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August 2014
Ms Soapbox Throws Her Hat In The Ring
Ms Soapbox would like to make an announcement: She’s seeking the Liberal nomination in the provincial riding of Calgary Elbow. Calgary Elbow was left MLA-less when former premier Alison Redford…
Institutional Racism In Conservative Ideology
This post has been evolving for quite a long time. However, in the last few days, a series of pieces have been published which bring together several threads of thought…
Protecting public education: Hold the line for as long as it takes…
Holding the line for as long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also parents, students and citizens who care about public education. With…
Protecting public education: Hold the line for as long as it takes…
Holding the line for as long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also parents, students and citizens who care about public education. With…
Protecting public education: Hold the line for as long as it takes…
Holding the line for as long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also parents, students and citizens who care about public education. With…
Protecting public eduction: As long as it takes…
As long as it takes. This should be the disposition of not just teachers, but also parents, students and citizens who care about public education. With the latest failed talks…
A Wee Design Flaw
The BrightSource Energy plant, a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert, works on the principal of focusing sunlight on a bunch of towers full of water until the water…
John Tory’s critics complain about TIF but fail to admit all urgent transit relief plans will cost taxpayers eventually
I’m getting a little tired of John Tory critics picking apart his “Smart Track” proposal as “risky” and “dangerous” simply because he hopes to finance it with tax-increment financing or…
Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat”
A new survey by the Conservative Party of Canada labels federal opposition leaders Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair “biggest threat.” The post Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat” appeared…
Sex, violence and TV shows
We just finished watching the third season of Game of Thrones on DVD this past weekend. Before that, we watched The White Queen, another DVD series (one season only, although…
Nine Years After Katrina, Coastal Restoration Plans Remain Distant Dream for New Orleans
The scars of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans that remain nine years later are a reminder of the city’s vulnerability to rising tides and storm surges. Both Katrina and Rita,…
Green initiatives for next term
Collingwood should be in the forefront for green initiatives in Ontario, not lagging behind. There’s no reason we should not be leaders in exploring new ways to reduce greenhouse gases,…
Is California’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan Really About Conservation?
To understand what California Governor Jerry Brown’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan is all about, you have to understand a bit of history. Back in 1982, once and future governor Jerry…
#MacKayTees
I won’t claim to match Stephen Lautens’ collection of #MacKayTees. But I will add a couple to the mix. First, making using of a picture which fortuitously made its way…
black cat stretch
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Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reguly examines Apple as a prime example of how supposed market successes actually reflect the private capture of public investments – and…
The Coldest-Ever Cold War?
When I stumbled across a report yesterday about NATO raising a 10,000 strong, standing “expeditionary force” and that Canada was interested in contributing soldiers, I thought, “oh Jeebus, not again.”…
"humility is the foundation of all learning"
My grandmother had always referred to the universe as the Great Mystery. “What does it mean?” I asked her once. “It means all things.” “I don’t understand.” She took my…
The Harper Tipping-point, Hope or Fear ?
I tend to agree with Heather Mallick in her recent interesting (and surprisingly forthright) article on why people like Trudeau over Harper. And I agree with what many commentators (and…