Keeping safe at the corner of trans* and BDSM
Somewhere at the intersection of trans* and BDSM, this happened: “Three people have been arrested for allegedly keeping a transgender woman as a slave in the Ajax area of Natchitoches…
June 2014
Keeping safe at the corner of trans* and BDSM
Somewhere at the intersection of trans* and BDSM, this happened: “Three people have been arrested for allegedly keeping a transgender woman as a slave in the Ajax area of Natchitoches…
Fair Elections
Tomorrow, the World Cup gets under way in Brazil. Imagine, if you will, what would happen to all the soccer games if referees were suddenly stripped of their whistles, deprived…
Alberta to Sell More Oil and Gas Leases in Endangered Caribou Habitat
Alberta Energy Minister Diana McQueen toured key U.S. cities this week in an effort to gain the interests of major oil refiners and producers before an auction Wednesday will see…
“There should be a law”: One Patient Pays $ 13,245.85 in Drug Dispensing Fees
I work in an addiction treatment clinic. Some days I think there is little that would shock me, but then there is always the pharmacy industry. Recently we had a…
Why I’m Voting Liberal
An election should be about what sort of society we want. What do we value? What goals, needs, and initiatives will we prioritize over others? Most importantly, what steps will…
Canada’s 500,000 leaky gas wells threaten groundwater, health, climate
Abandoned gas wells like this one can continue leaking methane for years (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Read this June 5 story by Andrew Nikiforuk in The Tyee on a new report…
Have they said that children will starve to death if we win?
I don’t agree with John Ivison’s apparent suggestion that Tim Hudak is glissading (what a great word that is) to inevitable victory. I think whoever wins will do it based…
#PCloadLetter The Ontario PCs Send Misdirecting Mail #VoteOn
.@kady @KrankyKanuck @Mary_OGrady @1223Chuck Wouldn't you rather unmarked envelopes tell you where? twitter.com/LibPressSec/st… #PCloadLetter— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) June 11, 2014 (PC Load Letter is from printer displays of the past,…
A Timely Reminder Of Tim Hudak’s Magical Thinking
While we should be back from our trip tomorrow in time to catch the Ontario election news coverage, this seems an opportune time to remind readers of the kind of…
LNG -Through a Gas Darkly
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger Here is an excellent assessment of the BC LNG reality that, like it or not, is the dominant theme, damn near the only theme of today’s BC…
The Brothers
The mass media tend to paint a simplistic, “good guys versus bad guys” picture of complex events in other countries, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela and Iran. This has also…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Your news links for today: Blown Chances, Bogus Claims & Blatant Hypocrisy: Why Yesterday Was a Disastrous Day for Cdn Privacy – Michael Geist Cyberbullying bill needed to fight child…
Who’s values will prevail on Thursday?
Whoever shows up to the polls tomorrow may determine Ontario’s next Premier and whether she or he enjoys a majority or minority government. The question is, will that be decided…
Third party election advertisers go too far.
There are 34 registered third party advertisers in the current Ontario election. In a perfect world, there would be none. There are more than enough lies emanating from the political…
Empress of the chrysanthemum cushion
Perhaps this is a bit unfinished just yet. Perhaps there will be more work done. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
Popular rebellion deepens in eastern and southern Ukraine as NATO and the Kiev step up attacks
This piece was originally published in Truthout. A political crisis over the future of Ukraine has exploded in the past two months. It’s being driven by the longstanding efforts of…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday June 11, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday June 11, 2014: BC lawyers vote against religious school Microsoft Protests Order for Email Stored Abroad- NY…
Austerity doomed to fail
This election, Tim Hudak is another Mike Harris. That’s obvious. But although Kathleen Wynne is pretending to be the “social justice” leader, as Bloomberg points out, she’s actually a “less…