In Sunday’s Sun: Syria and the red line
Rallying support for military action — or, more broadly, actual war — is no simple thing these days. Writing paeans to peace, in a modern democracy, is a lot easier.…
September 2013
Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy 47 people liked it
More for Uptown, Part 3: Accessibility
I first understood accessibility issues in uptown Waterloo when my mother started using a walker. My mother lives in easy walking distance of the uptown. Her health and emotional well-being…
Andrew Coyne: principled voting reformer
In a national electoral reform debate mired in polarizing rhetoric, Andrew Coyne stands out as a principled example to follow. Although he’s a conservative, he doesn’t favor First-Past-the-Post because it…
Justin Trudeau: principled voting reformer
Justin Trudeau respectfully disagrees with PR proponents and believes PV ranked ballot is best for Canada: “I do not support proportional representation because I believe deeply that every Member of…
personal update, our new (rental) house, and why we’ll never own a home
We’ve moved! We’re renting a much larger, newer, and more comfortable house in central Mississauga. We’ve lost the huge backyard of our old rental home, but the backyard here is…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne discusses Unifor’s goals in the wake of its founding convention: The hope is that, collectively, working people can push back in…
Energy policy think tank sues Alberta over right to speak at tar sands hearings
The Pembina Institute is suing the Government of Alberta over its decision to bar the energy policy think tank from participating in the regulatory review of a proposed in situ…
Nova Scotia Is ON
Nova Scotia election on Oct. 8. During the #nspoli campaign, all projection data will be here: http://t.co/gYRwwc5HuK— Éric Grenier (@308dotcom) September 7, 2013 I hardly ever write about Nova Scotia…
Uncontrolled CNRL Tar Sands Spill Ongoing, 1.4M Barrels Recovered
New figures released yesterday from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) show a concerted effort is still underway to clean up the growing amount of bitumen emulsion – a mixture of…
Told You The Right Hates Rachel Maddow
Listen to this for confirmation: Recommend this Post
Sue Me, Sue You Blues: What’s going on at the Park Board?
The gloves are off, finally. The My Vancouver Community Centres group is taking the City and the Park Board to court and the Park Board has retaliated by issuing the…
Obama & Syria: Another serious crisis that will not go to waste?
With the bottom falling out of the world’s financial markets, economies seizing up, panic setting in, one of President Obama’s top advisors, Rahm Emanuel, added this gem to political wisdom:…
Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un: The Odd Couple
See bigger picture here. Read the story The Telegraph.
The Power Of Pictures
‘Nuff said. Recommend this Post
Supporter comment: We’re behind the curve!
We love hearing comments from our community. Here’s a recent comment by James that gave us something to think about. If you haven’t already, speak out for choice in our…
IMAGE: Canadians are not satisfied with their cell phone contracts
In case you were wondering, this is how Canadians feel about the clarity of their phone contracts. Over 60,000 Canadians have spoken out for choice in our wireless market. Have…
6343…Ottawa Is Montreal Lite
It really is. Montreal, as you know, is where the unthinkable happens on a regular basis. Ottawa has similar issues, although they tend to be more benign. Case in point:…