The quest for the golden meme
Golden mean image sourced here. It’s been a pretty good month, in terms of writing. Over at GreenCarReports, I had my piece on September EV sales in Canada, a Canadian…
October 2013
Happy Halloween
If Halloween grisly is your thing, check out these photos by Nick Brandt. He found the dessicated, preserved bird and bat remains at an alkaline lake in Tanzania where the…
Canada-EU CETA trade agreement has “troubling” elements: Yves Engler [VIDEO]
Yves Engler, a Canadian activist and author of The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy, discusses the “troubling” elements in the Canada-EU CETA trade agreement. The post Canada-EU CETA trade…
The opposite of progress
A Canadian government report stating that Canadian GHG emissions in 2020 will be 20% higher than the governments promised reductions from the 2009 Copenhagen accord. The estimate of emissions is…
Good News – This is what happens when Canadians speak out
Great news from Ontario – the legislative assembly has voted unanimously for customer-friendly new cell phone rules to tackle some of the worst abuses of Big Telecom. The rules, which…
How Can the Wealthiest Nation on Earth Have 47-Million People Dependent on Food Stamps?
When does this madness stop? When will the public rise up against it? Read these numbers and try to grasp what is going on in America today. In 2007, a…
More Oliver oil: Canada a “world leader” in energy efficiency?
The ever slippery Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources – who never misses a chance to put a positive spin on Canada’s horrendous energy track record – is happily…
The Zombie Index explores the space between individuals and the collective
Artist George Pfau believes zombies are an irresistible cultural force. But while most of us limit our interest to binging on Walking Dead episodes, or perhaps taking part in a…
Harper, Ford and the video: reflections of a former cop reporter
A few weeks ago, I wrote this: “There is no way on God’s green earth — none — the RCMP, and/or the Canadian law enforcement/intelligence community, would have let Harper…
"War on Coal" Talking Point Rises From The Grave Again
A common theme in cheesy slasher horror movies is to have the main characters lulled into a false sense of security. The rampaging psychopath has seemingly been destroyed, everyone breathes…
Canada’s fossil fuels are risky business with Global Carbon Budget
Alberta Tar Sands operation near Fort McMurray (photo: Kris Krûg) by Carol Linnitt – republished from Desmog Canada In its latest report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave…
Harper govt extends salmon farm moratorium in BC, critics say DFO ignoring Cohen recommendations
VANCOUVER – Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says she will not lift the moratorium on aquaculture development in British Columbia’s Discovery Islands for the foreseeable future. The announcement came Wednesday,…
Good News on the Fundraising Front
I don’t think we can throw Stephen Bronfman a parade quite yet, but this quarter’s fundraising totals for the federal parties have some good news in store for the Liberals.…
The Press Releases Begin to Fly…
The following just arrived in my inbox. The battle lines are being drawn… Friends, This is a sad day for the City of Toronto. As a Torontonian, and as a…
Pumpkin 2013
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Harper comes clean on Senate scandal
An excerpt from the convention speech Prime Minister Harper will deliver to CPC delegates on Friday: I now turn from our Party’s great achievements and our plans for the next…
Industry Canada to Telus: DENIED
Industry Canada takes a stand against Telus buying indie cell phone company Mobilicity; but it’s time for our government to move beyond preventing our broken telecom market from getting worse…
This Is Not Good, Not At All.
Chinese researchers are catching proper hell for playing around with potentially lethal viruses, developing hybrid variations of influenza that would be easily transmissible between mammals. The Chinese claim they’re only…
Well, Ford Nation, how to explain away this one?
The Toronto Star and Gawker were right. The video does exist. The police have it and it will be used as evidence in an extortion trial against Alexander Lisi, a…
In case Stephen Harper thinks Rob Ford has changed the channel for him…
…he should think again. My little BBQ vid, from the 2011 Ontario campaign. An oldie but a goodie.