New Study Finds Guns Kill
A study published in the American Journal of Medicine refutes the common American myth that high levels of gun ownership make countries safer. Well, duh. Guns do not make a…
September 2013
Harper Government’s Pot Plan Panned At UBCM
PM Harper looks stoned but says he does not, has not and will not! If the Harper Cannabis consultants don’t stop sampling the soon to be commercialized product we are…
Trudeau Should Ignore The Media
I see we are entering that predictable phase in an opposition leaders tenure where pundits begin clamoring for "substance", "policy", the familiar lament. Under normal circumstances, a politician would be…
Trudeau Should Ignore The Media
I see we are entering that predictable phase in an opposition leaders tenure where pundits begin clamoring for “substance”, “policy”, the familiar lament. Under normal circumstances, a politician would be…
Trudeau Should Ignore The Media
I see we are entering that predictable phase in an opposition leaders tenure where pundits begin clamoring for "substance", "policy", the familiar lament. Under normal circumstances, a politician would be…
Trudeau Should Ignore The Media
I see we are entering that predictable phase in an opposition leaders tenure where pundits begin clamoring for “substance”, “policy”, the familiar lament. Under normal circumstances, a politician would be…
One Reason the IPCC Estimates Regularly Fall Short.
Why has the IPCC repeatedly failed to anticipate the onset and severity of climate change impacts? IPCC reports, with a very few exceptions, routinely understate impacts. A study, published in…
Shift Change-Worker Owned Co-ops
Rob Douglas Please join us to watch the award-winning documentary film SHIFT CHANGE at Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Campus on Friday, September 20. The film examines employee-owned businesses that compete…
Action Plans ads just as corrupt as you thought
Harper has spent over $100M of taxpayers’ money on “Economic Action Plan” advertising. These ubiquitous ads promote scaled-back spending, non-existing programs and a stimulus package that ended 3 years ago.…
Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday 18 September 2013
Here are your daily news links for Wednesday 18 September 2013: Canada Complicit in Undermining Internet Privacy (Michael Geist) Video Clip of Michael Geist on CSEC handing over encryption codes…
Lockheed – Arm Twister Extraordinaire?
What Lockheed wants, Lockheed intends to get especially when it comes to the F-35 stealth light attack bomber. Last week the company tried to stiffen spines here in Canada by…
When "Biblical" Becomes Normal
The word being bandied about now to describe Colorado’s raging flash floods is “Biblical”. That’s a step up from “once a century”but some are saying “new normal” might be more…
Fukuchiyama, Japan: Flooding
A residential area in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, flooded because of Typhoon Man-yi. – Kyodo News via AP It looks Japan is not getting much break lately. Too many natural disasters.
Shadows: a Blog Tour
Recently, I heard about Tundra Books doing a blog tour for Paula Weston’s “Shadows”. I have done a blog tour for Tundra Books before, and it was a great experience.…
Should Latin Return to Ontario Schools?
When I was a young lad, all I ever wanted to be was a paleontologist. Dinosaurs were the most important thing in my life until around age 14 or 15.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – It shouldn’t be a surprise that more people are pointing out the importance of effective regulation in preventing disasters like the Lac-Mégantic explosion.…
CanadiAnt Taxpayers Federation Demands Accountability, but Not for Itself
Inspired by this headline: http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/09/17/Canadian-Taxpayers-Federation-Accountability/
Policy pillars for the 2015 election.
Nobody wants to reveal their plan too early. The key is to take ownership of the key issue(s) at a time when your opponents are already committed and can only…
Scotland Starts Europe’s Largest Tidal Wave Energy Installation
Tidal wave energy installations are nothing new, but installing it on a scale that can power 42,000 homes is. The other day, the Scottish government gave the go ahead for…