Tall tales in the post-truth era
I’ve often wondered why Grouse Mountain’s single wind generator sits idle, even as the breezes blow. Talking about the wind machine standing above North Vancouver, BC Hydro’s CEO said, “Grouse…
July 2013
Forum, deconstructed
Here. Will anyone at the Star listen? Don’t be silly.
As the tables turn
Hey! Good news, pretty well the entire planet has become more corrupt. Of course corruption is great for business! Just look at the markets over the same period of time!…
Ex-NHL star Georges Laraque seeks Bourassa riding for May’s Greens
by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: Georges Laraque (Photo By Dave Sandford/CHC) Former NHL tough guy Georges Laraque is ready for his next great fight. If he wins, he’ll join…
Blogger Rights and Responsibilities
I think of myself as a C-list blogger. Sometimes I wander into B-list territory, but I’m largely unseen by the masses. If I make it into the double digits on…
Rape Apologia Disguised as Men’s Rights
This is outside my usual turf, but the more I think about this, the more angry it makes me: The “Don’t be that girl” poster reads: “Just because you regret…
ThinkProgress: Is NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden going to release information on Canada?
The U.S. The U.K. Germany. France. Australia. Is Canada next on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s list? Article by Hayes Brown for ThinkProgress: With three of their partners’ signal intelligence collection…
6229…Ex Hab George Laraque Running For MP
In Dennis Codere’s old spot, Bourassa, which is in Montreal. My poking around the ‘net found that the riding has been Liberal 11/13 times it has been contested. Mr. Codere…
An Essay On Egypt
Fireworks blazing, people chanting and crowds form amid the sound of tank tracks moving into position. While many people watching the news are looking to Egypt with uncertainty, the essence…
Climate Change Mitigation and the Tyranny of Small Minds
We cultural critics easily jump to conspiracy theory explanations (the media must be making up nonsense to support their corporate masters!) but the more likely answer, the more chilling one,…
Vic Toews Relents and Resigns | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: Here is Arielle with the Weekly News Update on the key role that our pro-internet community had in the resignation of Public Safety Minister,…
Kooky Cavoukian et al. are full of shit
The entire premise of her previous hyperventilation and hysteria – that emails had been “deleted” – was false. She, and the Opposition parties, got it wrong. They hadn’t been deleted,…
Stop Applying Marketing-Think To Government, It’s Disgusting.
CBC, with some analysis on Harper’s expected cabinet shuffle provides this quote from former Mulroney Chief of Staff David McLaughlin: “There’s a staleness about some of the ministry and some…
Conservative And F-35 Myths
I have written numerous past posts both on the F-35 jets and the Minister of Incompetence who presides over the file in Canada, Peter MacKay. Despite the fact that the…
On that horrid witch Jan Wong: a legal review
My former partner and colleague at McBinch, who is far more judicious in his language than I would have been, assesses the latest legal twist in the Wong saga. He’s…
Climate Change Denial Affirmations
The sky is not falling. It’s just the end of this ice age. Extreme weather events are not related to each other. The climate is not a global system of…
Why the Bell-Astral merger could make Canadian media even worse
Two weeks ago, we shared your disappointment at the approval of Bell’s takeover of Astral Media. Here’s why so many of us opposed this deal. Article by Tamara Khandaker for…
State Dept Contractor ERM Lied About TransCanada Ties, Another Fatal Flaw of Environmental Review
The contractor the Obama U.S. State Department hired for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) of the northern half of TransCanada’s Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands export pipeline overtly lied…
State of World’s Birds Bleak but not Hopeless
We can’t live without birds. Beyond being fascinating and beautiful, they play a crucial role in keeping the world habitable for all life, including people. They disperse seeds, pollinate plants,…