Birds And Turbines, Part Bazillion
A new study, “Canadian Estimate of Bird Mortality Due to Collisions and Direct Habitat Loss Associated with Wind Turbine Developments” came out earlier this month. Its conclusion should be entirely…
October 2013
Devine’s Receive Support From CUPW
While none of our members are members of the ARA (despite continuous claims elsewhere) we do have a god working relationship with several individuals in ARA in Calgary. So when…
Ted Cruz is dangerous and he is a Republican Tea Party favourite!
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger Canadians cannot and should not avoid taking stock of what is taking place in our neighbouring country, the U.S.A. Most of us have heard about the fight…
Stephen Harper’s Disastrous Return To Parliament
OMG. This is so exciting. Somebody beat a drum, or a gong. After four long months of preparations, Stephen Harper's Con klown regime is finally shuffling back to Parliament. The…
Musical interlude
Tritonal feat. Soto – Forgive Me, Forget You
John Greyson, Tarek Loubani return to Canada after imprisonment in Egypt
Today, October 11th, is National Coming Out Day. That fact made this article today by J. Lester Feder on Buzzfeed all the poignant. Entitled, “How A Gay Canadian Filmmaker Jailed…
Bumbling bureaucrats backoff Bulldog blacklist
Bully for the Bulldog!
Association for Affordable Internet launched!
These influencers are banding together to bring the cost of universal broadband access down and eliminate the world’s digital divide. Article by Lia Timson for The Age: The father of…
Will NAFTA Rescue the Corporations Facing Anti Fracking Opponents?
This was originally posted on the Common Sense Canadian in Energy and Resources Obey law, minister tells New Brunswick fracking protesters Fracking protest in New Brunswick (photo: Colin McPhail) by…
Friday night blues blogging
This is fun. This is the Guy Forsyth Band performing 105. Eventually there’s tuba. Now that we’re warmed up, let’s get mellow. This is the Grateful Dead with Sugaree. Up…
NAFTA challenge to Quebec fracking law puts profits ahead of water
Fracking protest in New Brunswick (photo: Colin McPhail) by Emma Lui Communities everywhere are calling for a stop to fracking – from Elsipogtog First Nation’s highway blockade in New Brunswick…
Joe the Plumber explains what the GOP hostage taking is really about: "America needs a white Republican president"
Well there you have it. Exactly what this GOP hissy fit has been about all along.
Reading Mark Twain…’Christian Science’
Reading Mark Twain…’Christian Science’ ‘Christian Science’….Mark Twain, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907 I was continuing my task of reading anything available, in print or on the internet, when I…
A Bittersweet Story of Ms Rose and Another Break-in at Her Very Special Salon(Video)
Here is a sad, yet moving account of a senseless break in and theft of wigs and hair pieces lovingly made for cancer survivors. The impacts while devastating will once…
Eskimos need new brains at front office as well as on the field.
For the first time in recent memory, the Edmonton Eskimos appear destined to not lead the league in attendance. With Mosaic Stadium in Regina on steroids in preparation for the…
1927, a Year to Remember
1927. It was the year America sent troops to Nicaragua, forcing a US-supervised election. The year Alfred Hitchcock released his first movie. And the year when Fritz Lang released his…
AIr Canada loses special PMO cargo
For the third time in as many weeks, Air Canada has brought tears to those who prefer their cargo safely restrained in a cage. This time the loss occurred in…
David SuzukiAnt among CanadiAnts in U.S. to lobby against Antstone XL pipeline
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/david-suzuki-tells-u-s-not-to-trust-harper-s-keystone-xl-promises-1.1991120