Starry night and snow
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November 2013
Krusty and his brother will now be appearing on Sun News
Sun News thinks they’re going to cash in big by giving the Ford brothers a weekly TV show?They just destroyed their credibility as a news network. Here’s the twitter reaction:…
Good Time to Rethink Corporate Tax Cuts
Canada’s macroeconomy continues to be lethargic at best, and there is growing recognition that the continuing sluggishness of business capital spending since the 2008-09 crisis is a big part of…
Beautiful
I saw this on twitter — a migrating pod of Beluga whales in Nunavut Inlet:
Desperate Dippers getting nasty in Toronto Centre
With less than two weeks to go until by-election day on November 25th in Toronto Centre, federal New Democrats supporting candidate Linda McQuaig are ramping up their nasty sides, shamefully…
Canada’s largest energy union wants national fracking moratorium
First Nations and supporters protest fracking in Vancouver last month (Damien Gillis) Canada’s largest private sector union, Unifor, has joined the growing chorus of concern over controversial shale gas development.…
Dents, Sags, Structural Flaws Plague Keystone XL: Report
A new report by Public Citizen says the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is riddled with structural flaws that could spark dangerous leaks and spills. The post Dents, Sags, Structural…
One quick note for Mr. Rob Ford:
Dear Mr. Ford, I believe it was Pierre Trudeau who said “There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” I cannot emphatically enough say that…
As The Fords Rise, Does The Ez Decline?
Skip the stuff about how its all appalling and etc. The interesting thing is they’re horning-in on Ezra Levant’s Monday night time-slot (8 pm ET). Is somebody’s star on the…
Dear people of #topoli
It’s not the Argos jersey that turns the mayor into an asshole.
Huffington Post Canada: Internet affordability is key for lower-income Canadians to become digital citizens
Required reading: As leaked texts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership reveal plans to make the Internet even more expensive, let’s not forget about the growing digital divide that makes it challenging…
Was Typhoon Haiyan caused by climate change? It’s the wrong question and it doesn’t matter.
Typhoon Haiyan is photographed by Astronaut Karen L Nyberg aboard the International Space Station It is inevitable. After every extreme weather event the question: “Was it caused by climate change?”…
SUN News Network Signs Rob And Doug Ford To Host New TV Show …. are you freakin’ kidding me?!!!
“Every TV station wants Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. But it’s Sun News Network that has landed the hottest man on the airwaves. If you have loved or even hated the…
Auditions for Third Canada-wide Twitter Moot opened
Vancouver. West Coast Environmental Law is inviting law students from across Canada to participate in a unique social media competition. The “Twitter Moot”, to be held on Friday, February 28th,…
NWT developing regulatory model for oil fracking before devolution
Controversial natural gas fracking operations in BC (Damien Gillis) CALGARY – With the Northwest Territories preparing to take control of its resource development next spring, its industry minister has been…
Signing Off for a While!
Lee’s holding down the fort, the freezer is full of suppers, tomorrow I’ll water the plants, and then I’m off. I’ll be back in about two weeks with pictures of…
Free Software and the Future of Decision-making
This will be a big-ish essay, and take a while to get to the stinger. For those who might not feel like reading to the end but who might accept…