The lies we sew come back to haunt.
Having at one time tried swimming off the government dock at Cold Lake, Alberta, we can assure you that the lake is accurately named, year ‘round. There is not much…
July 2014
What I had to say about Kathleen Wynne and her opponents on Sun News, because Harrison Ruess never posts our clips
The senior web producer at Sun News is Harrison Ruess, a charming and dashing young man. He has no faults I am aware of, apart from the fact that he…
A Good City is an Environmentally Friendly One
The urban environment can benefit from more, well, environment. More research is coming out that proves something that many urbanites already know: where there is green there is more peace.…
Our best Deadmau5/Ford lines
There’s a ridiculous amount of coverage, this morning, about the totally ridiculous summit between Rob Ford and DJ Deadmau5. As a public service, we at Daisy came up with some…
The Blinkered Worldview of Stephen Harper
Recently, I wrote a series of posts on Stephen Harper’s misuse of the Canadian Revenue Agency through the orchestration of audits on nonprofits that criticize his policies. For Dear Leader,…
Senator Inhofe Destroyed By Colleague Versed In Science
In the U.S. Senate this week, Senator Klobuchar called for Unanimous Consent to pass a resolution acknowledging that climate change is occurring and that it will continue to pose an…
STI rates in Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
Saskatoon Health Region released a report on July 18 on the rates of sexually transmitted infections in the city in 2013. A CBC report earlier this week quoted the deputy…
Is there any benefit for Albertans in a criminal prosecution of Alison Redford? Not really
Alison Redford, in days past, somewhere in the skies over Alberta. OK, I never said I was a master of Photoshop! Below: Disgraced Canadian Senator Mike Duffy, Alberta Tory leadership…
The Children of Gaza and the Bestiality of Stephen Harper
It was an act of unspeakable barbarity. One that has been condemned by governments all over the world. The US and UN have condemned the shelling of a school housing…
A lesson learned from ‘plein air painting’
neath: Stumbled on this and remembered how enthusiastic I was about freeway art just a few years ago in they heyday of Walking Turcot Yards. Now I am thinking that…
“The Fight is on!” West Van, Lions Bay councils oppose Howe Sound LNG
Citizens line the Sea to Sky Highway to protest Woodfibre LNG (My Sea to Sky) Two city councils in Howe Sound now officially oppose plans for liquefied natural gas terminals…
The Blue Dot Tour: It’s About All Of Us
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17 astronauts from 45,000 kilometres away became known as “the blue marble”. The…
American Jewish Leader Henry Siegman on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents” (VIDEO)
“A slaughter of innocents,” Henry Siegman, an American Jewish leader and leading Voice of U.S. Jewry, says of Israel’s ongoing war crimes in Gaza. The post American Jewish Leader Henry…
Re-Elect John Henry, Mayor of #Oshawa ( #oshpoli )
It's no surprise that I'm supporting John Henry for re-election as Mayor of Oshawa. He's an incredible mayor.New jobs, new industries, new development, a growing economy, home to great retail,…
Re-Elect John Henry, Mayor of #Oshawa ( #oshpoli )
It’s no surprise that I’m supporting John Henry for re-election as Mayor of Oshawa. He’s an incredible mayor. New jobs, new industries, new development, a growing economy, home to great…
Re-Elect John Henry, Mayor of #Oshawa ( #oshpoli )
It's no surprise that I'm supporting John Henry for re-election as Mayor of Oshawa. He's an incredible mayor.New jobs, new industries, new development, a growing economy, home to great retail,…
Re-Elect John Henry, Mayor of #Oshawa ( #oshpoli )
It’s no surprise that I’m supporting John Henry for re-election as Mayor of Oshawa. He’s an incredible mayor. New jobs, new industries, new development, a growing economy, home to great…
Study links extractive industries to rise in domestic abuse
A fracking drill near Dawson Creek in northeast BC (courtesy of Two Island Films) Read this July 24 Globe and Mail story by Andrea Woo on a new study which…