Stampede 101 is in the books; now the cleanup will. . .never begin.
Stampede 101 is in the books; now the cleanup will. . .never begin. Say you threw a party for a million of your friends, because you knew you could rake…
July 2013
Climate Heroes In Washington
The purposes of Citizens Climate Lobby are to create the political will for a stable climate & to empower individuals to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power.…
You got cash? They’ve got a party. #nlpoli
The party that brought the province its first and only election finance law in 1991 is currently in the midst of a campaign to select its own leader, but the…
More alcohol in public spaces?
In a July 17 article in 24 hours, local pundit Daniel Fontaine asks the question, is it time to legalize booze at the beach? He also includes the idea of…
What if… a Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo by-election?
TweetAfter being arrested in a prostitution sting in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Mike Allen resigned from the Progressive Conservative caucus. For the time-being, Mr. Allen will remain…
Diving into the racist cesspits
At Eschaton, Thers wrote yesterday: You know, anyone who thinks that we as a nation have Overcome Racism ought to check out the comments section of any local newspaper that…
Regional planning, an idea whose time has come again, whether Redwater likes it or not!
The region covered by Alberta’s Capital Region Board. Below: St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse, Redwater Mayor Mel Smith and Sturgeon County Mayor Don Rigney. ST. ALBERT The Town of Redwater…
A Public Statement Concerning Sexual Abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ – G.R.A.C.E.
G.R.A.C.E. (Godly response to abuse in the Christian Environment) Recent allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up within a well known international ministry and subsequent public statements by several evangelical leaders…
In Canada, hungry aboriginal kids, adults used as nutritional experiment subjects
In Canada, hungry aboriginal kids and adults were used as unwitting subjects of nutritional experiments by Canadian government bureaucrats during and after World War II, The Canadian Press reported Tuesday.…
Ontario’s New Energy Vision Misses the Mark on Climate Change
An interesting little program was brought to my attention earlier this evening as a result of tweet from someone whom I’ve only started following recently, but who seems to be…
A Politician To Respect
Although she is not one of ours, Democratic Senator Elizabethan Warren is one of those rare politicans who commands respect. Calm, even unflappable, and eminently logical, she handles herself with…
All The World’s a Laboratory
Source: Maclean’s Magazine: http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/07/16/hungry-aboriginal-kids-adults-were-subject-of-nutritional-experiments-paper/ When I woke up this morning, I had intended to talk a bit more about the news that the PMO is actively withholding emails from the…
Canada Day Bomb Threat Sure Looks Like It Was RCMP Inspired
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger When the reports of a thwarted bombing incident at Canada Day celebrations at the BC Legislature were first trumpeted non stop by our obedient media the…
Sometimes Mockery Is The Only Fitting Rebuke
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Baby’s first year
A Second a Day from Birth. – YouTube: ““ You won’t be able to stop smiling. Thanks to Daily Kos.
Stephen Harper’s Calamitous Cabinet Shuffle
Oh dear. Poor Stephen Harper. The euphoria over his cabinet shuffle seems to have faded rather rapidly.It was only yesterday, but now it seems like a thousand years old. And…
Stephen Harper Visits Lac Megantic
Mourning the senseless tragedy. Today I was very impressed when Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, broke with his almost long-held position of not visiting Lac Megantic. While he and…
PRISM: Does Government Have a Sense of Humour?
No. I never realized the famous voice that said, “You’ve Got Mail” on AOL, was actually some guy from the NSA. Do you ever feel like no one is listening…
Canada Sinking Fast on Global List of Job Creators
The federal government never tires of boasting that Canada’s labour market has performed better than most other countries through the financial crisis and subsequent recession, and that the number of…