Corner Stores: thoughts on Frances Bula’s article on the return of the ubiquitous green grocer
Frances Bula wrote a lovely article about the return of the corner store for the Globe and Mail and then commented on it on her blog, This is my reply…
June 2013
Edmonton election heats up in early summer months
TweetAmarjeet Sohi opts out for mayor. Scott McKeen rumoured in Ward 6. Amarjeet Sohi announced this week that he will not jump into Edmonton’s open mayoral race. The two-term councillor,…
Saturday Photo: June Flowers are Here!
I’m not a systematic gardener, I don’t keep notes about what blooms when or even a list of what I need to get for next year. But I do know…
A tribute to Mike Duffy
He made P.E.I so famous. His heart is in P.E.I. Enjoy!!!
Why the Electric Automobile is for Real this Time
What people must not lose sight of, is that electric vehicle technology is in its infancy. What the Tesla Motors story shows us, is that there are power structures in…
More on David Price, and the Toronto Star
The Star delved a bit more into David Price’s background today. If you’re not familiar with Price, he’s Rob Ford’s former football coach turned best friend turned “director of operations.”…
Fortune 500 Nightmare: Revolutionary WikiBuycott will put power in our hands
The Revolution starts here! There is a nightmare hovering over large and small corporations. It is the shifting of the power balance, away from the companies that produce goods and…
Would you tune in to a TV show called Bayou Eskimos?
A PBS station in New York is running a series of subway posters to satirize all of the bizarre reality TV shows on the air lately.Oh, well, at least Honey…
CTV’s Don Martin BLASTS Conservative Senator Mike Duffy As a FAKER …..
Don Martin took to his show on CTV News Channel Friday and delivered a withering critique of Senator Mike Duffy’s conduct in Ottawa — a segment that may have proved…
Mike Duffy is about to explode
Would he take Harper with him?
the gift of religious music
I don’t talk much about my religious beliefs, and it isn’t just because of the complication of trying to explain how religion can matter even when I don’t necessarily believe…
On meaningless spin
Far too many people who should know better have tried to find some significance in the B.C. government’s submission to the Harper Cons’ Northern Gateway rubber-stamping process. So in case…
6088…You Pay Legal Bills For Senators
At least one Senator. Patrick “I bleed when pretty boys hit me” Brazeau.“Senate officials confirmed to Global News that ‘legal assistance in the amount of $4,000.00 was provided, under the…
6087…Chuck Norris In Ottawa
Kornicky from BOB FM had his Kodak out. WFDS
A Damning Indictment Of Mike Duffy
Watch as Don Martin uses words like fake and Conservative shill in his withering assessment of The Puffster: H/t Enough Harper Recommend this Post
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Cay Johnston and Miles Corak both discuss the results of a study which compares economic outcomes in technologically advanced countries, and shows…
Still here!
I keep saying that the bastids tried to kill me. I mean the hospital that totally screwed up my right leg with their complete incompetence. Deep vein thrombosis, (they called…
Scandal Fatigue
Working in public relations and government relations requires a lot of reading, watching and listening to the news. Knowing what is being reported helps to shape the narratives we develop…