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September 2013
Why does BC Hydro get their demand forecasts so wrong?
BC Hydro’s $8 Billion proposed Site C Dam – artist’s rendering Energy Minister Bill Bennett has invited citizens to review and presumably submit thoughts about the recently released BC Hydro…
Reflecting on our successes this term
With just over a year left to go in this term, I’d like to take a few minutes to consider all the accomplishments of this council over the past three…
Stephen Harper and the Last Days of the Con Mob
Golly. Last month I told you how the changes in the PMO meant that Boss Harper was preparing to declare war on his enemies. Now here comes Scott Reid to…
Video: Winnipeg Peace in Syria Rally
Sept. 7, 2013: For the second time in a week, Winnipeggers rallied in solidarity with the people of Syria and in opposition to a US led attack. After a brief…
Saturday Photo: Harvest Time
The Jean Talon Market was full of tomatoes and people this afternoon. As the harvest comes in, the outdoor market attracts hundreds who buying cases of tomatoes for making sauce,…
The Ad Campaign that Will Finish off the Keystone Pipeline
Well as you know, Stephen Harper is trying to convince Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, by claiming he's serious about reducing green house gas emissions. And as you…
Fraser Institute rakes in foreign funding
Read this Aug. 30 story from The Vancouver Observer on the $4.3 million in foreign funding accepted since 2000 by BC’s right-wing think tank, The Fraser Institute. Unlike environmental groups,…
Canada’s Far Right Next Attack On Nenshi
It’s no big secret that the Conservative power base in Calgary was profoundly pissed off when Naheed Nenshi won the Mayoral race in 2010. The amount of vitriol seen in…
Thomas Mulcair’s NDP: Butting Heads against a Brick Wall
Consider for a moment two facts. One, the NDP is sinking in the polls, with the tide that started ebbing with Layton’s passing still receding from the distant shoreline of…
U.S. Congress wavering on Syria
Obama: No boots on the ground. Any chance that the U.S. Congress will pass a resolution for a strike on Syria. It looks quite grim for Obama.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Blacklocks reports (PDF) on the abuse of a corporate tax credit which served as an “open bar” allowing businesses to have the…
I’m shocked, SHOCKED!
“Y-O-U-N-G at UBC, we like ’em young, Y is for your sister, O is for oh so tight, U is for underage, N is for no consent, G is for…
The Tyee: Will Big Telecom return to dealing with Canadian cell phone users "as blue whales deal with krill"?
This one made us smile – Big Telecom’s ad impact “blunted by the fact that they were delivered from high atop Loot ‘n Pillage Mountain, an Everest of gold dubloons…
While We’re Focused on Chemical Warfare
It’s interesting how selective the United States can be about weapons of mass destruction given that the U.S. continues to be responsible for widespread death and destruction from its own…
On the On-Going, Never-Ending Regional Bike/Car Conflict
On Friday, I had a conversation in class about cyclists being hit so much in the region because of our culture around cycling here relative to other cities, and then…
Crowded Stadium in Moscow -:)
OPEN SEATS: Spectators attended the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Championships in Athletics at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Sunday. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)WSJ.
Valdimir Putin at G-20 Photo-op
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, center, shrugged as he walked by U.S. President Barack Obama to take his place at a group photo of G-20 leaders outside the Konstantin…