
CBC Backtracks on Fact-Checking, Supports Government — But a Former BC Liberal Leader Disagrees!
Yesterday I published a fairly scathing review of CBC’s attempt at a fact-checking service payday loans lenders online , which appeared to conclude that the right-wing BC Liberal Party (a…
Why I Do What I Do
For those of you who don’t know it, I am a secondary special education teacher. I have a program for grade 8 and 9 students with severe learning disabilities. I…
En garde!
Here’s a still from the first Harper attack ad against Justin Trudeau, which was released about 12 hours after Justin became Liberal leader. It’s a weird ad. I thought with…
Ontario P3 fiasco: $90 million cost to finance $59 million loan
The majority of the costs reported by the Auditor General for the cancellation of the Mississauga gas plant were payments to the U.S. based investment firm that provided financing for…
My response to the news about the bombing in Boston
Of course I feel horrible for those directly effected by the bombing in Boston, but I hate how it becomes a national tragedy. What right do we in North America…
Billy Bragg on why he became a socialist
One of the main reasons Billy Bragg became a socialist was Margaret Thatcher. She inspired many to take up the fight against the policies that have been wrecking Britain. Billy…
Untitled (The Woman In Red)
This is a work that came about during my recent consolidation of images past, present, (and future?) . The projection happened in the early 90′s when I was experimenting with…
Searching for Roots of Compassion in a Violent World
The world is reeling from the news of a terrible explosion at the Boston marathon. In my morning newspaper today, I read this by Craig and Marc Kielburger, brothers who…
Capitalism efficient? We can do so much better
By Richard Wolff A Madrid woman holds a banner reading ‘Your benefits, Our crisis. Another world is possible’ at the Spanish headquarters of the European Commission. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters What’s…
Dream of Life: An Elegantly Impressionistic Portrait of Patti Smith
Reblogged from Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities: Dream of Life: An Elegantly Impressionistic Portrait of Patti Smith Patti Smith: Dream of Life, directed and mostly shot by Steven Sebring,…