Encana laying off 20% of workforce, slashing dividend
Encana’s Calgary headquarters – The Bow building Read this Nov. 5 story from CBC.ca on Canadian natural gas titan Encana’s series of cutbacks. Canadian natural gas giant Encana says it…
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The Wrong Question
The Wrong Question Today we vote, but on the wrong question. The Conservative majority imposed closure yesterday. Not only did that limit debate (which ended at 12:30 am this morning),…
Peaking Past Paywalls
I’m not rich. There I’ve said it. Like most people my age I have to be a bit frugal. Extravagance is for those on the way up. And so I…
The BBC Asks, Why is Rob Ford Still So Popular?
Yes, he admits he smoked crack, but only when he’d already drank himself into a stupor. See, it’s really not his fault. He was too loaded to say no. Besides,…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
"Probably approximately about a year ago." (Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
“Probably approximately about a year ago.” (Probably? He can’t even admit it to himself. You don’t say you’ve smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
"Probably approximately about a year ago."(Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)"One time…
Review: Sexual Decoys
I’m more than old enough to be familiar with the odd sense of dislocation that comes from being pulled back into the mood of a past historical moment that you…
Unwise Crack
Mayor Rob Ford, according to multiple media outlets, has now admitted, for the record, that he smoked crack cocaine while he was Mayor. This, by definition, is an illegal act,…
Rob Ford Campaign 2014 slogans…
… I couldn’t resist. Rob Ford – he’ll crack you up! Rob Ford – promising to be a little more sober during Council meetings Rob Ford – engaging street youth…
Port’s secret donation to coal conference raises questions of bias
Read this Oct. 31 story from 24 hrs revealing that Port Metro Vancouver donated $5,000 to a coal conference – then asked for its logo to be removed – while…
Why is Captain Picard so awesome?
First, this halloween getup: and now this: Jean-Luc, you are a stone cold fox. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Amnesty International, awesome, Patrick Stewart, social justice,
Scientists say fracking can’t fulfill America’s energy needs
A Pennsylvania fracking operation Read this Nov. 1 story from Energy Daily, featuring comments from two different energy experts who question claims that fracking can somehow make America energy self-sufficient.…
Proportional Representation ensures “equality of ridings”
The Cons have started a new misinformation campaign. They claim democracy is founded on the “equality of ridings” and somehow First-Past-the-Post is the only voting system that can deliver it.…
The Guardian’s "NSA Files" – As Fine a Piece of Journalism As We’ve Seen in Quite a While
Check it out at this link. From what’s probably the finest, English-language newspaper in the world today, an interactive exploration of just what America’s National Security Agency is up to,…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
“Probably approximately about a year ago.” (Probably? He can’t even admit it to himself. You don’t say you’ve smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
Full Esteem Ahead
This morning, as I was making my way through my email, I caught a short news item in Academica Top Ten about a school in Calgary discontinuing awards and competitions…
Highly-Scientific Poll: Fords vs. Police
As you know, Rob Ford and Doug Ford are presently on a jihad against Toronto police, possibly because the police have had the effrontery to, um, investigate Rob for serious…
Inching Toward Apocalypse – Next IPCC Report Leaked
Sorry, kids, but here’s your inheritance – starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease. A leaked draft of the report due in March from the Intergovernmental Panel on…