March 2014
Did carelessness by Rogers result in a $100,000 theft of Bitcoins from this Canadian exchange?
Article from Huffington Post Canada. An Ottawa-based bitcoin exchange has been defrauded of $100,000 using what the company described as a “ridiculous” method, and the company is laying the blame…
Dave Hancock: A Good Man Who Comes to the Aid of the Party
Dave Hancock was recently selected by the PC Caucus to be the interim leader of the party pending the outcome of the forthcoming leadership contest. This may be the smartest…
Dave Hancock: A Good Man Who Comes to the Aid of the Party
Dave Hancock was recently selected by the PC Caucus to be the interim leader of the party pending the outcome of the forthcoming leadership contest. This may be the smartest…
Dave Hancock: A Good Man Who Comes to the Aid of the Party
Dave Hancock was recently selected by the PC Caucus to be the interim leader of the party pending the outcome of the forthcoming leadership contest. This may be the smartest…
Ford/Tory enthusiast Richard Klagsbrun links Olivia’s facial paralysis to mental illness
Here. Oh, and this POS is thinking about running to be a school trustee, here. There are other Tory and Ford supporters making hateful remarks about Olivia’s appearance, language, and…
In Open Letter, 19 Professors Denounce Harper’s Fair Elections Act
by: Various We, the undersigned, international scholars and political scientists, are concerned that Canada’s international reputation as one of the world’s guardians of democracy and human rights is threatened by…
Most living thing share a lot of genetic structure
So humans share 60% of their genes with banana trees.
Represented Mount Allison at a college fair
On Tuesday, March 18, I represented Mount Allison University at a college fair in Massachusetts. I was offered the opportunity after speaking to a past classmate at Mount Allison who…
Crimea and Misdemeanours
Bad puns aside, the recent intrigue in Crimea has been responsible for more nonsensical political blustering than any single international incident in the past decade. It has been a curious…
Sunday Prediction – Canada
Given that there have been 0 polls since the Debate, I decided this Sunday I’ll do a prediction for Canada. No real analysis. I simply used polling averages and trendlines.…
Why Do I Find This So Immensely Appealing?
No idea. Recommend this Post
Thank You Alison Redford
Alison Redford did two things right during her short stint as Alberta’s 14th premier. She jumped before she was pushed and she implemented an expense disclosure policy that, like ball…
Crimea and Misdemeanours
Bad puns aside, the recent intrigue in Crimea has been responsible for more nonsensical political blustering than any single international incident in the past decade. It has been a curious…
Arctic offshore drilling preparations concern communities
(Photo: Offshore Energy Today) by Bob Weber, The Canadian Press Governments, aboriginal groups and Arctic communities Growing industry interest in the offshore oil resources of Canada’s Arctic is forcing northerners…
The Politics Of Othering
I don’t like Pauline Marois. I never have. Frankly, she reminds me of a teacher I had in grade 6 who ruled the classroom through fear and intimidation … and…
Saturday Photo: Enough Already!
More snow yesterday, and everyone is getting tired of it! Today the temps are very cold too–minus 15 C when we got up, and now about minus 10. At least…
Gender Failure: Highly readable, highly recommended
I got an advance copy of Gender Failure, by Ivan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon. It’s not quite available in the stores yet, but it’s coming soon and I urge…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Edward Robinson laments the willingness of European centre-left parties to abandon any attempt to argue against austerity even when the evidence shows…
Reading Old Family Photos – Did My Nana’s Sister Have a Disability?
My Nana, Christina Mary McLeod, was a strong woman. I remember washing a grey, hooked rug with her at our family cottage on a Quebec lake. She filled the old…