One man in Lac Mégantic
This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He’s making a difference on…
July 2013
Stephen Harper and the Big Oil Nightmare
I have no idea what Stephen Harper must have thought when he saw the oily flames of hell engulf the little town of Lac-Mégantic.But I'm sure it wasn't pretty eh?For…
Doug Christie: Summary of Information
We had originally planned on doing this a while ago (and there are one or two more posts on the subject that need to be written) but we thought we…
The skinny on Sharknado
When we saw the ads this week for Sharknado, we thought it was another Shark Week joke commercial, like Snuffy the Seal. But Sharknado is real. Terribly terribly real.Its the…
Campaign Diary Volume 4: On dishing it out it print … and taking it
If you’ve dished it out in print, like this guy did from the look of him, you’ve got to be prepared to take it. In real life, that was Bogey…
Is an ocean acidification dieoff already in effect?
Today’s revelations regarding the oil sheen in the Athabasca River being a large Algae bloom are quite interesting. At first you might say, oh good, it’s just Algae, but one…
NDP insiders need to go
Failed NDP candidate Matt Toner provides commentary: Let’s reboot the Old Democratic Party into something new for the 21st century. Toner would offer much as an MLA and I’m surprised…
End of the game
When I read Ender’s Game I enjoyed it and looked forward to reading more.Then I found out how virulently anti-gay Orson Scott Card is, and how extensively he worked against…
6234…It Is The Glorious 12th
The millionth anniversary of The Battle of The Boyne. I am doing this from memory so I may be wrong. I know that William of Orange, King Billy, is involved…
If Only We Weren’t Lashed Tightly to Fossil Fuels, We Might Save the World
What would you give for a chance to reverse global warming? Think on that for a minute. What would you be willing to sacrifice to avert climate change tipping points,…
Flying Commercial Might Get a Bit More Troubling
We’re regaled with horror stories of intrusive security measures that greet the flying public these days. Things might just be about to get a lot worse. Welcome the era of…
6233…Lac Megantic Missing
They are not missing; they are dead. WFDS
6232…What Will It Take To End Harper’s Reign?
I know he is behind in the polls but one would think that his caucus would be getting pissed too. The Senate. Dean what’s his Del Mastro. And now the…
Canada Wins! First Human-Powered Helicopter Flight
Congratulations to the team from AeroVelo on winning the American Helicopter Society Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight. The contest required a full minute of flight achieving at least 3…
Toronto Stock Exchange Surges At Prospect Of Continued Tax Payer Funded ‘Corporate Welfare’ In The USA
Those Masters of the ‘unfettered’ Free Market system were jubilant on Bay St. in Toronto today. News came that the US Federal Reserve will continue to infuse taxpayer’s money into…
Nobel Peace Laureate Tells Her Account of What She Witnessed In Syria
Quite a different take in comparison to the “reports” we get here in Canada (and other western nations). Canadian Trends: A war of aggression under the cloak of discretion
Educating the Differently-Abled
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – widely…
Overburden In Northern Alberta
* It’s been two days since I returned from Fort McMurray Alberta, ground zero for the Canadian tar sands extraction industry. I spent the weekend there, participating in the 4th…
Death is the Cost of Cost Cutting Efficiency in Lac Megantic
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The tide is coming in on the greedy bastards who cut corners to save a buck. It is surely rising on their partners in crime,…
Rogers new "connection fee" takes effect
On July 10, 2013, Rogers introduced a new $15 ‘connection fee’ to replace its previous ‘activation fee’ and ‘hardware upgrade administration fee’. Article by Ian Hardy on MobileSyrup: A few…