Fracking: Is it worth the risk? (Vancouver – Sept.19)
A natural gas drilling rig near Fort St. John, BC (image: Damien Gillis/Fractured Land) An opportunity for the East Van community and beyond to learn the latest details and share…
September 2013
The Internet Insider | Choice and Democracy for Canadians
Hello, A leading Canadian innovator, Phillip Djwa, was recently interviewed by global news to demand more choice and innovative opportunity for Canadians. Canada needs to open its wireless networks if…
Poland Partners with Coal and Oil Corporate Sponsors for COP19 Climate Conference
On Tuesday, the Polish Government – host of the UNFCCC COP19 international climate negotiations – announced twelve corporate partners of the conference. While the Polish Environment Ministry suggests, “The products…
Two Comments on ‘Open’
Response to David Wiley (his post) > Which initiatives that use “open” properly would you suggest the whole world read about instead of the Fauxpen Education Alliance? I don’t want…
Whether Approved Or Not, Keystone XL Has Been A Victory For Lobbyists
For the past six years, lobbyists in Washington have made a killing shilling either for or against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. And with no clear end in sight,…
The reason for the depth and duration of the downturn is far too simple for most economists to understand
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Dean Baker Many economists and business writers view the duration and severity of the downturn as being a mystery. They argue that it…
Evidentiary sufficiency as opposed to absence of evidence is a question of fact
Jai Inder Singh Sandhu et al. v., 2013 MBCA 82 : While it is trite to say that a finding of fact made in the absence of any supportive evidence…
Women’s rights under attack from School District policy
In 2011, the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association filed a grievance because five women who had contracts with the School Board were denied their maternity benefits. We went to an arbitration…
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No Rainbow for Queer People: A Right-Wing Support for Russia Roundup
While much of the attention surrounding Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” law has been about whether there should be a boycott of the Sochi Olympics, the saga has continued to ripple outward…
Andrew Leslie FTW
Just when I was saying that we should blog about less, here comes General Leslie with his sexy announcement. Let the riding speculation begin! My guess, Ottawa-Orleans. Strong military community…
Final Solution
Pere Ubu’s, that is. Been listening to them since I was 15 years old (which, if you are familiar with their oeuvre, should tell you plenty about how truly odd…
Greece—1930s redux
When Europe sank into depression in the 1930s, politics polarized. The far right became more appealing to some, the far left to others. One reassured people by harking back to…
The End of Coal?
China is coal’s last great hope – but even that may be changing by Jonathan Fahey NEW YORK – The future of coal is getting darker. Economic forces, pollution concerns…
Sept. 18: Park or Ride to CFL game.
That’s the big news, front page story for today. Boy, I’ll bet no other city in the world can offer that that service. And, at that, it’s a modest claim.…
Unemployment is higher than you think.
Every month, Statistics Canada comes out with the unemployment rate, and every month it gets a lot of attention. But the unemployment rate provides quite limited information about the actual…
"Lock and load" has a new meaning in Montana
The United States saw an increase of 30 per cent in suicides among middle-aged Americans from 1999 to 2010. More Americans now die from suicide than from automobile accidents with…
I’m on About Me now
Here. It’s kind of boring, so suggestions about how to make it more useful to you guys would be gratefully accepted. If nothing else, it’s an offset to what a…
To Protect And Serve
The police protect and serve – they really do. It’s just that we aren’t the ones receiving those services: Recommend this Post