About those gas plants
For those Gotcha Conservatives (hello, Andrew Harris!) who were impatiently bombarding me last night with emails and tweets, demanding my reaction to the gas plant schmozzle, I say this: I…
For those Gotcha Conservatives (hello, Andrew Harris!) who were impatiently bombarding me last night with emails and tweets, demanding my reaction to the gas plant schmozzle, I say this: I…
Canada’s energy giants (which probably aren’t particularly Canadian) get concierge service from the federal government’s spy agency. The same outfit that was uncloaked for spying on Brazil is also giving…
There are more here. Watch them. Me, I’m my way out of the office to buy half-a-dozen Dodge Durangos, to pay for more commercials like this one.
Having spent yesterday recovering from the temporal vicissitudes imposed by trans-Atlantic travel, my first post back will be brief and on one of my favorite subjects, The Man Who Would…
Stephen Harper is skipping the Commonwealth Conference. The man who put “royal” back in the navy and the air force doesn’t have time for the Commonwealth. There really is nothing…
Ezra Levant is the man behind an attempt to re-frame the Alberta tar sands as “ethical oil.” “Ethical” – Levant’s deceptive public relations campaign argues of the tar sands “carbon…
About a recent ORHT case where an atheist demanded that the practice of allowing Gideons International in Canada to distribute their version of the New Testament to grade 5 students…
In both Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, the local media will report when a town gets a new fire truck. The difference between the two ends there. (Read…
Slate has published a map of sports in the United States: And now a Deadspin commenter has published a Canadian version:It missed curling, but at least it shows our Riders!
A new study shows a mathematical proof that generosity leads to evolutionary success. Biologists offer a mathematically based explanation for why cooperation and generosity have evolved in nature “Ever since…
On September 20th, 2013, we started moving into our new home. It was further away from Calgary (where I work), making for a longer commute. But the home was dry,…
TweetIt has become clear to this political watcher that Edmonton’s mayoral election has become a race between two candidates with distinct competing visions for Edmonton. And those two candidates are…
Pointed cats.
Was going through some old camera equipment and came across some Polaroid SX-70 cameras and other stuff and thought of Lucas Samaras and his extensive Polaroid work. Much of the…
Studies have shown that gardening really is therapeutic. It has been found that there are compounds in the soil that, when they strike the olfactory senses, trigger a stress-relieving relaxation…
Nova Scotia .. October 8, 2013 …. h/t to Brother Erin Weir
My Sun News Network hosting duties complete, I can now celebrate Stephen’s huge, historic win – and take a trip down memory lane, when I spoke before the Nova Scotia…
NDP screwed. Liberal majority, Cons official opposition and NDP in third place. NDP leader Darrell Dexter may lose his own seat.
*Spoiler Alert* In a surprise twist, the Liberal Party isn’t dead after all. For a while, it seemed like PEI would be the last bastion of Liberalism in Canada. Nearly…
Some great news this afternoon! Bill 60, which would make cell phone and wireless contracts more clear for users, has passed it’s second reading in the Ontario legislature – and…