Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Hollywood
Gymnast fun at Muscle Beach. Lots of walking. Space Shuttle Endeavor at the ScienCenter. Griffith’s Observatory Micheli’s off Hollywood Bl. Since 1949, it’s been my favourite place to eat in…
April 2014
#VanCulturalSpaces @VisionVancouver event summary: “Protecting Vancouver’s Cultural Spaces: How we can preserve culture in a growing city”
I Live Tweeted the Vision Vancouver-sponsored event “Protecting Vancouver’s Cultural Spaces: How we can preserve culture in a growing city”- You can search the hashtag #VanCulturalSpaces for related tweets on…
Grassroots movement needed, says Labour Congress candidate Husseini
Hassan Husseini is intent on forming a grassroots wave to revitalize the labour movement regardless of whether or not he wins the Canadian Labour Congress presidential election on May 8.…
Meet Sujata, Russian Blue beauty
Sujata, the name given to her by the previous human in her life, Kevin, is Sanskrit meaning “from a good family origin”; “Su” means “good”, “Jatakas” means “of good…
Erosion
The dude on the news was talking about a recent study that seems to say that people with University degrees are earning less than people with high school degrees. Guy…
In Tuesday’s Sun: Baird, Sousa help a Canadian family
Two politicians who deserve some credit and kudos: federal Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and provincial Finance Minister Charles Sousa. Now, that’s a bit of a change from just a…
McKee Associate Convicted and Sentenced in Violent Attack
Leave to go camping a for five days and look at what we missed. There are a few stories of particular interest to our readers, such as the anti-immigration flyers…
Wealthy Corporate CEOs Behind Fake Anti-Fracking Ads
The online version of the Post Independent, the local daily newspaper in heavily-drilled Garfield County, Colorado, is prominently displaying black-and-white banner ads that read, “Blowing the Lid off Fracking Colorado.”…
Mayflower: Deadly Tornado Sweeps Through Arkansas Town That Endured ExxonMobil Tar Sands Pipeline Spill in 2013
On March 29, 2013, ExxonMobil‘s Pegasus tar sands pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, sending hundreds of thousands of gallons of diluted bitumen (“dilbit”) pouring down the town’s streets. Now, just…
This secretive deal could kick your whole family off the Internet
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens to make your Internet more censored, expensive, and policed. Worse: it’s being negotiated in secret, and even our MPs don’t know what’s on the table.…
“Certainty” for Fish Farms Could Mean Uncertain Future for Fish
Monday, April 28, 2014 New regulations under the Fisheries Act allow Canada’s Fisheries and Environment Ministers to give blanket authorization to cause pollution in fish habitat in a range of…
Could BC be First to Enact Full Financial Disclosure Rules for Extractive Industry?
A new campaign for transparency is pushing British Columbia to become the first province to require mining, oil and gas companies to reveal what they pay to domestic and foreign…
Sing a Song for Jim
The Alberta PCs may very well be beyond saving, but if anyone can give new life to the 43-year old dynasty, it’s Jim Prentice.
In defence of Alison Redford. Seriously.
Much has been made in some sectors of the media about former premier Alison Redford’s absence from the legislature since her resignation. It seems the Princess Premier has not attended…
BC Ombudsperson slams province on environmental protection
Premier Clark’s chickens coming home to roost! The chickens are coming home to roost as Premier Christy Clark winds down the first year of her 4 year mandate to govern,…
Canada’s Climate Incoherence is Killing Keystone XL
This is a guest post by Andrew Leach, Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Alberta. It originally appeared in Maclean’s magazine and is republished here with permission.…
Why the CN tower will be yellow tonight
Each year more Ontarians lose their lives through their job than by criminal homicide. It’s a sobering thought. In 2012 the WSIB reported 254 workplace-related fatalities and more than 140,000…
Surpluses, Taxes And Services: A Look At The Conservative Fiscal Record
The recent news that Canada posted a $5 billion surplus in February has been taken by some as an indication that we’re well on our way to getting the budget…