CBC has resurrected its much heralded but even more ignored “Being Erica” series featuring the exploits of hapless Harper agent Erica Meekes. Starring as Meekes is Mia Wasikowska. Johnny Depp…
Cat Sticks. First animation made in the McLaren app. The paper cutout module is freely supplied. I wouldn’t mind an in-app purchase of more shapes and colours. Filed under: art
Here’s a story you don’t hear every day. That’s the fun of costumes, and prudery. A man threw a dick head onto the ground, and the vagina tried to calm…
Cancer free naked mole rats A possible breakthrough in cancer treatment? Time will tell if The Mole Whisperers findings about the “goo” that naked mole rats use to prevent them…
And it’s just them, from a new Forum Research poll for the Globe & Mail, Canadians in general oppose privatizing the CBC by a 2:1 margin, and it is a…
It’s poll night! This one from Leger looks at the party’s standing and leadership.. and this gives a hint as to why the Conservative Party, or the Prime Minister’s Office…
Nice to see that the Canadian High Commission in London has apparently joined the Unique Home Stays organization and is now hosting Canadians who are on vacation in England.When we…
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: Here is Arielle with your Weekly News Update. We must put pressure on our government to secure our rights to privacy. Already, over 12,000…
It’s unfortunate that it’s taken over 2 years for the RCMP to dig into Conservative election records. We desperately need some authority to enforce election laws, because not paying a…
Highlight Image: Highlight Caption: The Fair Deal campaign is about keeping the TPP from changing our copyright laws. Highlight Link: http://www.ourfairdeal.org
Thursday, June 20, 2013 This week is a good time to think about climate science, and especially how governments listen to, and act on, the recommendations of climate experts. It’s…
Canada is helping the Pakistani government limit freedom of expression. Article by Rick Westhead for The Toronto Star: A Toronto research group has found evidence that a Canadian firm is…
At least, according to this Nanos poll: The survey asked Canadians what they would like to see done with the Senate. Respondents were overwhelmingly against the status quo, with 49…
The Prairie Dog Blog linked to an excellent article in The Stranger last year. It lays out humanity’s future, based on the status quo. hether you can pin it precisely…
Interestingly, the day after the new Bank of Canada Governor gave a speech distancing himself from his predecessor’s “dead money” comments, Statistics Canada released a significant downward revision to the…
…but if I were paranoid, I might see a connection between this and this. Recommend this Post
Why build two pipelines instead of just one? Why transport dangerous dilutent from the Pacific coast all the way to Athabasca just so it can be transported right back again?…
I thought it was worth re-posting this entry from 6 years ago… Gonna miss that big lug. ===================================================================================================================== I don’t often blog about TV shows. To me, it is a…
So Erin talked about falling EI benefits last month, which got me thinking about the longer term trend here. Comparing seasonally unadjusted data for the last five Aprils, we see…
(Click on image to enlarge ….) TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index slipped on Wednesday after comments by the U.S. Federal Reserve that it could begin rolling back its…
