Ukraine’s fascist ‘heroes’ and a bleak new dawn
Beneath: Banner of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera hangs in Kiev City Hall / Yulia Tymoshenko The forcible removal of Victor Yanukovych’s regime in what has been likened to a “fascist…
February 2014
How to get involved in politics
Politics can be a deeply disenfranchising experience for many people. For an individual, it seems like we have no power, no way of influencing what is going on. So we…
Volunteers: The most humbling part of running for something
I mentioned many times during the campaign that it was weird being the candidate. My usual place during any election is sitting behind my monitors trying to figure out how…
It’s Funny What You Can Pick Up from Watching TV
Last evening I stumbled across a documentary on America’s B-2 stealth bomber on the Smithsonian Channel. At one point there was an interview with an American engineering expert. She mentioned…
We live in a very troubled world
It is heartbreaking. We humans never learn from history. Here are some examples: AFRICA:Hot Spots: Central African Republic (civil war), Democrati Republic of, Egypt (popular uprising against Government), Mali, Nigeria,…
The Act of Killing: a step forward in a country that must look back
Editor’s note: Christine Phang, the author of this article, has also responded to attacks on the film by BBC critic Nick Fraser. Indonesia’s history as an independent state has been…
Staples Redux: Oil and Honey
Oil is a staple. Honey isn’t. That’s the point. The odd coupling comes from Bill McKibben’s most recent book, which is titled “Oil and Honey.” Oil is crude. Honey is…
Thomas Mulcair Has A Change Of Heart About Working With Liberals
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has changed his mind about working with the Liberals. The Opposition leader was adamant he would never join a coalition with the Grits in…
When politicians and cops trample on people’s rights
This appearance by the OPP’s commissioner before a committee of the Legislature this morning was extraordinary. It will also ensure no one is ever charged over this deleted emails horseshit.…
Facebook-It Ain’t What It Used To Be!
Facebook has been a popular but everchanging vehicle that has changed its methods to the detriment of users. Too bad, it has been useful for many of us on many…
Top 5 Reasons Why Geothermal Power is Nowhere in Canada
Canada has no commercial geothermal power plants, despite having abundant potential and, ironically, Canadian energy companies running geothermal power plants around the world. Canada’s west coast forms part of the…
Top 5 Reasons Why Geothermal Power is Nowhere in Canada
Canada has no commercial geothermal power plants, despite having abundant potential and, ironically, Canadian energy companies running geothermal power plants around the world. Canada’s west coast forms part of the…
NWT Residents Demand Environmental Reviews Before Fracking Is Permitted
Residents of the Northwest Territories are demanding environmental reviews be conducted before companies are permitted to ‘frack’ for oil in the NWT. Despite controversy in Canada and other countries around…
Another Climate Change Calamity. This One is Personal.
Island Scallops is on the ropes. The company, which produces an astonishingly-good hybrid scallop, has just lost three years’ production to ocean acidification. As we’ve pumped ever more CO2 into…
Dangerous Driving
The requirement that the vehicle be operated in a manner “dangerous” to the public relates to the manner in which the vehicle is operated as opposed to the consequences of…
Whores, Bores, and Liberal Cores….
Canada’s opposition NDP open to coalition, Liberals less keen Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:49pm EST – Reuters In a a comment re : http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/02/tom-mulcair-and-coalition-dream-that.html Although in principle I agree that…
Hip hop national anthem
Following the corporate nationalism of the winter Olympics, we are delighted to bring you the revised national anthem as envisioned by hip hop artist Lee Reed. Oh Canada Oh Canada,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, February 27, 2014
Your news links for today: “The transfer of the spectrum licences from Public Mobile to TELUS… is approved.” – Industry Canada Supervising Surveillance: Oversight and the Communications Security Establishment Canada…
These Days It’s All a Giant Crap Shoot
Who’s got the wheel? These days the answer is all too often, no one. And with that comes a decline in predictability and a frightening rise in the volatility of…