let them stay week day 3: email or call minister chris alexander
Today is a very important day in Let Them Stay Week 2014. Today we flood some inboxes! If you support US war resisters in Canada, please take a moment to…
January 2014
Jan. 14: a flurry of snow…..
NewsToday has two, big stories on oil train derailments – and put together, they add up to zero. In the case of Plaster Rock, the Federal Transportation Safety Board says…
"in the midst of madness, one soldier has refused to participate": let them stay week, revolutionary thought of the day, and other coincidences
Don’t you love it when everything comes together? It’s Let Them Stay Week 2014, I’m thinking about the US war resisters in Canada, and about war resistance in general. And…
Sorry, Tony. Ask the Pros. Australia Sucks and So Do You.
Professional tennis players aren’t real happy with Australia. In particular, they’re pretty angry at having to play the Australian Open as temperatures reached 42C. From BBC Sports: Canada’s Frank Dancevic…
Harper Admits Canada’s Carbon Emissions Will Soar. Say Goodbye to the 22nd Century. Say Hello to Canada’s Orwellian Nightmare.
It doesn’t make any difference how many Ontario coal power plants are closed, the Athabasca Tar Sands will send Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions through the roof. Canada’s carbon emissions will…
Who Says There’s No Scientific Consensus?
Apparently just 1 in 9,136 isn’t enough for some people. Here’s a chart filched from Grist based on peer-reviewed climate articles from November, 2012 to December, 2013. Geochemist James Powell…
You Don’t Boycott Israel Because It’s Syria
You boycott Israel because it’s supposed to be one of us, a modern liberal democracy with respect for human and political rights. We expect certain conduct from our friends that…
America’s Increasingly Soggy East Coast
From Maine to south Florida, America’s eastern seaboard is heavily populated and has been for generations. Unfortunately, many of its residents are in a losing battle with nature. The New…
David Soknacki’s Modest Proposal
Mayoral candidate David Soknacki announces if elected he’d kill Scarborough subway and instead revert to LRT pic.twitter.com/8KEnuxLzQ7— Natalie Johnson (@NatalieCTV) January 14, 2014 I’m one of the many, many Scarberians…
Harper: The Working Class Can Kiss My….
Minimum wage in Canada: One woman’s story No fancy meals and no vacations: ‘I am working poor’ CBC News Posted: Jan 14, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 14,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Your news links for today: Wind Mobile pulls out of wireless auction (Globe and Mail) With Wind done, so are Ottawa’s wireless hopes (WordsByNowak) Time for a New Plan: With…
This company could start using its power as an ISP to stifle choice
Is this big telecom company trying to block the growth of a service more and more Canadians are enjoying? As more Canadians cut the cord, the idea that your Internet…
Inequality For All
I am a big fan of the documentary. Unlike the products of years gone by, today’s films are engaging and provocative, frequently providing us with a window to a world…
Neil Young Calls Out Stephen Harper on Tar Sands
Stephen Harper is an international embarrassment for his unconditional hawking of the tar sands, disregarding the rights of First Nations, and ignoring the negative environmental effects. On the latter, we…
Brands, Buzz & Going Viral
My third book for Municipal World, Brands, Buzz & Going Viral, has just been published as part of the Municipal Information Series. I received my author’s copies yesterday. I am…
In One year, Rooftop Solar Power Doubled in California
In one year California was able to increase power output from solar panels installed on roofs from 1,000 MW to over 2,000 MW. This is impressive and hopefully this trend…
Army ant commander promises discipline against media leaks
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/army-commander-promises-discipline-against-media-leaks-1.2495204
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, January 14, 2014: Secretive Apple Squirms in Gaze of court-appointed U.S. Monitor – NYTimes Public hearings set…
LHINs — Opening up the “integration” process
The Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) were supposed to bring health service decision-making much closer to the communities. At the core of that decision-making is the integration process. As we…