Transport minister Lisa Raitt opines that Canada Post has “a responsibility to be self-sufficient.” What the harebrained mandarin of things that move seems to have meant was that the post…
looks good! “@AbelardoGD: I wonder what Minister @JamesMoore_org thinks about his pizza at the Parliament Pub. pic.twitter.com/ctm9adD4Zt”— James Moore (@JamesMoore_org) September 27, 2013 James Moore, Xmastime 2013: “Is it my…
Both the science behind climate change and the efficacy of life-saving safety standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a trying week in Washington, D.C., as industry-backed lawsuits…
"Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God." — Benjamin Frankin "And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people…
I’m not going to rag on the F-35. I’ll leave that to Aviation Week.Leaders of smaller air forces are worried that they could be priced out of flying fighter aircraft…
Alison Redford’s performance appraisal document landed on my doorstep a week ago. It’s called “The Building Alberta Plan 2013 Edition”. In the real world a CEO undergoes an annual performance…
making progress…
We’ve seen the upheaval in Greece, the riots in Britain, Spain and France, but it could be Italy that is showing the first signs of an incoherent, chaotic but broad-based…
In America there are two radically different approaches to climate change. One camp places its trust in science. The other trusts its future to God. Der Spiegel takes an interesting…
Canada Post has announced that it will cease door-to-door mail delivery, becoming the first postal service in the world to stop doing what it was intended to do. Once again,…
Federal Industry Minister James Moore on the federal government’s role (or lack thereof) in reducing child poverty in Canada is basically: let others worry about it: “Federal minister says child…
For most of us the Lac Megantic disaster was about the devastating explosion of rail tanker cars. It was that horror, of course, but it was so much more. The…
…but who can forget the Borg and the Cylons? Will Google eventually forget its motto, “Don’t be evil”? Recommend this Post
…none of it though, in the Irving press. On Dec. 14, several stories appeared in The Guardian, a British paper. They appeared because fracking has come to Britain. And it’s…
The photo in the Toronto Star was, to me at least, shocking. It shows a community letter box station in Vaughan which, I understand, is near Toronto. It seems to…
When it comes to climate change (or ‘global weirding’), no place is sacred. Jerusalem and, for that matter, a number of Israel’s neighbours are experiencing heavy snow. 60 cms. in…
“I don’t think we had any idea of the scale and scope of what the impact would be. I truly do not.” Those few words by safely retired general Rick…
A good piece, especially where he discusses what sounds like it will be Ford’s line of defense: A further distinction without a difference is the suggestion that in speaking with…
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Joan Walsh discusses how employers are exploiting the U.S.’ wage supplement policies by taking the opportunity to severely underpay their employees – resulting…
