When Patient Choices Are Harmful
Sometimes, my son makes bad choices. So does my mother. Nicholas almost always decides what he wants (and what he doesn’t!) based on short term pleasure (and pain avoidance). This…
May 2013
What? How Did This Get Past the G&M Editors?
This is incredible coming from the pipeline promoting, bitumen boosting Globe & Mail. An urgent appeal to our next provincial government to deal with our environmental challenges. That includes saving…
We won’t see another Commander Hadfield for years due to Harper Government budget cuts
Stephen Harper plans to eliminate joy by 2015. Did Commander Hadfield’s trip in orbit spark your enthusiasm for space travel and science? Well Stephen Harper and Canada’s Economic Action Plan…
NDP hold best chance for wild salmon, says Alexa Morton
Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist Alexa Morton, Marine Biologist, has been our voice protecting salmon for years. She has led the way exposing the excesses of the commercial open pen farmed salmon…
Elizabeth Warren – Calm, Collected, Logical And Reasonable – A Rare Politician
Earlier today, Owen at Northern Reflections, commenting on a piece by Joseph Stiglitz, wrote a post on student debt, a scourge on both sides of the border. Here is a…
Verbal threats may amount to self-defence
R v Surette, Y.J. No. 149: 20 As to the argument by Crown counsel that words cannot constitute a use of force within the definition of self-defence, I find that…
5987…Tim Hudak Is A Bruins Fan
Warren Kinsella revealed that sordid news on WarrenKinsella.com. This comes as no surprise. The-man-who-would-be-Premier-except-he-totally-choked-last-election is from Fort Erie which is Buffalo Sabres territory. Previous to the expansion into Buff Niagara…
Could NAFTA Force Keystone XL On United States?
As the public anxiously awaits the U.S. State Department’s final decision on the fate of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the discussion has largely ignored the elephant in the room: the…
Let’em Eat Grubs
Think we don’t have a global population problem? Think we’re not exhausting our environment? Well has the U.N. got a grub for you. A new report from the U.N. Food…
Bankrupting BC with $171 Billion Debt Legacy
From The Common Sense Canadian.
$170 billion: Canadian money in foreign tax havens, an all-time high
By: Canadians for Tax Fairness May 10, 2013: Canadian money stashed in the top 12 global tax havens has topped $170 Billion, according to data on foreign direct investment released…
Choose the coast you want for British Columbia
Tuesday’s vote provides a rare opportunity for citizens to choose a course for our province and our children and the children of our children. Do we want this: Or, this:
Choose the coast you want for British Columbia
Tuesday’s vote provides a rare opportunity for citizens to choose a course for our province and our children and the children of our children. Do we want this: Or, this:
Hey BC! Here Comes The ParameDIX To The Rescue
John Horgan MLA Juan de Fuca with Rick Atkinson from the Ambulance Paramedics of BC… Emergency ParameDIX Changing Ambulance Service for the Better, One Precious Life at a Time! When…
The Crap That Comes Out of Peter Kent’s Mouth
Harper EnviroShill, Peter Kent, is one of the sleaziest actors in Ottawa. His latest pitch – we have to get out from under the U.S. dilbit discount – i.e. get…
Peter Penashue: Harper’s “strong voice” rarely heard in the House
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: A new analysis by democracy advocacy group, Samara, suggests that the Conservatives’ characterization of Peter Penashue as a “strong voice” for Labrador in…
Rafe Mair Takes It To The Liberals Over Their Economic Incompetence!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I steal more from the ‘Common Sense Canadian’ than most other sites and am happy to continue my larcenous behaviour in that regard. Rafe was a Social…
barcelona, day three
What a day we’ve had. We had two incredible architecture experiences today, one of them among the most astounding buildings we have ever seen. It was also a long day.…