Rafe: Heavy oil advertising, editorials taint Canadian mag The Walrus
Enbridge is a major Walrus sponsor (Photo: Damien Gillis) I am afraid I really am a gloomy Gus today. It has just struck me that there is an absence of…
August 2014
Michael Brown – Ferguson, Missouri – The War on Drugs
What does America’s War on Drugs have to do with the execution/killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the riots it spawned? The New Republic‘s John McWhorter believes they’re…
Our Poisoned Political Culture
Whether true or not, Canadians can, I think, be forgiven for wondering, quite seriously, whether the Harper cabal was somehow involved in the ominous break-in at Justin Trudeau’s home while…
There’s Not Enough Water to Go Around
This curious graphic depicts areas that are expected to be severely water stressed through the balance of this century. Note that hard-hit countries include China, India, Brazil, western Russia, the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, August 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Bell offers 12GB of mobile data for $75/month… but only in Thunder Bay – Howard Forums Rogers Plan to Acquire Shaw’s Wireless Spectrum for $300…
Today in Flash Flooding News
We’ve always lived with spring flooding caused by rapid melting of winter snowpack. People along the Red River know full well how that works. Today, however, flooding isn’t just a…
Even More Evidence That Bike-Friendly Cities Are Better Cities
Bicycles are wonderful contraptions that help people be healthier, have better commutes, and are a wonderful solution to car-based traffic jams. Yet, there are still cities out there that hate…
Alexandra Morton-Mystery Film On Quesnel Lake
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Kevin Logan accompanied Alexandra Morton on this trip to investigate what Premier Clark would just as soon you do not see. They have provided a great deal…
Dreaming
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, cloud
Your Global Warming Surcharge Coming Soon
Reservoir, What Reservoir? So, you see, you’ve got this conjunction of forces. There are more of us by the day, about 220,000 every 24-hours and that’s a net increase. And…
in which i attain the holy grail of librarianship: the permanent, full-time job
Meet the new permanent youth librarian at the Mississauga Central Library. I’ve been in this position since January, but on a temporary or contract basis. Two big things had to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Rebecca Vallas, Melissa Boteach and Shawn Fremstad write about the need for a new social contract. And Drew Nelles takes a look at…
About Those Taxes…
Responding to the latest propaganda piece about taxation levels from The Fraser Institute, Star readers weigh in with their own perspectives, one of which includes taking the paper to task…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, August 18, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 18, 2014: Canadian doctors’ groups refuse to take part in federal government’s ‘political’ anti-drug campaign Autopsy…
A resourceful, resilient Rob Ford recovers.
Sometimes you have to eat your words. We said the other day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would not accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. He did—on his terms. With…
Bad Moon Rising
http://www.scenicreflections.com/ You know the Conservatives are in trouble when Ian MacDonald says they are. No Liberal or Dipper, MacDonald got into politics as a spokesman for Brian Mulroney and as…
Joe Oliver and the Reckless Incompetence of the Con Regime
Well I'm sure Joe Oliver is feeling pretty good about the way Statistics Canada was able to fix his lousy job numbers.And must be toasting his success with some of…
Tory MP Ryan Leef Has Tons Of Class: All Of It 3rd
Ya Wanna read something really funny, though? Here’s Ryan’s MMA record. And his legal one.
Front page of 24
Not bad. Don’t believe the polls. Keep working hard. There’s only one choice who is progressive, pragmatic and principal.
Interview with David Graham, LPC nomination contestant Laurentides-Labelle
I had the chance over the weekend to chat with David Graham, nomination contestant for Laurentides-Labelle. I’ve talked about David before – at this blogpost back in January – but…