What is Margaret Wente Drinking?
I ask this delicate question because the Globe's would be Marie Antoinette seems singularly obsessed with what Justin Trudeau is smoking.As only she could. I’m not overly invested in the…
July 2013
The Speech You’ll Never Hear
The evidence keeps piling up. When Hurricane Sandy tore up the Jersey Shore and flooded New York City, Americans started talking about climate change. But when Calgary was inundated last…
what i’m reading: the fault in our stars, a truly great novel for youth and not-youth
I am in the middle of reading The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, a book almost too painful to read but impossible to put down. It’s achingly funny,…
Turbines For T.O.
Sunwincor International and our partners are actively engaged in planning and developing an exciting and ecologically balanced wind farm. The Leslie Wind Farm will be located on the Outer Harbour…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Before you were conceived I wanted you Before you were born I loved you Before you were here an hour I would die for you This is the miracle of…
6285…You’re Too Black For Me
Italy. Italy. Italy.Reuters reports that on Friday the Italian Minister For Integration, Cecile Kyenge, had bananas tossed at her at a party rally Cervia, central Italy. The bananas were tossed…
6284…You’re Too Fat For Me
Says New Zealand.Fairfax NZ News tells the world that “A South African chef has been told by authorities in New Zealand that’s he’s too fat to be permitted to live…
Arctic sea ice time bomb ticking: the bang’s gonna be huge
by Gareth on July 24, 2013 Reading this press release about a new paper in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology spoiled my day. It might not be obvious to a casual reader…
6283…Meet And Eat With Premier Wynne
Ottawa, 1901 Bank Street, Sunday at 10 30. Breakfast with Kathleen Wynne, the Premier of all that is Ontario, at the campaign headquarters of Ottawa South candidate John Fraser. Say…
This Is What Engaged Citizenship Looks Like
On Friday, fifty-four members of the global climate movement were arrested in Washington, DC after blockading the offices of an environmental engineering firm responsible for contributing to what protesters see…
In Sunday’s Sun: we don’t give a shit what you think, old chap
“If you don’t care about the royal baby, don’t bother telling the rest of us you don’t care.” That was my personal message to assorted grumps, grouches and anti-monarchists Tuesday…
Six Nations of the Grand River
The Grand River ‘Champion of Champions’ Powwow Committee is a group of highly motivated, community spirited volunteers who have for the past three decades, staged and organized, on behalf of…
Kanata’s Secret Segregated Bike Lane
Yes, Kanata has a secret, or at least unpublicized, segregated bike lane on Huntmar Drive from Maple Grove Road to the Canadian Tire Centre parking lot, even if, for some…
Kanata’s Secret Segregated Bike Lane
Yes, Kanata has a secret, or at least unpublicized, segregated bike lane on Huntmar Drive from Maple Grove Road to the Canadian Tire Centre parking lot, even if, for some…
Kanata’s Secret Segregated Bike Lane
Yes, Kanata has a secret, or at least unpublicized, segregated bike lane on Huntmar Drive from Maple Grove Road to the Canadian Tire Centre parking lot, even if, for some…