DC’s problems are hardly just DC’s
Caught up in the ridiculous turmoil over the government shut down and debt limit, it is easy to pessimistically blame Washington, to blame the convoluted hyperpartisan machinations of the parties…
2013
Rape Culture- Men become men through violence against women.
I was surprised that The Toronto Star took on the topic of Rape Culture in a researched way. “Rape culture: What do Steubenville, Rehtaeh Parsons and frosh chants have in…
Hack Pundit of the Week: Jeffrey Simpson
Jeffrey Simpson is so knowledgeable, he doesn’t need to think Leave it to the senior senile sages of Globe and Mail to cough up columns that exist only in the…
3D Printing: The End of China’s Manufacturing Edge?
Mars probe component made by 3D printing That grim phalanx of leaders of the Chinese Communist Party must be poring over research papers prepared for them, wondering how soon 3D…
In Sunday’s Sun: running on empty
As in Monday’s Hill Times column, here.
Deep thought
In times like these, it’s vitally important that we not connect dots like “oil”, “rail”, “deregulation”, “explosion” and “disaster”. Because otherwise, people might start demanding that our corporate reduce the…
You Don’t Deserve to be Misled: City Reserves
Some very bad, intentional, misinformation is being circulated today by email and on Facebook, about how the city manages it's savings accounts, otherwise known as reserves. "Reserves" are a fancy…
You Don’t Deserve to be Misled: City Reserves
Some very bad, intentional, misinformation is being circulated today by email and on Facebook, about how the city manages it’s savings accounts, otherwise known as reserves. “Reserves” are a fancy…
You Don’t Deserve to be Misled: City Reserves
Some very bad, intentional, misinformation is being circulated today by email and on Facebook, about how the city manages it's savings accounts, otherwise known as reserves. "Reserves" are a fancy…
You Don’t Deserve to be Misled: City Reserves
Some very bad, intentional, misinformation is being circulated today by email and on Facebook, about how the city manages it’s savings accounts, otherwise known as reserves. “Reserves” are a fancy…
Explosion, flames as CN oil train derails in Alberta
Alberta firefighters on the scene of a burning oil train wreck (Dan Reidlhuber/Reuters) GAINFORD, Alta. – Firefighters who were battling a major blaze Saturday after a CN tanker train derailed…
A quick look at the Ward 5 candidates.
I’m sure regular readers of this blog (assuming such a creature exists) are looking to me for guidance about how to cast their vote on Monday. I am far too…
Austerity protests draw tens of thousands in Italy, Portugal | News | DW.DE | 19.10.2013
Austerity protests draw tens of thousands in Italy, Portugal | News | DW.DE | 19.10.2013. Police detained several people during the protest in Rome after about 100 people threw rocks,…
From Elizabeth May To Canadians, A Green Speech From The Throne
Elizabeth May, the MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and leader of the Green Party of Canada, offers Canadians her own version of the Speech from the Throne. The post From Elizabeth…
Greatest quote of 2013
“Maybe his girlfriend knew more tricks than a monkey on a flagpole.”
‘Trade Deal’ Sure Isn’t the “New Deal”
5 ways the Canada-EU trade deal will impact Canadians By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Oct 18, 2013 9:16 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 19, 2013 8:03 AM ET I…
Free trade ideology much ado about nothing
The idea that free trade deals create wealth and jobs is a fallacy according to Paul Krugman. Who is he? A “leftist” columnist for the New York Times? No, actually…
Railcars and Oil Are a Deadly Mix
‘Geriatric Joe’ Oliver thinks trains daily shuttling a million barrels of Athabasca dilbit to the B.C. coast is a dandy idea. Oh, sure, he’s heard about some dustup in Lac…