On writing, new phases, and being blocked
I’m not used to feeling blocked, as a writer. It’s not that I find writing always and only easy — sometimes I’m fast, sometimes I’m slow; sometimes it is joyous,…
July 2014
Musical interlude
James Dymond – Siren’s Song
NYS Parole Board’s War Against Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim
New York State Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim was recently denied parole for the 8th time by the New York State Parole Board. Jalil first became eligible for parole in 2002,…
Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care “cruel and unusual” treatment: Federal Court
Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care was “cruel and unusual” treatment that “shocks the conscience and outrages Canadian standards of decency.” The post Harper’s cancellation of refugee health care “cruel…
PressProgress: 7 ways the CBC helped build the Canada we know today
The CBC is one of the only independent alternatives Canadians have to media controlled by Big Telecom. Check out these 7 ways the CBC has helped build the Canada we…
B.C. Government Calls on NEB to Compel Kinder Morgan to Answer Oil Spill Questions
The province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board (NEB) to compel pipeline company Kinder Morgan to answer the province’s questions on its Trans Mountain…
B.C. Government Calls on NEB to Compel Kinder Morgan to Answer Oil Spill Questions
The province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board (NEB) to compel pipeline company Kinder Morgan to answer the province’s questions on its Trans Mountain…
The TPP so far
This week, the latest Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) round began in Ottawa, Canada. In what is becoming a disappointingly familiar story, the talks have been shrouded in near-total secrecy. Only a…
The Real Error The Hobby Lobby Decision Exposes
I’ve been spending a bit of time going through the Burwell v Hobby Lobby decision lately. I’m no expert on US Constitutional law, but it seems to me that the…
Summer Break
We’re taking a break for summer. See you in September.
Endorsed candidates – news for a #Brant one, and a new LPCO one!
I was very pleased to receive an email from Jeff Jedras – a Liberal blogger compatriot and friend of mine who has long blogged at A BC’er in Toronto, and…
Congratulations to Susan Delacourt
Susan Delacourt Susan Delacourt neatly sums up the state of play in Canadian politics in her article in the Toronto Star: In that same vein, we have been told repeatedly…
World Bank: Battling climate change would grow global economy
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim Read this June 24 story from The Guardian on the World Bank’s view that tackling climate change would be good for the global economy,…
New Poll: Canadians Overestimate Oilsands Contribution to Economy, Yet Still Want Clean Shift
A new poll released Friday shows the majority of Canadians assume development in the Alberta oilsands has a much larger impact on nation’s economy than it actually does. According to…
Blair makes nice with Sisi—following in Margaret’s steps?
Former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s fondness for Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet was infamous. Pinochet was a mass torturer and murderer, but the iron lady was quite fond of him…
Rail expert: One year after Lac-Megantic, not much has changed
Emergency responders were unequipped to deal with Lac-Mégantic disaster, says a Quebec rail expert By Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press MONTREAL – An expert who examined the devastating train derailment…
Todd Bentley on History Channel Canada
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission (My main post on Todd Bentley’s appearance on History TV Canada June 1, 2 and 4.) Todd Bentley, the noted faith-healing…
Alberta tar sands a “war on the earth”: Brigette DePape
For Canadian activist Brigette DePape, participating in last weekend’s final tar sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was akin to “witnessing a war on the earth, and being part…