Is asphalt the new green in Vision’s Vancouver?
The Province, October 31, 2013. 5:22 pm • Section: Opinion For a political party whose goal is to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world, Vision’s disdain for green…
2013
Bread Tales, Continued
This week I started a small batch of dough to bake later in the week, or on the weekend while I figure out a few details on my baking odyssey…
Imagine common sense
John Lennon, Imagine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8 Think about how widely loved this song is. Then think about the lyrics and what they say – this is a song that is urging anarchist…
Toronto needs a mayor: the bulldog edition of the Sun
Still think we’re all Ford enablers? By the way, I am told that both videos – there are two on the hard drive – show Ford getting wasted. Only one…
Trespassing at our MPP’s office: day 2 of the S-CAP 11 trial.
Last Monday, and again today, I got to learn a little more about the legal system. I’ve been watching the court proceedings for trespassing charges against 11 members of the…
Will Nigel Wright Destroy Stephen Harper?
Once they were the best of buddies. Two Con peas in a pod united by fanatic ideology and religion. But then Stephen Harper threw his faithful Chief of Staff under…
The West Coast steps up on global warming
Earlier this week, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington and B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced their Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, “committing their governments, and a…
CPC Policy Convention Resolutions …
Although back room conversations at this weekend’s CPC convention will no doubt be dominated by discussions of how badly Harper has been handling the Senate Scandal, and the latest revelations…
Crack’d: The Cons Behind the Cons
When depraved and corrupt people run our lives and our governments, what options do we have?
The quest for the golden meme
Golden mean image sourced here. It’s been a pretty good month, in terms of writing. Over at GreenCarReports, I had my piece on September EV sales in Canada, a Canadian…
Happy Halloween
If Halloween grisly is your thing, check out these photos by Nick Brandt. He found the dessicated, preserved bird and bat remains at an alkaline lake in Tanzania where the…
Canada-EU CETA trade agreement has “troubling” elements: Yves Engler [VIDEO]
Yves Engler, a Canadian activist and author of The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy, discusses the “troubling” elements in the Canada-EU CETA trade agreement. The post Canada-EU CETA trade…
The opposite of progress
A Canadian government report stating that Canadian GHG emissions in 2020 will be 20% higher than the governments promised reductions from the 2009 Copenhagen accord. The estimate of emissions is…
Good News – This is what happens when Canadians speak out
Great news from Ontario – the legislative assembly has voted unanimously for customer-friendly new cell phone rules to tackle some of the worst abuses of Big Telecom. The rules, which…
How Can the Wealthiest Nation on Earth Have 47-Million People Dependent on Food Stamps?
When does this madness stop? When will the public rise up against it? Read these numbers and try to grasp what is going on in America today. In 2007, a…
More Oliver oil: Canada a “world leader” in energy efficiency?
The ever slippery Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources – who never misses a chance to put a positive spin on Canada’s horrendous energy track record – is happily…
The Zombie Index explores the space between individuals and the collective
Artist George Pfau believes zombies are an irresistible cultural force. But while most of us limit our interest to binging on Walking Dead episodes, or perhaps taking part in a…
Harper, Ford and the video: reflections of a former cop reporter
A few weeks ago, I wrote this: “There is no way on God’s green earth — none — the RCMP, and/or the Canadian law enforcement/intelligence community, would have let Harper…
"War on Coal" Talking Point Rises From The Grave Again
A common theme in cheesy slasher horror movies is to have the main characters lulled into a false sense of security. The rampaging psychopath has seemingly been destroyed, everyone breathes…