6099…More Tories In Trouble
Man, seriously, like a few months ago everything was smooth as glass for the Stephen Harpers.Not so much these days.The latest, sorta, is being reported everywhere and is that Elections…
June 2013
BCFLC Meeting
This Saturday in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the federal Liberal Presidents of the 36 ridings in BC are meeting with the Provincial Executive and Caucus to review the state of the…
Credit, Where Not Due, Accomplishes More
If you don’t care who gets the credit for something, you can accomplish more. That works in both directions. You can pass an idea along without asking for anything in…
Today is for Gardening and other Chores
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Yes, there is so much to look at today, Turkey, our overspending entitlement drenched politicians, the out of control PM Steve and his band of misfits, Rob…
FOIA Facts 5 – Finds Friends Of GWPF
People try to paint climate scientists as members of a cabal or conspiracy to hide the truth, but this idea is often promoted by thinktanks, politicians, bloggers, journalists and some…
As Turkey explodes Erdogan claims he is not ‘a dictator’ – rather a ‘servant of the people’
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims he is not a dictator… not even a master… but rather “a servant of the people.” Not many Turkish citizens are convinced because following…
Syria and the use of ‘humanitarian interventionism’ to drive the real agenda
Since the Syrian conflict broke out some on the left have bought into calls for humanitarian intervention, even if it does mean tacit support for American-backed interference in yet another…
Diluted chemo drug scandal — why was this ever contracted out?
It looked for a while that Marchese Hospital Solutions’ explanation for the diluted chemotherapy drug bags may have had legs, suggesting there was miscommunication between hospital purchasing agent Medbuy and…
Smuggled samples from Syria test positive for sarin claim UK, France
According to a Guardian report “medical samples smuggled out of Syria have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin.“: The Foreign Office confirmed that body fluids collected from victims of…
Lower Your Energy Consumption in Easy Ways
With more technology around the home more energy is required to power the devices, and this adds up when millions of people plug things in. There are enough energy consumers…
May 5: special edition – by idiots – for idiots…
Let’s start with the editorial. Predictably, it’s a hymn of praise to the Native “firm” which SWN has contracted to check its safety procedures in fracking. Obviously, these are eight…
Disaster tourism hits Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s office
TweetFrom the Toronto Sun’s Don Peat: Alberta residents David Climenhaga and David Cournoyer stopped at the mayor’s office for pictures during a break in the conference they were in Toronto…
Top Priorities of the 21st Century
If I were asked what I felt were the top priorities facing human beings today, in the 21st century, I would have to say there are four that top the…
An Obituary for the Left
CounterPunch recently carried a lament for The Silent Death of the American Left. It offers useful insights for the gristled remnant of Canada’s once proud political Left that has now…
The Legacy of Henry Morgentaler
The count goes on. So far, out of 7 media reports on the death of Canadian Dr. Henry Morgentaler, 6 describe him as “heralded and vilified” (NY Times); “revered and…
The Legacy of Henry Morgentaler
The count goes on. So far, out of 7 media reports on the death of Canadian Dr. Henry Morgentaler, 6 describe him as “heralded and vilified” (NY Times); “revered and…
Toxic weedkiller found in EVERY human urine sample tested – at levels 5 to 20 times legal safe limit for drinking water
A recent German study found glyphosate – the active chemical in Monsanto’s widely used Roundup weed killer – in all human urine samples tested – and at levels 5 to…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Shelley)
I see that Shelley Glover, the Conservative M.P. for St. Boniface riding, is in a spot of trouble. It seems that the lady who practically levitates out of her House…
Canada’s refusal to sign the UN arms trade treaty…
…is nothing short of bizarre! And Pit bill Baird’s contention that the Grit and Dipper support for the treaty is somehow related to reintroducing the Gun Registry is stuff from…