Sorry Enbridge, Oil Pipelines Are Simply Not Safe
If you build them, they will fail. It had to be pried out of the National Energy Board by freedom of information demands but the figures released show pipeline ‘incidents’…
October 2013
The Revolution will Start, With or Without Me….
Russell Brand’s Epic Interview With BBC’s Jeremy Paxman Just Might Start A Revolution (VIDEO) The Huffington Post | By Ryan GrenoblePosted: 10/25/2013 4:11 pm EDT Many have seen Russel Brand’s…
On Russell Brand’s Interview
I heard Brand’s interview late last week, and I’ve been stewing on it ever since. On a lot of topics, I have to say that I agree with Brand’s frustration.…
PMO: Where Resigning Means You Were “Dismissed”
Nigel Wright has resigned as PM Harper's chief of staff. This is a real loss to the people & good government of Canada.— (@davidfrum) May 19, 2013 Nigel Wright has…
Oct. 28: Nothing much happened in the world…
An amusement park worker was arrested after three people were hospitalized in North Carolina. The lead iten is that a punk poet died A man was arreseted after a Brooklyn…
TD;CSR. OMG No Way!
2012 was a strong year for TD, despite ongoing economic challenges and market volatility. Our total adjusted earnings were more than $7 billion dollars — up more than $600 million,…
Ethiopia Opens Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
Ethiopia is looking to massively expand their energy infrastructure and renewable sustainable energy is a key part of their strategy. This is great to see new energy installations focus on…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, October 28, 2013
Your news links for today: $2 paper phone bill fee in CRTC crosshairs: Roseman (Toronto Star) CSE still operating embassy collection sites (Lux Ex Umbra) NSA ‘monitored 60m Spanish calls…
Is the big blue machine slowing down?
Stephen Harper has faced many a scandal before, and has weathered each one. In the lead up to the 2011 election, it seemed like something new popped up each day…
Dick Cheney (who someday will be charged with war crimes) Says Canada Is ‘Too Dangerous’ And Cancels Toronto Speaking Engagement ..
TORONTO — Former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney has cancelled an April appearance in Toronto citing concerns Canada is too dangerous.“He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was…
A Little Pause While We Played with Jeanne and Thomas
Elin and Emmanuel were in Winnipeg over the weekend, taking part in the activities commemorating the 275th anniversary of Fort Rouge and the French presence in Manitoba. This meant that…
Monday Metal: Satan – Life Sentence
Despite a precocious childhood obsession with all things heavy in the 80s, I somehow missed the original incarnation of NWOBHM OG’s Satan the first time ’round (though vaguely recall Pariah).…
Monday Metal: Satan – Life Sentence
Despite a precocious childhood obsession with all things heavy in the 80s, I somehow missed the original incarnation of NWOBHM OG’s Satan the first time ’round (though vaguely recall Pariah).…
The Circuitous Path from Bulge to Budget
If tinkers may have leave to live, And bear the sow-skin budget, Then my account I well may, give, And in the stocks avouch it. Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale,…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 28, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 28, 2013: Harper to reveal Canada-EU trade deal details Tuesday Wisconsin jails pregnant woman and gives…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Frances Russell discusses the dangers of Stephen Harper’s authoritarian democracy. And Michael Harris takes note of Harper’s decision to mete out career executions…
Team Stintz, in three revealing steps (updated)
Step One: I tweet about TTC Chair Karen Stintz’s promise to never, ever run against Rob Ford. Read her lips, etc. Step Two: Someone named “J.P. Boutros” immediately slimes Olivia…
Will Harper weather his winter?
Calgary, at this time of year, already tastes of winter. And as the Conservative Party gathers for its Halloween convention, there is a bite in the air. The real question…
On The Occasion Of The Death Of Mr. Lou Reed
I spent my teenage years lugging The Velvet’s 1969 from house party to house party, trying to get someone to play it, but with little luck. Then in 1980 I…