Friday night John Henry blogging
My earliest recollection of a song about John Henry and his hammer involved Harry Belafonte and Carnegie Hall. My father had the album. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a live performance…
2013
Nomination Meeting’s Dirty Laundry Continues to Cling to NDP
Why does the provincial NDP seem intent on tearing itself apart over the now-dated Adam Giambrone nomination meeting scandal? With 5 provincial by-elections in the rear-view mirror, and the NDP…
Are Canada’s climate laws a negotiating chip in TransCanada’s poker game
Friday, September 6, 2013 CBC is reporting that Prime Minister Harper has sent a letter to U.S. President Obama offering to commit to greenhouse gas regulations in return for the…
Friday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
Once again, the Saskatchewan Roughriders faced a significant challenge from a team at the bottom of the CFL’s standings in last weekend’s Labour Day Classic. But once again, the ‘Riders…
Harper’s New Enviro Plan: Show Me The Money
…or, more precisely, the cuts in Carbon Emissions. Simon Donner of UBC has it right: @tyler_bryant @StephenLeahy Right. Climate value of “trading” pipeline for GHG reduction elsewhere will depend on…
Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs urge Industry Minister to take action to fix our broken cell phone market
big3_appeal.png Leading innovators call for new measures to stop the Big Three from blocking mobile startups from reaching Canadians 9 SEPTEMBER, 2013 – A group of over 35 leading Canadian…
Stephen Hume on Grizzly trophy hunt
“Cheeky” the bear was killed by NHL player Clayton Stoner (from film “Bear Witness”) Read this sharp Stephen Hume polemic from the Aug. 5 Vancouver Sun against BC’s controversial grizzly…
Kingston forecast for Monday: 18, sunny and loud
On Monday we will be in Kingston for the third time this year to talk about issues at Providence Care – Mental Health. Last February we stood with staff and…
Harper’s Climate Concession: Canada Increasingly Desperate to Secure Keystone XL Approval
Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s hopes for the approval and construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will transport Alberta tar sands crude across the US to refineries and export facilities…
Tony Blair Never Met a Muslim Country He Didn’t Fancy Bombing
There’s something about a snort of Yank bum that Tony Blair finds irresistible. It was that addictive scent, after all, that made Blair a war criminal for illegally invading Iraq.…
CBC News: Canadians may soon see a fourth competitor in the wireless market
According to Industry Minister James Moore, Canadians may be surprised at the entrants who emerge in the fall auction of spectrum in Canada’s wireless market. Over 60,000 Canadians have demanded…
From Ontario to Oaxaca: How to kick a mining company out of your community
John Cutfeet travelled more than 4,000 kilometres — from one end of North America to the other — to attend the “Yes to life, no to mining!” event in the…
Private Hospitals in Specialty Clinic Clothing
The provincial government’s mid-summer announcement that regulations under the Independent Health Facilities (IHF) Act will be drafted to permit “specialty clinics” raises some serious concerns. Changes in the LHINS enabling…
Useful political lessons from Down Under
Say what you want about Kevin Rudd (and he’s not exceptionally progressive, from what I hear), but this is: 1. A great way to explain support for equal rights in…
Harper Drops His Drawers to Save Keystone
Steve Harper is so desperate to win Obama’s support for the Keystone XL bitumen pipeline that he’s willing to accept America’s demands for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the oil…
Al Qaeda linked rebels in Syria: Putin accuses Kerry of lying: Syrian rebel atrocities – NYT video footage
Islamist fighters in Syria: Beneath – al-Nusra Front fighters execute Syrian soldiers Given the military excesses the Assad regime has directed against its own people, genuine representatives of the Syrian…
When It Comes to Choppers, Once Again the Harper Government Can’t Tell Its Arse From Its Elbow
Back in the Mulroney days, then defence minister Kim Campbell opted to buy EH-101 super choppers to replace the Canadian navy’s fleet of aging Sea King helos. Since then we’ve…