Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Bob Hepburn writes that more Canadians approve of the idea of a guaranteed annual income than oppose it – even as the concept…
2013
Staples @ 50: Duncan Cameron
We are nearing the end of our series of special commentaries celebrating the 50th anniversay of the 1963 publication of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Growth.”…
Mr. Harper And The Pope
Conservatives are not happy with Pope Francis. He has attacked their rosetta stone. And he’s pulling no punches: “The danger in today’s world,” he says, “pervaded as it is by…
A Lesson In Humility For The Good Lord?
While I readily admit to not having wasted my time watching Conrad Black’s interview with Toronto’s pretend-mayor, I did take special delight in the dressing-down he received at the hands…
Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Buys Fracking Wells In Ohio’s Utica Shale
Former Chesapeake Energy CEO and Founder Aubrey McClendon is back in the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) game in Ohio’s Utica Shale in a big way, receiving a permit to frack five…
Classics of Literature — Ender’s Game
This is a fun and page-turning read about eugenics, institutionalized child abuse, and genocide. Humanity is at war with a distance race of aliens (called “Buggers”) and for some reason,…
Tubby Van Loan and the Collapse of the Con Regime
It couldn't have been a more surrealistic sight. The absurd Con House Leader Peter "Tubby" Van Loan, standing behind an absurd sign, declaring absurdly that the fall session of Parliament…
Strummerfest 2013 – tonight in K-W!
SFH and a ton of other bands – plus our newest members, Steve Deceive and Royal Niblit!
Friday Foursome #nlpoli
1. Nova Scotian customers protected; this province not. (Telegram, December 11, 2013) by Ron Penney and David Vardy The UARB has been empowered to protect the interests of consumers against…
Bank of Canada’s new strategy? "honesty", apparently
Haha, oh boy. You can not make this stuff up folks. You cannot! In a speech in Montreal, he said the central bank was more worried about downside risks to…
The Assault On Organized Labour In Canada
In Alberta, the Redford Government just passed one of the most offensive and blatant attacks on labour that we have ever seen. It is uniquely focused on the civil service…
Graphics, Maps, and the Colourblind
One concern of mine, always in the back of my head, is it the things I do are accessible. I make a lot of maps; that’s kind of “Teddy’s Thing”…
Rob Ford: The Day the Bully Met his Match
Hallelujah !!! We have our David Daniel. Somebody has finally stood up to the ghastly Con Goliath Rob Ford. Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale has served Mayor Rob Ford with…
Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the…
Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the creators psychic or merely wishful? We’ll find out in 2014.
Dec. 13: This is actually being written on the evening of Dec. 12 because…
…Dec. 13 is the day I see the doctor to determine whether it’s time to alert all the used body parts dealers that there’s a big sale coming – and…
Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Approves Startup of Keystone XL Southern Half
DeSmogBlog has learned that TransCanada cleared the final hurdle for the southern half of its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, receiving a green light last week from the Pipeline and…
CRTC to investigate Big Telecom blocking Canadians’ access to affordable wireless options
JUST OUT: The CRTC will investigate whether Big Telecom is blocking Canadians’ access to affordable wireless options. Industry Minister Moore: It’s time to rein these telecom gatekeepers in: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers Article…
Eyes still on the issues
Thanks for the good wishes these past few days. Surgery on my left eye went well and the doctor’s follow-up exam indicated a good result. In fact, within 24 hours…