Harperland and the Racism Monster
Sometimes these days when I look at the horror that is Harperland I can't help feeling like that other Simon in Lord of the Flies.Who realized that The Monster the…
2013
Why many professors are atheists: Academe as a secular religious community
Atheists. Agnostics. Freethinkers. Nonbelievers. Nontheists. Humanists.Whatever you want to call them and whatever they Famous atheists, including many career academics. want to call themselves. People who do not believe in…
Bite the Bullet, Redford
You know that State of the Province address that Ms. Allison Redford made tonight? About the “bitumen bubble”? A party and a government can only be coy for so…
Despite bitumen bubble, Alberta is a steady star in turbulent waters, says Redford.
TweetShort on specifics, Premier Alison Redford‘s much-hyped televised address may have ended up leaving more question unanswered. 1) Referring to a “bitumen bubble”, the Premier announced that the provincial government’s…
Shorter
Shorter Globe and Mail: Next time I need a job, I hope Sun News remembers that I supported their “mandatory carriage” campaign.
Le Blog
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Blog at the New Yorker: Wednesday, 22 July, 1959: 10:50 A.M.This morning over breakfast S. asked me why I looked so glum.“Because,” I said, “everything that exists is…
The Model Laborer of 1848
On July 22 1848 beside stories of fighting in Paris and markets in England, the front page of The Globe featured this column. As I was reading I thought this…
Canadian warships should get out of the Middle East: Peace activist
by Guest Blogger | Jan 25, 2013: Halifax – A local peace activist is denouncing the deployment of the HMCS Toronto on Monday. The Canadian frigate left the Halifax port…
Alison Redford on RedTV: ‘Opening new markets is job #1 for my government’
Wow! Was that ever underwhelming! That’s it? A pledge to open new markets for the oil industry? This is the “solution” to Alberta being “vulnerable” to oil markets? I mean…
Ontario Phases Out Coal, First in North America to Do So
A decade ago, Ontario fired 25 percent of its grid from coal. Now Canada’s most populous province will phase out its entire coal fleet by the end of the year…
I Want Some Of That Stuff that Christy Is Smokin’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Now I suppose being Premier and all pretty well positions you for really good ‘Premier Bud.’ I mean it would be insulting to have our top office…
In which my MP finally makes a name for himself
Oshawa MP Colin Carrie’s name doesn’t come up in the news that often but it did today. It seems he’s misbehaved. Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled two more Conservative…
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Slollatrold Slollatrold more help, customer review 107, direct downloading Developing this theme, aleatorika finishes dynamic ellipsis, and here we see that the canonical sekventsiyu the day with step of individual…
Louisiana Creationist GOP State Senator Asks Science Educator If She Has Evolved E-Coli Bacteria Into A Human Being ..
A group of scientists and science educators are trying to overturn Louisana law that requires the literal teaching of the Book of Genesis in science classes of state schools. Senator…
“A Winter Night” by Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796)
When biting Boreas, fell and doure, Sharp shivers thro’ the leafless bow’r; When Phoebus gies a short-liv’d glow’r, Far south the lift, Dim-dark’ning thro’ the flaky show’r, Or whirling drift:…
Inside the Gardens #olpldr
The view from the blogging hordes’ corner. Jut add in a few thousand bodies all excited about the political mayhem of speeches, floor shows, ballots and the waiting, oh yes,…
OpenMedia Street Team replies to the Hon. John Weston
The OpenMedia Street Team recently delivered 354 StopSpying.ca signatures to the office of Hon. John Weston (West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country) in a coordinated campaign…
James Lawrence Powell: Divest Over Global Warming?
This is a guest post by James Lawrence Powell, originally published on GoFossilFree.org A generation ago, students urged colleges to sell their stock in companies doing business in Apartheid South…
What happens if the Mayor’s seat on Council is declared vacant
Dear residents, On Friday, January 25th at 10:30am, we will find out the court’s ruling on Mayor Rob Ford’s appeal. To be clear, no matter what happens with this case,…