Our First Canada Day
Our country was going to be called “Kingdom of Canada” instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it. The greatest thing we can…
July 2014
Happy birthday Canada
Canada, my home country, turns 147 today. This number elicits smirks from my British born coworkers. It still sounds better than the more accurate answer of 32 years since we…
July1: My old, high school song – and the future of NB education….
—–terrible mistake. When I finished my Saturday blog, I forgot to publish it. Just fixed that today.) And now back to my high school song… (Tune: The Caissons Go Rolling…
Post-World Pride analysis: Ambitious Toronto organizers overwhelmed by World Pride beast…
The massive party of World Pride in Toronto is over. The unabashed winners from World Pride were private businesses like bars, hotels, restaurants and other establishments which got a major…
U.K. Shows Renewable Energy Possible Even in Tough Economic Times
Despite political infighting and a flagging economy, electricity generated from renewable energies in the U.K. met almost one-fifth of the nation’s electrical needs during the first three months of this…
Dear Canada: It’s time to upgrade our greatests lists.
Happy 147th birthday, my fellow Canadians. I hope you’re enjoying the day by spending time with the family, maybe going to the lake, attending various Canada Day celebrations, etc. Me?…
Meme with Wings: Are Western Anti-Fracking Activists Funded by Putin’s Russia?
At a June 19 speaking event at London’s Chatham House, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen claimed the Russian government is covertly working to discredit hydraulic fracturing…
Enabling Meaning and Purpose in the Lives of Our Loved Ones
How can we help our loved ones experience meaning and purpose in their lives? Does having a disability, getting older, or losing cognitive skills automatically exclude the possibility of purpose…
June 28: propaganda, cheap sensationalism and plain old trivia
Section D for June 28,has five – count them. five – full pages of pictures of grad dance couples. Apart from their parents, is it possible that anybody gives a…
Making The World A Better Place Is Your Joy
Shift happens. A movie made by a movement. * TheShiftMovie.com *
Kari Levitt Honoured
Kari Polanyi Levitt, one of own, has been given the Order of Canada. Congratulations to Kari. Richly deserved.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jessica McDiarmid reports on the hazardous materials being shipped by rail across North America – and it’s particularly sad that Canadians can…
Two questions about last night’s by-elections
Question one: watching last night’s results, did Stephen Harper think once or twice about resigning, and finally going to make some real money somewhere? Probably. Question two: if he goes,…
Dear SCotUS: You Blew It
When you ruled that Hobby Lobby could implement its ownership’s personal religious beliefs as policy imposed upon the company’s employees, you really opened up the door to a world of…
Dangerous jungle cat
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, Grass
Happy Canada Day
I was originally going to take the day off from blogging, but then, after reading the editorial in today’s Star along with some letters reflecting what people would wish for…
Happy Canada Day
O Canada, I have not forgotten you, and as I kneel in my canoe, beholding this vision of a bookcase, I pray that I remain in your vast, polar, North…
Conservative Adscam Costing Taxpayers Millions
“Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.” ― Edwin H. Land Bruce Cheadle of the Canadian Press, recently wrote a piece on the Conservative Canada Action…