Let’s Not Be Too Quick to Do Harper’s Bidding – Again
Stephen Harper’s overarching goal since he signed up with the Reform Party has been to shift Canada’s political centre far and permanently to the right. With the collaboration of the…
August 2013
Mine’s CEO to meet with Tahltan elders in Sacred Headwaters over eviction notice
Fortune Minerals CEO Robin Goad is reportedly flying into the Sacred Headwaters, in northwest BC, for an emergency discussion this evening with elders of the Tahltan Nation. The 5 pm…
I have met the enemy and they ain’t all capitalists
I am no fan of capitalism. An economic system based on greed and founded in patriarchal values is flawed at its roots. But the tendency of so many on the…
The New World Disorder or How the West Must Learn to Live With Planet Chaos
It seems that not a day passes without news of some bombing in Iraq or massacre in Afghanistan, atrocities in Syria and Sudan and Somalia. Now we watch Egypt transform…
More videos from Egypt -Mayham
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT U.S self-interest and why it will not interfere to stop Egyptian military from massacring the civilians.WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is heavily dependent on Egypt to move…
In the end they are all just..
If you are offended, pretend you didn’t look…
Ucello’s Santa Monica at the Uffizzi
After drilling my eyes into The Battle Of San Romano panel, I turned to the right and found the Santa Monica. Charmed again, then saw it was also, as I…
Nicotine is not addictive?
It was more than two decades ago when tobacco companies were defending cigarette-smoking. Now opponents of global warming are not much different. They will say maybe under oath that greenhouse…
Referendum on Senate? Only if it includes all options – including a “reform” one
Michael Bliss, Professor at U of T, argues in the Globe today that the Senate must be abolished, and lays out why it can’t be reformed. I’ll put aside that…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Mark Leiren-Young shares Corky Evans’ perceptive take on how the B.C. NDP has lost its way – and the message is one…
Iraqi Single Mom And Tech Lawyer Suing George W. Bush for War Crimes
An Iraqi single mom and a tech lawyer are suing ex-president George W. Bush for war crimes, believe they can prove the Iraq War was a “crime of aggression” under…
Here is a blast from the past. A drunken, bloated Conservative…
Here is a blast from the past. A drunken, bloated Conservative senator Mike Duffy acts like a pompous, over-stuffed bag of Conservative shit, trying to defend Conservative overspending of our…
Buffett’s Berkshire buys into bitumen.
When the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, buys, Wall Street listens. That is why the recent $500 million investment in Suncor Energy Inc. by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway investment company was…
Our Corrupt Conservative Gov’t Is In Breach Of Canadian Code of Advertising Standards For Promoting A Program That Doesn’t Exist
What a corrupt and morally bankrupt Federal Conservative government we Canadians are saddled with at the moment. You would think that there might be at least a few ethical individuals…
The Dishonourable Minister of Duplicity
Yesterday I write a brief post expressing my disdain for the fact that Peter MacKay and his family are on the cover of the ‘celebrity’ magazine Hello! Canada. That disdain…
Chrystia Freeland’s Liberal Use of Economic Platitudes
Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein has interviewed the presumptive Liberal candidate in Toronto Centre, Chrystia Freeland, who declares, “I’m a capitalist red in tooth and claw.” To his credit, Klein…
On Raising the Minimum Wage
So, the argument goes something like this: If you raise minimum wage, corporations will pay for that cost by raising prices, thereby increasing inflation, and we’ll all be poorer for…
Oh, What A Tangled Web
Things are starting to get interesting — and potentially nasty. John Ivison reports in The National Post that Mike Duffy is unhappy: Mr. Duffy’s lawyers have barred him from speaking…
Toronto needs a mayor: police investigate Ford crony who assaults women, sought crack video
The noose is tightening. Quote: “Toronto police are investigating attempts by associates of Mayor Rob Ford to retrieve the crack cocaine video. One target of the investigation is Alexander “Sandro”…
You Can Help the Chalmers Hospital ICU Save Lives!
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Fredericton’s Chalmers hospital saves lives even with vitally important monitoring equipment that is more than 10 years old. We found out first hand how…