In Sunday’s Sun: it isn’t sex – it’s bought rape
It isn’t the world’s oldest profession. The world’s oldest profession is apathy. Those who, when confronted with wrongdoing or injustice or abuse – and prostitution can be any one of…
January 2014
Neo-Nazi banker’s lies follow him to the grave
The squabble over the deceased Nazi’s possessions comes as no surprise to lawyer and commentator Warren Kinsella, a QMI Agency columnist who’s written books about Canada’s far right. He said…
Harper guts more fish protections: NEB takes over habitat along pipelines
It’s the latest in a long line of efforts by the Harper Government to dismantle Canada’s environmental laws in order to facilitate energy development. In a memorandum of understanding between…
Saturday Photo: Full Moon in July
This week there will be a full moon, but the weather forecast suggests that we won’t be able to see it here. So here’s flashback to a summer full moon…
Governor unveils new plan for $65 Billion Alaska gas pipeline
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, circa 1976 by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska – Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday announced a new way forward on a long-hoped-for…
CAPP has Canada by the balls
Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power. – Benito Mussolini The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers seems to be making…
Shawnigan’s Director Fraser Takes His Taxpayer’s and The CVRD For A Ride!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to recognize the superior performance turned in by Shawnigan’s CVRD Director Bruce Fraser. Doctor Director, as he is often called by…
Silence of the labs
The CBC’s Fifth estate devotes 1 hour to exploring the sorry state of federal science in Canada. The link above takes you to CBC’s official page which might not work…
On consistent preferences
Stephen Gordon (among others) took the time to point out that Jim Flaherty’s attacks on the Bank of Canada are both unwise in general, and wrong in terms of economic…
Jan. 11: Thank you to a reader who sent me….
….an announcement by Reuters, made on January 8. The five oil cars and four propane cars that went off the rails were carrying oil and propane at the request of…
The Radical Left in Europe: An Outline – Transform Network
http://transform-network.net/en/journal/issue-132013/news/detail/Journal/the-radical-left-in-europe-an-outline.html Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Socialism, the Left
On the New Math
Elizabeth Renzetti has a funny and somewhat insightful article in the Globe & Mail today about our obsession with math. In a nutshell, we’re equating math with jobs. She says,…
Coal Chemicals Taint Water Supply of 300,000 In West Virginia, Hundreds Sickened
Early Thursday, a chemical spill along West Virginia’s Elk River contaminated the tap water of as many as 300,000 West Virginia residents across nine West Virginia counties. The chemical spill…
The Caregiver Benefits of Silence and Solitude
This morning, I have no intention of getting dressed. I have a cold and sore throat, but I’m not complaining, because I’m tucked up in a cosy robe, reading in…
The Toronto Star’s mistake: talk minus action equals zero
This is a mistake. Possibly a big one. It is not a mistake for the reason expressed in Peter Kent’s (ALL CAPS!) reply – although he has a bit of…
How Does The Progressive World Respond To This?
I sometimes wonder about whether the term progressive calls up some kind of a stereotype. When people think of progressives, do they have a picture which I would consider reasonably…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – In keeping with the theme of this week’s column, the Star-Phoenix questions the Wall government’s choice to neglect existing school infrastructure. And Lana…
Train Carrying Oil Derails, Catches Fire in New Brunswick, Canada
Too many train derailments carrying crude oil. This time in New Brunswick. Luckily it happened in a non-populated area and nearby community Plaster Rock was evacuated. There seems to be…
If you believe in true, can you sell bitumen?
A news story yesterday told us that an international public relations firm has won the first stage of what will be a $22 million contract to promote the output of…
Unadulterated Stupidity
In the wake of yesterday’s news that Canada lost 46,000 jobs in December, it’s instructive to consider what Henry Ford did one hundred years ago. He raised his worker’s wage…