Fear is better than hope. Despair is better than optimism.
Some today are criticizing Justin Trudeau for appropriating Jack Layton’s last words in an election night speech. And indeed, I cringed watching the clip, but not for the reason most…
2013
MLA, Mayor turn up heat on Fraser River jet fuel, tanker plan
Fisheries expert Otto Langer and MLA Vicki Huntington take on Fraser River jet fuel plan (Brad Densmore) A group of BC politicians and community leaders held an emergency meeting yesterday…
thoughts on "the central park five": new york city, the central park jogger, and me
We’ve just seen “The Central Park Five,” the Ken Burns film about five young men of colour who were wrongfully arrested, indicted, and convicted of rape and attempted murder, and…
Firm with History of Spill Cover-Ups Hired to Clean Up North Dakota Oil Spill
Tesoro Logistics — the company whose pipeline spilled more than 800,000 gallons of fracked Bakken Shale oil in rural North Dakota in September — has hired infamous contractor Witt O’Brien’s…
OpenMedia.ca community member speaks out against Bell’s anti-competitive behaviour
OpenMedia.ca community member Ben Klass filed a complaint with the CRTC about Bell’s anti-competitive behaviour. From The Huffington Post Canada: Bell Mobility is facing a consumer complaint at the CRTC…
The New Yordim – Jews who are fleeing Israel for Europe and the U.S.
A different kind of exodus has been underway in Israel for a while. This time “the promised land” features destinations such as Berlin, London and New Jersey. Well educated Jews…
Lights from Space
Tragic fire from space. Check out Mars in great detail. – More link dumping: –Teach your kid how to share. An excellent list of free programs, and ones you cannot…
If This is Fact, We Need to Rethink Our Bitumen Policy, Pipelines Included.
Word is coming out of the discovery of a truly massive, shale oil field in Australia that’s expected to produce from 233 upwards to 400-billion barrels of crude oil. That’s…
How Harper can avoid turning a Budget Implementation Bill into a Duffy budget bill
On November 25th, I made the following submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding Bill C-4, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2, on behalf of…
Greenpeace Arctic 30 arrests yet another attack on enviros
Friends of the Earth-UK shows its solidarity with the Arctic 30 Early November marked the 18th anniversary of the tragic murder of outspoken writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and…
Margin of Error
They were up late counting the votes in Brandon-Souris Monday night. That, despite the fact that the final poll of the campaign showed the Liberals with a commanding 29-point lead.…
Nov. 27 DELAY
For a couple of weeks, my computer has been behaving oddly. And only when I am working on the blog. It constantly claims I am not connected to the web…
10 Hate is Better than Love By-Election Moments
As Liberal Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier said in 1918, love is better than hate. And as NDP leader Jack Layton very similarly wrote in his farwell letter nearly a…
Hope for Progressives Thanks to Seattle
Seattle voters have backed a proposition to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in and around the SeaTac Airport. They also elected the city’s first socialist, an Occupy…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Your news links for today: Bell Mobility Accused Of 800% Markup On Netflix In CRTC Complaint (Huffington Post) Instead of Rights, How About Access? (HowardForums) French telecom giant eyes entry…
What I Learned from the November 25th By-Elections
There are some lessons learned and some remembered after the Nov 25th, 2013 by-elections. An exciting time for the Liberal Party of Canada and Justin Trudeau. A less exciting time…
Credulity Strain Level: Expert
Just a quick post on something that’s occurred to me about the Senate/PMO implosion. Does anyone really believe that with RCMP indictments being handed out to everyone around him that…
Harper’s Credibility Gap
Stephen Harper has never been a man to admit a mistake. And now — confronted by the biggest mistake of his political career — he refuses to admit that the…
The NSA’s New Weapon – Porn
It’s a powerful weapon to use against Islamist extremists – details of their online porn browsing. The NSA has been collecting details about the online sexual activity of prominent Islamist…