Climate Change 2.0
The denialist community is having a field day sowing doubt over global warming as it was once understood while ignoring that the narrative they cling to has been overtaken by…
July 2013
We Failed Rwanda; Let’s Stand for the #Rohingya
Indonesia Muslim Rally It’s been almost 20 years since the Rwandan genocide. We were too stupid, callous, or indifferent to stop it, and Senator Dallaire has more than a few…
Bill Routley Challenges BC Liberals Over Threat of 5 Million Tonnes of Contaminated Soil Destined For the Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As we enter the lazy hazy days of summer the BC Legislators are huddled in the Pointy Buildings at the foot of Douglas Street. Cowichan NDP MLA…
Ontario PC deep thinker kicks off by-elections
Wayne Wettlaufer (yes, that is his real name), the pride of Kitchener-Centre. Somewhere, as we all shake our heads in wonderment, Leslie Noble is kicking a hole in a wall…
Obama’s War On Coal Doesn’t Exist…Says Coal Lobby?
During the run-up to the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney ran ads and the party adopted as a platform the “war on coal” being waged by President…
Egypt: The Revolution succeeds
The hope that the Arab Spring gave to tens of millions of people throughout the Middle East is being revived in Egypt. The Morsi defiance of the Egyptian army has…
Today in Awkward Ontario Conservative News #onpoli #pcpo
Ontario PC MPP (and aspiring leader) Lisa MacLeod called elections an affront to democracy. Also, acting leader Tim Hudak’s job is safe even if they fail to win a single…
A Decade of Global Weirding
The first decade of this millennium was marked by unprecedented climate extremes. That according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization. The World Meteorological Organization says the planet “experienced…
A tale of five by-elections, plus free bonus highly-scientific poll!
And they’re off! Who’s gonna win the most? Who’s gonna lose the most? Personally, I think by-elections rarely end well for governments, so the Wynne people need to lower expectations,…
Scope of review by certiorari is very limited
Pèse Pêche Inc. v. R, 2013 NBCA 37 holds: At the outset, it bears noting that the decision whether to grant or refuse a prerogative remedy such as certiorari is…
Big Three cell phone providers take Canadians and regulator to federal court in attempt to overturn Code of Conduct
5896595610_b93570b235_z.jpg Cell phone providers have filed a motion with the Federal Court of Appeals in an attempt to delay new rules from being implemented until nearly 2017 July 3rd, 2013…
6206…Former Ottawan Tom Cruise Is 51
I always found it odd that the people of your capital, Ottawa, don’t embrace Tom Cruise at any level as a native son. He was born in the ‘Cuse, Ottawa’s…
Technology, the Grand Blur, Is Ever Harder to Escape
I’m surrounded by technology and I’ll bet you are too. In an arc around me are a wireless printer, a desktop computer, a flat screen monitor, a speaker system, a…
Greenwald via Skype at Socialism 2013: ‘world will be shocked’ by upcoming NSA exposé
At the Socialism 2013 conference in Chicago, Glenn Greenwald received deserved accolades from introductory speakers Sherry Wolf and Jeremy Scahill. Greenwald spoke via Skype about the courage and integrity of…
The big reason why Harper may just quit
Spotted on a Sun News Network monitor, just as I was about to tape a hit on Brian Lilley’s show. Pithy – but, I think, true. Justin Trudeau could beat…
Working with Nature can Protect us from Floods
By failing to work with nature in building our cities, we’ve disrupted hydrological cycles and the valuable services they provide. Protecting and restoring rich forests, flood plains and wetlands near…
Breathing the Air of Unreality in the Conservative Caucus
Whenever the vexed topic of Senate reform comes up, I’ve always tried to show the absurd air of unreality that surrounds the Harper government’s vapid proposals for making an elected…
The Decline in Media Credibility and Profitability
Last August the Pew research Center released the results of its latest study on how much the American public trusts the media. This has been part of an ongoing study…