Iggy Pop, my lord and saviour
Whenever my kids hear Iggy come on – and I wake to ‘Search and Destroy’ every morning, by the by – I ask them who it is. “It’s the messiah,…
February 2014
Exploding BC LNG Myths
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The politics and manipulation at the hands of the oil and gas industry has seen them accelerate control of both our natural resources and our politicians of…
Alberta’s wild horse round up tramples on cowboy culture
Photo: animaljusticeparty.org Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press CALGARY – Alberta’s decision to cull its wild horse population is at odds with the province’s western heritage, say critics who want the…
Federal Government Sacking Another Library?
So this notification at GCSurplus looks to have been placed by the Office of The Privacy Commissioner of Canada. That is, the address given in the ad (112 Kent Street)…
Let’s Help Someone Making A Positive Change In Her Life
We have said several times that we wouldn’t be doing what we are doing if we didn’t believe people could change. We have been fortunate to see changes in a…
To Be Young, Gifted, And Gay
I am in awe of this kind of courage, and it is one of the reasons I am never quite wiling to give up on humanity. Despite the progress that…
The Act of Killing: Liberal Porn or Daring Activism?
The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn, 2013) is a documentary about Indonesia’s anti-communist purges of 1965 that thankfully abandons the traditional interview format in favour of something…
Stephen Harper in 2003 – how things have changed
party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in…
Exploding BC LNG Myths – Part 1
The BC Government recently published an online quiz to “test the knowledge” of British Columbians on the coming LNG revolution. It amounted to a propaganda exercise with the sole purpose…
December at Hebron Academy
December at Hebron Academy, a set by HebronAcademy on Flickr. Filed under: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Alumni-Parent Hockey Game
Alumni-Parent Hockey Game, a set by HebronAcademy on Flickr. Filed under: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Boy Scouts Visit Robinson Arena
Boy Scouts Visit Robinson Arena, a set by HebronAcademy on Flickr. Filed under: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Dancing Booby
A Dancing Blue-footed Booby showing off his stunning blue feet At Seymour Norte island in the Galapagos Islands
Harper’s Ongoing War Against Democracy
I had a very spirited discussion early this afternoon with the constituency assistant working in my Harper M.P.’s office. I called to ask her to convey my disdain for the…
Has this ever happened before? Bonus: free political advice
Canada being tops in medals, that is. I know it could change, of course, but if I were Stephen Harper, I’d figure out a way to get that budget voted…
Business Coalition Announces Massive Offensive Against Environmental Protections
As the Obama administration begins to take action to rein in the emissions from the dirty energy industry, big business groups all over the country have announced that they aren’t…
In Tuesday’s Sun: tweeting twits
If the Internet is a vanity press for the deranged, then what is Twitter? Well, Twitter defines itself as an Internet thing that gives “everyone the power to create and…
The OHA makes it okay to talk about overcrowding
The Ontario Hospital Association may have made it okay to talk about hospital overcrowding. As we noted January 27, the OHA has been asking the province to look at capacity…