The Cost Of Solar Power
A nice chart, from here: The graph above compares the price history of solar energy to conventional energy sources. This is what a disruptive technology looks like. While conventional energy…
May 2013
The coming generational fiscal cliff
In the latest example of the pre-2008 economic fumes masquerading as growth the shape of what depleting credit looks like is beginning to form, and I don’t think it’s going…
Great minds agree on petitions….
Someone else agrees with me that petitions don’t work – unless they’re part of a larger campaign. I wrote about this in my post… Petitions next to useless in campaign…
Meet Michael Froman
“The Biggest Global Threat to the Internet”: That’s how legal experts describe the controversial international agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).1 The TPP agreement threatens to criminalize use of…
Jim Evans, RIP
Passed away suddenly, in the past few days. He was a devoted Ontario Liberal, and he will be missed.
On climate change, a clear distinction between the major BC parties
By: Pembina Institute | Press Release: VANCOUVER — An assessment of climate change issues in political platforms reveals clear distinctions between British Columbia’s four major parties. Prepared by the Pembina…
‘Christie in Wonderland’ BC Election 2013
We had Bill Vanderzalm and Fantasy Gardens-Now We have ‘Christie in Wonderland’ with her ‘Fact-Free Campaign’ and her ‘Fantasy Budget’ Christy Clark with Campaign Advisors Quote from Christie, er, Alice…
May 7: Perhaps a short blog, today…
I’m late starting because I’m at that point when one’s social life consists of seeing doctors – and it was a full morning of yakking it up over blood tests,…
British Anti-Monarchists Challenge BBC Policy That To Be ‘Pro-British’ You Must Be ‘Pro-Monarchy’
Anti-monarchy campaigners in Britain are to stage a protest against the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) pro-monarchy policies. The demonstration, which is organized by Britain’s anti-monarchy campaign group, Republic, will be…
Open for business: Refocused NRC
So here is what has been roiling Canada’s National Research Council over the last three years: NRC held a press conference in downtown Ottawa this morning with Gary Goodyear, Minister…
Living Within Our Skin
It’s a core tenet of our Western industrial/capitalist/democratic orthodoxy that something in the range of 3% annual economic growth is the benchmark of a healthy society. That’s 3% compounded growth.…
Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only…
Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only…
Sad news: Rosemary Jane Burke-Robertson, B.A., L.L.B, M.St.J., C.St.J. April 11, 1960 – May 4, 2013
Jane passed away at home surrounded by her loving husband, children and family after an inspirational and determined three year struggle with cancer. Jane was the third child of Marilyn…
Québec Solidaire congress reaffirms the party’s independence from the neoliberal parties
I had to balance my agenda this past weekend (May 3-5) between two events: the congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, held here in Ottawa;…
Québec Solidaire congress reaffirms the party’s independence from the neoliberal parties
I had to balance my agenda this past weekend (May 3-5) between two events: the congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, held here in Ottawa;…
"Bro, I knew something was wrong when a pretty little white girl ran into a black man’s arms."
“Something is wrong here!. Dead giveaway.” This interview is causing a sensation on the youtube. The reason is simple: here is a person with an ease of both language and…
5960…Note To Rob Snow CFRA Ottawa
Dalton McGuinty is no longer Premier of Ontario. Find someone else to hate. Tim Hudak is a choke artist. That’s it; that’s all. WFDS