An Eco-Conservative?
Conservative MP Peter Braid, my MP, broke ranks and admitted that this weather we’re having here and elsewhere is definitely linked to climate change. Is this another sign the party…
January 2014
Blevkog 2014-01-07 15:11:56
photo credit to Johnny Ward of One Step Forward blog and yes, it was as cold there as it looks. I love winter. I enjoy the cold and the wind.…
When You Elect a Lunatic Prime Minister
Stephen Harper’s new BFF, Australian prime minister and fellow climate change denialist, Tony Abbott has wasted no time in dismantling his country’s climate change apparatus and policies. He’s done this…
Ontario Family Law: What is Property ?
What is “property” and “net family property” under Ontario’s Family Law Act?When completing a financial statement in an Ontario Family Law matter, all property owned by the spouse must be…
Behind the scenes with OpenMedia McGill
Our work at OpenMedia.ca would not be possible without the hard, behind-the-scenes work of our awesome volunteers. Our small team are enormously grateful for all that they do. In this…
Canada must help U.S. pay to contain Asian carp
Canada has an obligation to help the United States pay for physically separating Lake Michigan and the entire Great Lakes basin from the Mississippi River watershed to contain the spread…
Remember This, Next Time You Put Out the Trash
A sobering insight courtesy of Skeptical Science. While attending the recent AGU conference, some of us were struck by a statistic presented by Professor Richard Alley: On average, a person’s…
Progress Or Politics?
If you start the following video at about the 5:30 mark, you will hear a surprising answer from Conservative MP Braid Braid when asked by Evan Solomon if the Harper…
Stephen Harper and climate demonstrator
Will Harper do anything about climate change? I have my serious doubts. He is an oil salesman. He works for oil companies,rich people and corporations. Picture:
It’s Just Physics, That’s All
Did we really think we could warm the Arctic twice as much as the rest of the planet and not be directly affected ourselves? Did we really think that the…
National Post: Christine Dobby looks back at Canada’s telecom war of 2013
The National Post’s Christine Dobby looks back at Big Telecom’s efforts last year to limit your telecom choice. We know Big Telecom are gearing up for a huge fight in…
January 7: Step down, Rob Ford..
….New Brunswick has its own clown-mayor. Two years ago, mayor Woodside of Fredericton expelled Occupy protesters from their demonstration site. Then he ordered the site demolished. But there was one,…
Former Tory minister on the hot seat over Antbridge lobbying gig
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/politics/inside-politics-blog/2014/01/former-minister-turned-spy-oversignt-chair-faces-questions-over-enbridge-lobbying-gig.html
We’re All At Risk When We Become Hiveminded.
In a recent opinion piece in Harper’s magazine, Thomas Frank explained how the dangers of the hivemind in which we adopt an increasingly narrow, self-reinforcing conventional wisdom. It renders us…
The Middle East Stood on Its Head
Who would have imagined that the United States and Iran would find common cause so abruptly after decades of estrangement? It seems to be a “my enemy’s enemy” sort of…
Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy
Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy (via Raw Story ) The world faces two potentially existential threats, according to the linguist and political philosopher…
Teacher Blogging Challenge Meme
I had a neighbour question my blogging habits. I told him I love to get my thoughts down in writing. He scoffed, “But why put it out there for others…
Right, Right, you’re bloody well Right…
Former Tory minister on the hot seat over Enbridge lobbying gig by Kady O’Malley Posted: January 7, 2014 9:00 AM Last Updated: January 7, 2014 8:58 AM CBC online I…
The Cons have no shame
They are actually high jacking the announcement of the Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team and are making it a political moment. Un-freaking believable. Is there no depth that they won’t…
Wise Law Blog 2014-01-07 11:12:00
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, January 7, 2014: Reprisal – terminating for harassment complaints – Lexology Pot-smoking Mountie to plead not guilty…