A message to grassroots supporters of the Harper Conservatives…
A message to grassroots supporters of the Harper Conservatives (and those who are on the fence): When the Harper Cons lie, cheat, steal and commit fraud, they are doing it…
2013
Bearing Witness: From Vesuvius to Climate Change
Pliny the Elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger both bared witness to the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24th, 79 CE. Their writings on the subject are…
Canada’s tar sands are the fifth largest climate threat in the world
By Greenpeace International | Jan. 22, 2013: TORONTO – Canada’s tar sands ranked fifth of the 14 largest carbon intensive projects in the world, according to a new report from…
Strange Claims from the Globe on Family Policy
Doug Saunders, reporting on a German family policy study, concludes his article with a couple very strange claims: This (debate about the ineffectiveness of family policy) is all a tortured…
Media should re-think term "openly gay", perhaps use the term "out" to describe Kathleen Wynne…
When Kathleen Wynne won the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in late January, it was historic. Not only would Ontario have its first female premier, Canada would also have…
Special message to state broadcaster Sun Media & Brian Lilley: Evangelicals and Catholics are not the same…
Canada’s state broadcaster Sun Media has been going to bat for the Conservative Party this week against their political enemies. Conservative Party spokesman Brian Lilley has been obsessively attacking NDP…
Specific policies mentioned in the Toronto Liberal Leadership Debate
In keeping with my goal of policy centric coverage of the Leadership contest, this post contains largely a list of various policies mentioned by the respective Candidates at the Toronto…
5641…Queen’s Jubilee Medals Fuss
I have one. I am not giving it back. In fact I think it is pretty cool and I am going to frame it. Yeah I know Maude Barlow, who…
Industry Funded Front Group Attacks Government Estimates Of Oil Drilling Revenues
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report detailing the many ways in which expanded oil exploration and drilling in federally protected areas would not yield an overall economic…
5640…Culling The Herd Costs Beer Store Bucks
The National Post tells all that an unnamed man working for “…Brake Mobile Wash, a contractor charged with washing Beer Store delivery trucks.” was washing the outside of said trucks…
De-Apple Your iPhone
Apple is infamous for making hardware that only they can easily support or provide accessories and repairs for. This irritates long-standing Apple customers who’ve bought into the latest round of…
Feb.16: They must think we’re……
….really stupid. Front page – Craig Leonard, our minister of energy, has announced the new, shale gas rules; and he says they’re strong. Well, yeah, I wasn’t expecting him to…
CVRD Director Loren Duncan Lives On The River
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There has been controversy over Cowichan Lake and River water levels, use and impacts for many decades and many of us including myself do not have a…
Senator Assange
Julian Assange is running for Australian senator for the Wikileaks Party. Assange is still holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in the UK, but Australian law allows non-residents to run…
Oil Aboard! Tar Sands Industry Eyes Nexen Rail Alternative to Stalled Pipelines
Facing enormous opposition to the proposed Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines, Canada’s tar sands industry is taking to the tracks to get its sticky bitumen to China. Canadian and…
The Raising of Jairus’ Daughter
From 1878. When I saw this today, in Montreal, I was amazed. Can anyone say how Max communicated that the girl had been among the dead?
Vancouver Sun Letter
Please see today’s Vancouver Sun — or click here — for my latest letter to the editor. This one is about BC Premier Christy Clark’s efforts to raise government revenue…
One Of These People Is NOT Running For LPoC Leadership
But should I be? Everyone else is, and I’m starting to feel a little weird that I’m not.