Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feisty cats.
January 2014
Jim Coutts
When I was I shit-disturbing Young Liberal – before I became a shit-disturbing Old Liberal – I was on the Carleton U. Grit club executive. I decided to stir things…
A 50-State Sweep
Now this is one for the books. All 50-American States – Hawaii, Florida and California included – recorded below freezing temperatures today. Hawaii, California and Florida, states that normally bask…
Five Feet of Something
She still have that drug and booze problem? Shame.
60 Minutes charged with hit job on cleantech
Read this Jan 6 story from the Huffington Post on the backlash generated by a recent 60 Minutes exposé titled “Cleantech Crash”. A recent “60 Minutes” segment is drawing sharp…
In BC, fracking happens closer to schools, homes
This school playground in Farmington, BC, sits a few hundred meters from a sour gas well (Damien Gillis) Read this December 29 Vancouver Sun story from Stephen Hume on the…
Twenty years since NAFTA: Mexico could have done worse, but it’s not clear how
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Mark Weisbrot It was 20 years ago that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico was implemented.…
Out of the darkness, the light
Nelson Mandela, who died last month at age 95, was sentenced to life in prison in 1962 because he fought for justice, equality and democracy. He was finally released 27…
Australians to Canadians: Beware TPP economic fallout
Over 125,000 people – including tens of thousands of Canadians – have now spoken out about the damaging Internet censorship proposals in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). We know from leaked…
The Good Enough Mother/Daughter/Caregiver
Dr. Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) was a British pediatrician and psychoanalyst who developed the theory of the “good enough mother” – a theory that, in my opinion, is highly relevant to…
Left needs soul searching
“We hunger for communities of meaning that can transcend the individualism and selfishness that we see around us and
Harper Invitation Only Meeting In Mill Bay Met With Significant Opposition
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Word of PM Stephen Harper speaking at a ‘Invitation Only’ meeting at Brentwood College in Mill Bay travelled quickly throughout the Cowichan Valley. Up to 200 protesters…
A religion disparaged by empire
The lwa sits in the corner on a wooden chair, holding a crutch in his hand. A respected general, Jal Bizango needs the crutch because his right leg has been…
Driftpile First Nation To Enbridge: Who? Us?
Phony signatures on Enbridge’s list of First Nations who’ve expressed support for the Northern Gateway pipeline? The Driftpile First Nation is on the list, though they’ve gone to extensive lengths…
Why Has Stephen Harper Not Fired Chuck Strahl?
It's been more than two days since we found out that Chuck Strahl, Canada's spy watchdog, is moonlighting as a lobbyist for Enbridge.And by so doing has erased the boundaries…
Greatest band name of all time
Tweeted by Tim LeMule. It’s for real. Forerunner of Shit From Hell?
Days Before Casselton Oil Train Explosion, Obama Signed Bill Hastening Fracking Permits on ND Public Lands
On December 20, both chambers of the U.S. Congress passed a little-noticed bill to expedite permitting for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on public lands in the Bakken Shale basin, located predominantly…
Lubicon Lake Nation appeals injunction over oil fracking blockade
Photo: Lubicon Lake Nation CALGARY – A First Nation is appealing a court injunction against a blockade of an energy company’s drilling site in northern Alberta. The Lubicon Lake Nation…
I Am Weak
Already, I am breaking my New Year’s resolution not to mock unhinged televangelists. Pat Roberston, as usual, provided a temptation I could not withstand: Recommend this Post
New trial ordered where trial judge took into account in assessing credibility that a Muslim chose to affirm and not swear
R v TRJ 2013 BCCA 449. As a practical matter delving into why someone swears or affirms is NEVER prudent.