NATO’s Afghan Mission Reduced to Bean-Counting
NATO is going to keep thousands of personnel in Afghanistan post-2014 but the only fighting they’ll do will be to try to keep their Afghan counterparts from pilfering the ongoing…
2013
Stephen Harper Changes His Story Again !!!
Well we know he believes the truth is what he says it is. Even when it isn’t. We know he can tell one Big Lie after the other with a…
Police team up with Apple, social media to quash free speech, protests
Social media and smart phones played a key role in organizing the “Arab Spring” protests in Egypt’s Tahrir Square Read this story from RT.com on discussions between various police departments…
Conservative Senators Controversy Is A Convenient Dodge From Real Issues Facing Canada
Dorothy Field-Cowichan Conversations Contributor The senators in question have done exactly what Harper appointed them to do – trumpet the Conservative brand at tax payers expense. Harper and the PMO…
Pipeline incidents on the rise: Over 1,000 since year 2000
2011 Rainbow Pipeline leak in Alberta (Rogu Collecti/Greenpeace) Read this new report from CBC.ca based on Access to Information documents, detailing a sharp rise in pipeline incidents over the past…
Poking the beast – “P” word missing from reform talk
The problem with discussing health care sustainability is there is no definition of what that means. Data would suggest that our health care spending is not out of control –…
Campaign Update: How you can help Brian / Mise à jour de la Campagne Brian G. Rice pour Président du Parti libéral du Canada
Today I would like to ask for your help. In order to ensure that Brian becomes the next President of the Liberal Party of Canada, we need to recruit and…
How Will the Senate Vote If…
What if documents surface today that show Mike Duffy has been set up and this is all a carefully orchestrated scheme to get rid of that troublesome priest? What if…
Just Sayin’
Former Tory Senate leader, Marjory “The Wig” LeBreton, may get a touch of comeuppance today. If she does, it won’t be the start of a good week for Shifty Steve…
Sorry Enbridge, Oil Pipelines Are Simply Not Safe
If you build them, they will fail. It had to be pried out of the National Energy Board by freedom of information demands but the figures released show pipeline ‘incidents’…
The Revolution will Start, With or Without Me….
Russell Brand’s Epic Interview With BBC’s Jeremy Paxman Just Might Start A Revolution (VIDEO) The Huffington Post | By Ryan GrenoblePosted: 10/25/2013 4:11 pm EDT Many have seen Russel Brand’s…
On Russell Brand’s Interview
I heard Brand’s interview late last week, and I’ve been stewing on it ever since. On a lot of topics, I have to say that I agree with Brand’s frustration.…
PMO: Where Resigning Means You Were “Dismissed”
Nigel Wright has resigned as PM Harper's chief of staff. This is a real loss to the people & good government of Canada.— (@davidfrum) May 19, 2013 Nigel Wright has…
Oct. 28: Nothing much happened in the world…
An amusement park worker was arrested after three people were hospitalized in North Carolina. The lead iten is that a punk poet died A man was arreseted after a Brooklyn…
TD;CSR. OMG No Way!
2012 was a strong year for TD, despite ongoing economic challenges and market volatility. Our total adjusted earnings were more than $7 billion dollars — up more than $600 million,…
Ethiopia Opens Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
Ethiopia is looking to massively expand their energy infrastructure and renewable sustainable energy is a key part of their strategy. This is great to see new energy installations focus on…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, October 28, 2013
Your news links for today: $2 paper phone bill fee in CRTC crosshairs: Roseman (Toronto Star) CSE still operating embassy collection sites (Lux Ex Umbra) NSA ‘monitored 60m Spanish calls…
Is the big blue machine slowing down?
Stephen Harper has faced many a scandal before, and has weathered each one. In the lead up to the 2011 election, it seemed like something new popped up each day…
Dick Cheney (who someday will be charged with war crimes) Says Canada Is ‘Too Dangerous’ And Cancels Toronto Speaking Engagement ..
TORONTO — Former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney has cancelled an April appearance in Toronto citing concerns Canada is too dangerous.“He felt that in Canada the risk of violent protest was…