Exxon’s Love for the Poor
At Exxon Mobil’s annual meeting in Dallas this week, shareholders rejected a motion to set greenhouse gas reduction targets for the firm. CEO Rex Tillerson argued that such an extreme…
May 2013
6085…Oklahoma: Instant Replay
We/they should be sending moving vans to Oklahoma. At the very least to OKC. Seriously. As for sending say 20,000 kilos of food from Ontario to Oklahoma, welllllll CBC TV…
6084…Job Openings In Tronna
Turnover is the name of the game in the big city on the lake. Rob Ford’s, hizzoner to you, is flying through staff. I think I am going to send…
Great Lakes nuclear map shows troubling hot spots
Original Production by Irene Kock. Updated by Anna Tilman, April 2013, International Institute of Concern for Public Health Ontarians may have no idea of the volume of nuclear-related facilities in…
Statement of legal principle accepted by majority of SCC binding even if application not accepted by majority of Court
R. v. Ibanescu 2013 SCC 31 holds: In our view, a statement of a legal principle that is accepted by a majority of the Court constitutes the opinion of the…
It’s a “Celebration” not for a “No” to Enbridge, but a “Yes” to the Entire Oil and Gas Agenda
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger This latest development is the result of some very skillful, strategists, schemers and spinners from Christy Clark’s stable. Others may see it as bumbling incompetency.…
Musical interlude
Odds – Make You Mad
Proposed sweeping new powers for Canadian police: police and probation will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs and alcohol.
From today’s Gazette. Police and probation authorities will be able to compel hair, urine, blood, saliva and breath samples to ensure compliance with court orders prohibiting the consumption of drugs…
Hello My Name Is…
Picture yourself at a party standing next to a man like Henry Morgentaler, chatting away about various topics and divulging in the cocktail party lingo that one might often run…
Friday night blues blogging
It’s Friday. Have some tunes. This is Jim Byrnes, with Steve Dawson on guitar, performing a Hank Williams song called Honky Tonk Blues. This is billed as Kenny Neal and…
If they, do it is wrong #nlpoli
On Monday, Kathy Dunderdale said it was wrong for the federal government to try and jam her up by connecting the federal loan guarantee on Muskrat Falls to free trade…
A big THANK YOU from all of us at OpenMedia!
We just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our special ad campaign! We are publishing our ad in a key Washington paper in order to urge…
Saskatchewan Party Government Looks To Expanding Private – ‘For Profit’ – Health Care Model
“If I have ten tax dollars to spend on health care .. I want to spend that ten dollars providing ‘health care’ to citizens … not $9 for services and…
Bigots swarm interracial Cheerios ad
There are some sick bastards out there. I’m going to go buy some Cheerios.
From the Moment of Diagnosis – A Book Review of "Designated Caregiver" by Cecelia Salamone
From the Moment of Diagnosis A Book Review of “Designated Caregiver: Resource Manual forthe Caregiver On Call 24/7” by Cecelia Salamone Every caregiver or special needs parent can recall in…
Guest Post: Despair, Hope, and Leadership in Canadian Politics
I wanted to respond to the posts Sixth Estate has written over the last week or two about Canadians’ apathy and despair. Sixth Estate has kindly given me the opportunity…
Women In Short Pants Run Around, Bullying MPs
It’s always good to hear Elizabeth May speak in the House. Today was no disappointment, as she took the Prime Minster’s Office to task for being a totally unaccountable creation…
Stéphane Dion: Let our MPs take a pocketful of votes to Parliament
A pocketful of votes Dion gave an interesting talk at Joyce Murray’s meeting in Vancouver this morning, dealing with the different kinds of electoral reform that we could adopt. One…
Has Christy Clark Outmanouevered the BCNDP and PM Harper on Enbridge?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well it appears that Christy Clark may have pulled off a magnificent move leaving the BC NDP, PM Harper and Alberta Premier Alison Redford in the dust…
Multi-Racial Cheerios Commercial Provokes Barrage of Racist Comments
This multi-racial Cheerios commercial has provoked a barrage of racist comments on YouTube, Reddit, Facebook and other social media. Some of the bigots said the commercial was so “disgusting” it…