Garth Turner finally admits he was wrong about real estate….
There are a couple of old bromides that circle around the investment community. One is 'even a broken watch is right twice a day', the other is 'even a blind…
2013
Garth Turner finally admits he was wrong about real estate….
There are a couple of old bromides that circle around the investment community. One is ‘even a broken watch is right twice a day‘, the other is ‘even a blind…
Should water managers put their head in the sand about climate change, or not?
Friday, October 11, 2013 Recently West Coast Staff Lawyer, Deborah Carlson, spoke to the Climate Change Committee of the BC Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) about whether local governments and…
Over 20,600 Barrels of Fracked Oil Spill in North Dakota, Public In Dark For Days Due to Government Shutdown
Over 20,600 barrels of oil fracked from the Bakken Shale has spilled from a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in Tioga, North Dakota in one of the biggest onshore oil spills in…
Ontario Liberals gut environmental protections for Ring of Fire
Ontario Legislature TORONTO – Ontario’s governing Liberals have “snuck in” changes that are dismantling environmental protections and could have “disastrous results” for the province, environmental commissioner Gord Miller said Thursday.…
Ontario cycling strategy needs more than ‘vision’
Critical Mass in Toronto (Flickr photo by CG Cunningham) Two decades was a long time for cycling advocates in the province to wait for an overhaul of the Ontario Cycling…
Video: Speak Up For Democracy
October 8, 2013 – Green Party leader Elizabeth May, speaking at the Speak Up For Democracy Town Hall Meeting in Winnipeg. Photo: Paul S. Graham Canadian democracy ain’t what it…
Another director departs the Public Affairs Bureau
TweetReliable sources have informed this blogger that Tracy Balash has left her position as the acting managing director of the Public Affairs Bureau, the Government of Alberta’s communications-wing. Sources says…
Malaysian LNG Promise Is Actually A Massive BC Giveaway
There was a curious interchange heard during ‘Debates on Budget Estimates’ last May. BC Energy Minister Rich Coleman explained to BC NDP Energy Critic John Horgan that he could not…
Some more Ontario Liberal stuff I cringe at
Stuff like this is why, even though I like Kathleen Wynne, I’m not exactly running to renew my OLP membership card: Premier Kathleen Wynne is “deliberately dismantling” protections for everything…
Aggregate Curate
I just found a bookmarklet that will allow posting from Safari desktop and mobile, to your Flipboard magazine – if you have one – on your iPad. Here’s the URL…
october 10: world day against the death penalty
Al Jazeera Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty. Al Jazeera has a fascinating infographic about the use of the death penalty worldwide, as far as can be known…
Edmonton election Substance and Style #2
TweetHaving focused on Edmonton’s mayoral contest in last week’s edition, I decided that this week’s ‘Substance and Style’ review should focus on the City Council and School Board campaigns across…
Simple pleasures and the greatest of treasures
Ok, it’s that time. Time to put down the pen, or in this case, the keyboard; start cooking dinner – very slowly, for maximum flavour – and cut the grass…
The NDP’s Harper-like Foreign Policy
Is the NDP the solution or part of the problem for those us who promote a Canadian foreign policy that favours ordinary people around the world? While pushing arms control…
Huffington Post, MSNBC tear into Paul Krugman
I don’t know what bee flew up Arianna Huffington’s bum but she’s featuring a 3-part smear column from disgraced Niall Ferguson on New York Times’ Paul Krugman. Meanwhile, the morning…
Crossett: Why the Government Shutdown Is A Matter of Life and Death for Polluted Communities
With no end in sight to the GOP war on democracy, shutdown edition, all “nonessential workers” are off the job of protecting the American public. This includes ninety-four percent of…
The latest from Mr. Bourrie
—— Forwarded Message From: Mark Bourrie Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:03:58 -0400 To: Warren Kinsella Subject: Criminal libel If you do not remove the defamatory material about me from…