A tale of two crises #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale did two major interviews on the first working day since the start of the Nalcor generation crisis. One was with registered Nalcor lobbyist Tim Powers (# 777504-14002) who…
January 2014
The Real Reason We Need to Get Rid of Corporate Media
Goodbye. While I’m also sad that the Kamloops Daily News is closing, I think Warren Kinsella is over-simplifying a few things with respect to how the media climate will be…
I’m Afraid
I’m worried that, over the next ten years, twenty almost certainly, we will discover just how resilient or fragile our society is in the face of climate change impacts. How…
Yesterday’s Climate Justice Protest #SpinAlert
Sean Devlin, of ShitHarperDid.ca, had the temerity to interact with our employee, Mr. Stephen Harper. Yesterday, we saw a new level of action against climate destruction policy. In the style…
They Just Don’t Give A Damn: 2007 Adult Autism Care and Treatment In New Brunswick Was Abysmal – 2014 Nothing Has Changed, Still Abysmal
Following this comment is a re-posting of a comment I posted on this site 7 years ago in 2007 about the abysmal state of autism youth and adult residential care…
Fear & Loathing in Calgary Signal Hill: rumble on the right breaks out in Calgary
Your blogger in 2011 with Ron Liepert, Alberta’s former Worst Provincial Cabinet Minister. Below: Calgary West Member of Parliament Rob Anders, Canada’s worst MP, with his friend and supporter, Prime…
ConservAntive MP says extreme weather & climate change linked
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/conservative-mp-peter-braid-says-extreme-weather-and-climate-change-linked-1.2486494?cmp=rss
Here Comes Steve! Harper at Brentwood College-Mill Bay Noon-1PM
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that PM Stephen Harper is visiting BC this week and will grace our Island tomorrow January 7th. A protest has been planned by ‘Cowichan Carbon…
Ron Liepert versus Rob Anders: the next PC-Wildrose proxy war?
TweetWill former provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert make the jump into federal politics? With the launch of the TimeToDoBetter.ca website today, rumours began to spread that the former two-term Calgary-West…
Jan 6 with Ian Jessop, CFAX 1070
Gadget Google – Lecteur multimédia de Google – http://www.liens-du-vin.ch/google-audio_player-script.htm
Growing Pains: The Prospects of Peace and Escalation in Syria
By: Nazayh Zanidean, Special to Canadian Trends As the Geneva II peace talks for figuring out a political solution to the Syrian conflict inch closer and closer, it’s starting to…
In Tuesday’s Sun: my 2014 political wish list
It’s not often that a Conservative provides me with inspiration. But it’s a shiny new year and I am uncharacteristically full of political hope and optimism. Begone, nattering nabobs of…
Cynthia Koenig’s Invention Reshapes the Lives of Millions of Women and Girls
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I came across this live saving invention while browsing through Facebook. It is brilliant and will make a significant and beneficial change in the lives of millions…
CTV: Ottawa pushes for more competition in the telecom industry
Thanks to your collective voices, the government began to send a strong message in support of authentic choice in Canada’s telecom market in 2013. This year, it’s time for our…
Riding profile: Cumberland-Prescott from The Best Laid Plans (and some lamenting on an opportunity for breaking down the two solitudes
Note: I’ve never read the book and am judging all this on one episode of the show and some conversations with friends who have read the book, but considering this…
Wow, is Gwyn ever going to catch shit for this one
“A good case can be made that the best result for Canadians and for Canada in the election due in 2015 would be the re-election of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.”…
The Gospel of Malcom: Sowing Seeds of Change without Seeming to
It took me a while to figure out where Malcolm Gladwell’s new book David and Goliath fits into the brilliant populizer’s world view. The book documents through the stories of…
Happy New Year! Bonne Année!
Brian wishes you and your family a very Happy New Year. I’m Brian’s assistant Tim with the first campaign blog post of 2014. Last week our New Year started off…
Facebook Notes: Road Pricing Fees – Why Our Current Road System Fails the Test of "Public Good"
Originally published as a Facebook Note at my Facebook Engagement Page (which you can “Like” at: https://www.facebook.com/SudburySteveMay) —– I’ve put together this Note in response to feedback I’ve been receiving…
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are"
A nice quotation but not from Ben Franklin (as usually attributed). First, the quotation does not appear to be referred to anywhere prior to 2000. Second the use of the…