How Racing Cars Helps Babies
For the most part, Formula 1 is just entertainment, but every now and then something really nifty comes out of it. Using models and algorithms developed to monitor an F1…
2013
Britain Targets Arctic Fossil Fuels
Britain may not have a territorial interest in the Arctic but it wants a major piece of the polar oil and gas action. The government wants the UK to be…
Fracking protestors clash with police in New Bruswick
Two vehicles burn near a fracking protest in Rexton, N.B. (Courtesy of Gilles Boudreau) Read this breaking news story from CBC.ca on today’s clash between fracking protestors and police in…
Duffy Taking Medical Leave of Absence from the Senate
Tory senator and Harper appointee, Mike Duffy, is seeking treatment for angina. Your punchline here ____________.
Harper Is Choking Off Canadian Democracy
Never have Canadians been so cut off from their government and that’s just the way Harper Inc. likes it. Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault, has slammed government secrecy and warns that,…
Canada Could Have a Government Shut Down
I won’t lay odds on it, but this is entirely possible: Liberals/NDP/coalition wins the 2015 Federal Election Currently the Senate is 60 Conservative out of 105, plus 6 vacancies Harper…
Blaming the media is the number one whine conservatives prefer
They say that good taste is timeless. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than the lack of taste demonstrated on both sides of the border the last few days.…
Laraque Deserves the Green Party’s Continued Support, but should Step Aside for Good of the Party
The Green Party of Canada prides itself on doing politics differently. Often, that’s what sets us apart from the other old-line political parties, and our progressive approach to politics is…
We are being fracked and occupied by the Oil and Gas Industry!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Deep down a great many of us knew that this Enbridge pipeline would be jammed through come hell or high water. The hell and high water part…
Canada’s Trade Deficit with the EU Doubles
On last night’s Lang & O’Leary Exchange, I debunked the claim that the trade deal between Canada and the European Union (EU) will create 80,000 Canadian jobs. The conservative panelists…
THE Article – Full Interview
I was interviewed by Chris Parr for an article that appeared in the Times Higher Education supplement today (October 17). This is the full set of responses I sent for…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Your news links for today: Canadian Government Unveils Its Celebrations-First Agenda (Michael Geist) ITU report pours more fuel on telecom pricing fire (Peter Nowak) Right to slam talks secrecy (Stuff.co.nz)…
Rafe: Fix is in on Enbridge as Clark and Redford put on show
BC and Alberta Premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford (CP photo) I assure you that his will not take long. We’ve been screwed, blued and tattooed folks. You may have…
Fossil Fueler Calls "Bullshit" On Fossil Fuelers
Ian Dunlop knows a thing or two about the fossil fuel industry and he thinks we should all know what he knows. A former executive in Australia’s coal, oil and…
No Word on Sasquatch But They May Have the Yeti Figured Out
The abominable snowman? It seems the Yeti may be the descendant of a prehistoric bear. DNA testing of “Yeti” hair samples taken in the Himalayas reportedly came up with a…
Rick Mercer Headlines, His Latest Rant And The Canada-USA Women’s Hockey Brawl
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Well summer is indeed over but what a great fall we are having. Garlic to be planted, garden to be put to bed for the winter…
Wise Law Blog 2013-10-17 10:14:00
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 17, 2013: My Post Today @SlawTips: Building the Better Biography Online (For Lawyers) Ex-NHLer Georges Laraque…
New column day
Here, on how Michael Ignatieff’s empty vessel politics might become the norm if voters don’t respond with due skepticism to increasingly sophisticated vote-swaying tactics. For further reading…– The year’s two…
Oct. 17: You know it’s a slow day when…..
.. the big story, the page one, banner headline, is about a boy who once got lost in Moncton, and now, fifty years later, has come back for a visit.…