The Roots of STEM
There's an increasing amount of chatter amongst the chattering classes about how universities are spitting out too many Arts graduates and not enough STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) graduates. The…
August 2013
The Roots of STEM
There’s an increasing amount of chatter amongst the chattering classes about how universities are spitting out too many Arts graduates and not enough STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) graduates. The…
Musical interlude
Headstones – Smile and Wave
Cynical Politics, Bad Economics: Feed-in-Tarriffs and the Political Left
The following letter to the Editor of the Sudbury Star was published on Friday, August 30, 2013, under the headline, “All forms of energy subsidized in Canada”. I wrote this…
Friday night blues blogging
Good evening. This is a solo piece by Davy Knowles called Saving Myself. I thought he looked pretty young so I did the math: he was 22 when this was…
Russia’s Stealth Fighters Debut at Moscow Air Show
By the time the F-35 ever finds its way into Canadian air force hangars it’ll have this to contend with, Russia’s T-50 stealth fighter. The T-50 is much faster, more…
How do we protect our privacy and put a stop to government surveillance? Tell us what you think.
These are worrying times for privacy in Canada. We’ve seen shocking revelations in recent months about the ways secretive Canadian government spy agencies like CSEC may be monitoring the everyday…
How do we protect our privacy and put a stop to government surveillance? Tell us what you think.
These are worrying times for privacy in Canada. We’ve seen shocking revelations in recent months about the ways secretive Canadian government spy agencies like CSEC may be monitoring the everyday…
US and France Preparing To Attack Syria
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is a news report from Turkey followed below by a video report that dates back to June and certainly contradicts the line that we are being…
Does This Sound Like War, Playground Rules?
Anyone skeptical about the wisdom of an American attack on Syria should consider the options sketched out by former Obama deputy assistant secretary of state, Suzanne Nossel. Seriously, this sounds…
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood!
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood! We’re so inspired. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to help shape our work: http://openmedia.org/engage And don’t…
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood!
Feedback to our Supporter Survey has us in a great mood! We’re so inspired. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to help shape our work: http://openmedia.org/engage And don’t…
Alberta and the Climate Change Deniers
Well now we know what climate change could do to Alberta. At a minimum, temperatures in Alberta are expected to increase by 2 C over the next hundred years; all…
Ch-ch-changes
…not the changes referred to in the last-day-in-Maine post, below. For those impatient to hear what “big changes” mean, stay tuned. They are indeed big, and it is my fervent…
North Korea and robotic army
Almost all countries do a good job of brainwashing their soldiers – its all for patriotism and thus killing the enemy is justified. However, dictatorial governments do even a better…
Rick Joyner had “theological concerns” about Todd Bentley
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Sneeze and you would miss it. But this sentence clause demands special attention by descerning Christians. As I mentioned in my…
New Brunswick is a Canadian (and North American) Leader In Early Autism Intervention and School Autism Services
New Brunswick is a Canadian, and North American, leader in early autism intervention and school autism services. I do not doubt that that statement is enough to prompt a retort…
Cowichan Citizen Poll on Contaminated Site Approval Falls Short!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Dear Editor, I was taken aback seeing the simplistic and cavalier manner in which your structured your latest poll. The issue is far more complex than the…
Michael C. Ruppert: This is too sick
The following comment by Michael C. Ruppert has been used with permission. Originally posted on Facebook in response to this story. THIS IS TOO SICK. Is the world really, really…