Observations through thick and thin…..
I have said it before. I am a walkin’ talkin’ eating disorder. I started purging and crash dieting at the age of 12. Fast forward a few years, and I…
2013
Wherein Mike Duffy Drops Stephen Harper Straight Into the Sewer
Senator Mike Duffy says Stephen Harper is an outright liar. Duffy told his fellow senators that it was Stephen Harper’s decision that he repay his housing allowance payments at a…
Amnesty International calls US drone strikes in Pakistan “war crimes”
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says some of the unlawful killings executed by US drone strikes in Pakistan “could even amount to war crimes”. The post Amnesty International calls US…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Hugh Grant
As part of our continuing series of special commentaries marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Development,” we present the…
Cohen Commission on salmon: a year later and nothing from DFO
Alexandra Morton with yellow salmon on Mountain Bar, Fraser River (Morton facebook page – Oct. 5) You may have thought the Cohen report on collapsing Fraser River sockeye was a…
Stephen Harper …. The MOST CORRUPT Prime Minister In The History Of Canada!
I will have the transcript of Mike Duffy’s address to the Senate as soon as possible …. (history is being made in Canada today). MORE .. ‘Just the three of…
Civil Liberties Group Sues Spy Agency Over Illegal Spying On Canadians
The BC Civil Liberties Association has filed a lawsuit against Canadian spy agency ASEC, claims its surveillance of Canadians is unconstitutional. The post Civil Liberties Group Sues Spy Agency Over…
Pipeline Expert: Over 90% Probability of Line 9 Rupture with Tar Sands Dilbit
The international pipeline safety expert who last August described Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline as “high risk for a rupture” now says the probability of Line 9 rupturing is “over 90%.”…
Progressive Alberta
Seemingly in defiance of Alberta’s reputation as a very conservative province, voters in Calgary and Edmonton both elected young, progressive mayors yesterday. Calgary elected the 41-year old Naheed Nenshi for…
Congratulations to Nancy "Impolitical" Leblanc
The rumors are true, Nancy Leblanc is running for the Ontario Liberals in Parkdale-High Park. I wish Nancy the best of luck in this new adventure, she will be an…
Congratulations to Nancy "Impolitical" Leblanc
The rumors are true, Nancy Leblanc is running for the Ontario Liberals in Parkdale-High Park. I wish Nancy the best of luck in this new adventure, she will be an…
Congratulations to Nancy "Impolitical" Leblanc
The rumors are true, Nancy Leblanc is running for the Ontario Liberals in Parkdale-High Park. I wish Nancy the best of luck in this new adventure, she will be an…
Congratulations to Nancy "Impolitical" Leblanc
The rumors are true, Nancy Leblanc is running for the Ontario Liberals in Parkdale-High Park. I wish Nancy the best of luck in this new adventure, she will be an…
Residents remain out of homes after CN oil train derailment
Alberta firefighters on the scene of a burning oil train wreck (Dan Reidlhuber/Reuters) STONY PLAIN, Alta. – Residents of a tiny Alberta community near the site of a train derailment…
In Texas, Lethal Injection is Just One Way of Killing Inmates.
Texas is tough on crime. The state executes as many inmates as the rest of the U.S. states combined. And, in addition to those it fills full of lethal chemicals,…
Risks to Democracy from Harper’s Pipeline Agenda (Vancouver – Oct.22)
Townhall Meeting: Risks to Democracy from Harper’s Pipeline Agenda ForestEthics Advocacy is hosting a forum in Vancouver tonight (7 PM – Marpole Place Neighborhood House) to discuss what Tar Sands…
NB group questions RCMP tactics in breaking up fracking protest
MONCTON, N.B. – A group opposed to shale gas development in New Brunswick is raising questions about the RCMP’s enforcement of an injunction against protesters last week in the province.…
If You Thought Ted Cruz was Batshit Crazy, He Came By It Honestly Enough.
It’s the old adage about how the apple never falls far from the tree. In this case Ted Cruz, the guy who tried to bring down the United States government,…
Pat Robertson Rarely Disappoints
Whenever I want a little theatre of the absurd, I turn to Pat Robertson. He rarely disappoints: Recommend this Post