In Sunday’s Sun: whither thou goest, Quebec?
Now that Quebec’s separatist government has called an election – and now that there is a very real prospect of the
March 2014
Toronto needs a mayor: seriously. We do.
Check what this genius tweeted tonight, then later deleted. Wow. Then again, the possibility that he lives in a different time zone than the rest of us may explain a…
Saturday night blues blogging
It felt strange to type “Saturday night blues blogging” but I’ll get used to it. Let’s open with Katie Webster on Two-fisted Mama. The video’s fuzzy but the audio’s clear…
International Women’s Day
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
What Do Women Want?
It can be a goofy question because it sets up an expectation that half the world, 3.5 billion people, can answer it the same way if it’s asked in exasperation…
A lazy Saturday cat
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Energy Industry Leaders and Government Officials Rub Elbows at CERAWeek 2014
This week was the 33rd Annual CERAweek conference, described as “the energy industry’s preeminent gathering of industry leaders and government officials, offering new ideas, insight, and discussions on major strategic…
GAO: Climate Change Poses Serious Risk to American Energy Systems
America’s energy infrastructure is dangerously vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, according to a new report released by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The report, requested by a group…
John Tory’s message to women, on International Women’s Day: “Learn how to play golf”
“I’ll say to young women…learn how to play golf. Because you will find it’s immensely advantageous to your career.” Those kinds of views are indeed “frankly out of date.” So…
March 8: Some truth emerges…
We are getting a hint of what the new, Ukraine government is about. Yesterday, it cut all state pensions in half. That doesn’t mean all civil service pensions. It means…
The Window Of Opportunity Is Growing Increasingly Short
So says Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if we are to take action to limit the global average temperature increase to two degrees Celsius: Six…
Vic Toews’ horrible and hypocritical judicial appointment
When the Conservatives where in opposition they raised – as they often did – a legitimate point about the patronage within the then Liberal government. At the front of the…
The “Toronto Blessing” 20 years later
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Interesting article from Christianity Today in my inbox this morning. Time flies, and it has been 20 years since the revival…
Overheard in Vancouver’s Chinatown
White girl in the bathroom stall to friend washing her hands beside me: “Oh… is that place good? I heard it was just full of a bunch of Chinese
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jim Stanford writes that union-bashing has proven to be political poison for many of the parties who have tried to distract from increasing…
An Act Of Aggression Is Still Wrong
I’m angry beyond words at this: Transgender Woman’s Jail Treatment Prompts Complaints Baxter said Griffith was concerned about her safety and asked to be put into protective custody. Guards moved…
My ‘ROC’ excludes Alberta
Jeffrey Simpson writes how annoying Quebecers better think twice about “putting a knife to Canada’s throat” because the “Rest of Canada” is fed up with it. This kind of rhetoric…
Nova Scotia Newspaper in Hot Water Over Cartoon Comparing Harper to Nazis
Harper is a horrible prime minister, he does not care about democracy or science. He has tarnished Canada’s image on the world stage by promoting the tarsands and by supporting…
Happy Day, women
There are many awesome posters out there. This was one of my favorites for today. .
Nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world
March is Women’s History month (in the US). This is a series of posts about women who have made an impression on me. Anne Frank never had the chance…