Compare and contrast
Alice’s comparison between the federal Lib leadership race and that of Saskatchewan’s NDP is well worth a look. But let’s draw a somewhat more clear contrast between the depth of…
2013
Overheard Family Day musings
As Daughter One and Son Two tear up the slopes, I write in the insanely overcrowded ski “resort” cafeteria. And I eavesdrop. Based up the bits and pieces I have…
#skndpldr – Yorkton Debate Notes
While I’ve tried to stay as current as possible in discussing the Saskatchewan NDP leadership debates, there have been some limitations in my ability to do so based on both…
The Tortured Road to Energy Transition. Who Said It Was Going to Be Easy?
Decarbonizing our economies and our societies, breaking our dependency on fossil fuels, is going to be vastly harder than you may have imagined. The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk offers a sobering…
Prosperity Fund ignores coal, oil and climate change
Monday, February 18, 2013 In its Throne Speech (on Monday, February 12th, 2013), the BC government unveiled its promise for a Prosperity Fund – a fund that promises to channel…
We Need More Cell Phone Towers in South Cowichan, Or Do We ?
Richard Hughes-Political Commentator How many times have you tried to retreive a call while at Cobble Hill’s Valley View Shopping Centre and had it drop off? Other times the calls…
Lindsey wraps up the CRTC hearing on rules to protect cell phone users
It’s the end of a week of CRTC hearings, where a draft code of conduct to protect cell phone users was broken down, debated, and negotiated. Up for discussion were…
Photography at Syracuse University
This semester I’ve been doing a bit of learning outside of the program. This includes auditing a class in photography/videography with Professor Seth Gitner. Last semester I worked as a…
The Keystone Principle
This is a guest post by KC Golden, originally published on GripOnClimate.org The big President’s Day rally on the National Mall is more than a Keystone pipeline protest. It’s a…
Most Senates are Subordinate to Lower Houses
I can’t claim to have reviewed every one of the 60 odd national governments with Senates, but in my review of a large number I find that limitations similar to…
Recreating Eden 2013-02-18 13:36:00
It was cold again this morning–down near -16 C and not far from 0 F with a strong wind that made it seem even colder. Yet I saw some hardy…
Harper’s Religious Freedom Boondoggle
It’s probably no surprise that Sideshow Steve Harper, immersed in the magical thinking of fundamentalist evangelism, would say “screw austerity, let’s create an Office of Religious Freedom. Now, find me…
Saturday Photo: Green Houses on Cold Days
This is a picture of the Palm House at the Royal Gardens at Kew. It is a very lovely place, and the inspiration of glass houses all over the world.…
The Missing and Murdered, Willful Obliviousness, and "Everyday Life"
I happened to be in Ottawa last week. While I was there, I attended the now-annual action on February 14 on Parliament Hill remembering and calling for justice for the…
Canadian Senate Reformers Should Not Cite The Australian Senate
Advocates of Senate reform (particularly direct election of Canadian Senators) have taken to citing Australia’s Senate as evidence that elected and democratically legitimate Senates are compatible with well run societies…
Comrade Steve is a Real Bastard, Harper PMO Compared to KGB
Scientific research is supposed to be peer reviewed. For federal government scientists, however, their research is politically reviewed first to make sure it conforms to Comrade Harper’s rancid ideology. U…
Get ready for the return of sin taxes.
For weeks now, the provincial government has been warning us, in the most dire terms possible, that we’re in for a “tough budget” filled with “tough choices”, and a certain…
PRSA CHE (Higher Ed PR) Senior Summit
Every year, the Counselors to Higher Education (CHE) section of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) holds a Senior Summit where practitioners can learn hear from experienced executives on…
40,000 Strong at the Biggest Climate Rally the U.S. Has Ever Seen
Reblogged from Utopian Dreaming: Yesterday, Feb 17th, the largest climate protest in U.S. history descended upon Washington, D.C. An estimated 40,000 people gathered at Washington Monument and marched on the…