In Friday’s Sun: some games are more equal than others
If this was happening in Toronto, and if the athletes were a bit different, the whole country would be expected to stop in its tracks and take notice. And, already,…
July 2014
Israel Is Captive To Its ‘Destructive Process’
This analysis by Chris Hedges is well worth the read. By Chris Hedges TruthDig.com Raul Hilberg in his monumental work “The Destruction of the European Jews” chronicled a process of…
RCMP’s 31 Criminal Charges Against Sen. Mike Duffy
The 31 charges the RCMP laid against suspended Sen. Mike Duffy, who was appointed to the Senate by Harper in 2008, include fraud and breach of trust. The post RCMP’s…
Oklahoma Earthquake Swarm Spurs Fracking Wastewater Disposal Debate
Last weekend, a swarm of seven earthquakes in just 14 hours between Saturday evening and Sunday morning in Oklahoma made national headlines. Those seven quakes were immediately preceded by another…
Five things you did this past month to stop the TPP’s Internet Censorship plan
Our pro-Internet community has been busy this past month, taking on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on home turf and standing up to powerful interests who want to see the trade…
Brad ❤️ John?
Say it ain’t so! Perhaps he’s forgotten what he used to say about John. I think someone plans to remind him! .
The Alberta Liberals’ Biggest Gamble Yet
In life, and in politics, risk normally matches reward. And the Alberta Liberals are throwing a die so far, so long, that it overshadows any risk the party has ever…
Paul Manly Has Posted His Appeal Letter to the NDP Written May 27th.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This post was made available by Paul Manly on Facebook and it is reproduced here to keep Cowichan Conversation followers up to date. It clearly shows that…
Vaughan Palmer: BC LNG looks dicey as Asian LNG prices plunge
BC Premier Clark has made big promises about LNG which now look hard to fulfill (Photo: Flickr) Read this July 15 Vancouver Sun column from Vaughan Palmer on the sharply…
July 17: …funny how us people think….
In Wednesday’s paper, on p. 5, Canada’s Foreign Minister says Hamas started this bloodshed, and can end it. He expressed sympathy for the dead and injured by Israel’s attack. But,…
ConservAntive SenAntor faces 31 charges
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-faces-31-charges-including-bribery-fraud-breach-of-trust-1.2709500
Tim Horton’s Farce
Am I the only one in Hamilton who’s embarrassed by the Tim Horton’s Field debacle? The stadium, which really never should have been built on the site of the old…
A Blast From The Past
I am sure that some politicos would prefer certain things remain buried in what seems to be a collective public amnesia. Thankfully, the Internet is the gift that just keeps…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, July 17, 2014
Your news links for today: The World’s Next Major Trade Agreement Will Make NSA Spying Even Easier – VICE Motherboard Australian bill would jail those who report on leaked spying…
New column day
Here, on how the recent spate of Saskatchewan women being fired for getting pregnant represents only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to gender inequality. For further reading…–…
Rob Ford: Rage Against The Latrine
Rob Ford thinks $600,000 is too much to spend on a bathroom. After all, the bathroom is in a field, and there are trees in the field, thus rendering the…