An Appealingly Democratic Concept
Although I am a retired teacher aware of the potential drawbacks of this concept, I find it appealingly democratic: H/t GB Recommend this Post
May 2013
Stop New Telecom Fees | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: Watch Arielle’s video update to hear this week’s news. This week, OpenMedia is encouraging Canadians to speak out on new telecom fees. You can help…
We need more spies
I never really believed it at the time, but more and more I run across references to poilcymakers in the US administration back in the cold war having turned out…
Two Years Later
2 years ago, the Liberal Party of Canada | Parti libéral du Canada was reduced to 34 seats. The “experts” were quick to declare the Party dead – that the…
Little change in course for health care – more restraint ahead
Like the rest of the budget, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa did little to change the course of last year’s austerity budget with regards to health care. One thing is…
What’s the Chance of a Northern Gateway Supertanker Disaster? Try 93-99%
Simon Fraser University has released a study of the likelihood of an environmental catastrophe from the Harper/Enbridge Northern Gateway bitumen pipeline/supertanker scheme. Not surprisingly, their conclusions aren’t quite as carefree…
BC Provincial Election 2013 All Candidates Meeting 7PM Tonight, May 2nd – Cobble Hill Hall
South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce BC Provincial Election 2013 All Candidates Meeting 7PM Tonight, May 2nd – Cobble Hill Hall 3550 Watson Avenue-Cobble Hill Village
Election 2013 – On protecting BC’s Salmon
Thursday, May 2, 2013 Earlier this year, the BC Legislature declared the Pacific Salmon to be BC’s official fish. Which is no doubt nice for the salmon. But even nicer…
Election 2013 – On protecting BC’s Salmon
Thursday, May 2, 2013 Earlier this year, the BC Legislature declared the Pacific Salmon to be BC’s official fish. Which is no doubt nice for the salmon. But even nicer…
The Conservatives have given up on Canada’s world standing
Canada’s really big. But it doesn’t have a tremendous number of people, and it doesn’t have the resources to be abel to afford going around acting like the world police.…
Leaf Nation, Or Just More Tired Rabid Harper Partisanship?
Some may think this clever. I just think it is pathetic (and I’m not even a fan of the Liberals). Recommend this Post
The Audit With a Twist #cdnpoli
$3.1 Billion is missing according to a damning audit of the Harper Government. Let’s see what political pundits recently have said about audit failure: Federal government audit ‘severely critical’ –…
Summer Time and the Living Is Hectic…
Running around all day in the hot sun–I’m not acclimatized yet, so no post today…
The Most Interesting Thing About The Latest Harris-Decima Poll
…is how it shows that JT is stealing from the CPoC as well as the NDP. For the conventional wisdom has 30% of the CDN population rock solid in Harper’s…
Amanda Telford Is A Good Mother
Families of adult children with disabilities in Ontario, Canada, are in the news today. An Ottawa mother, Amanda Telford, ‘abandoned’ her son Phillip (aged 19) in the offices of Ontario…
The Dominoes of Democracy – Part 2
What is one of the chief effects of the Harper regime’s preference for an ideologically-based policy model over one premised on logic, facts and empirical evidence, as explored in my…
The Dominoes of Democracy – Part 2
What is one of the chief effects of the Harper regime’s preference for an ideologically-based policy model over one premised on logic, facts and empirical evidence, as explored in my…
Cat on a wire
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, pen and ink app, spirit, Tenuous, wind, wire
Two years ago today
Sort-of interesting read, as I await the end of the Ontario budget lock-up. The Harper Cons are now, officially, in the second half of their mandate. They don’t look to…
Over 1,300 letters later, your voices are being heard
What a response! We at OpenMedia.ca are absolutely thrilled by how many of you took the time to write letters to the editor of your local newspapers. Well over 1,300…