Frank’s 10 happiness tips
Pope Francis may still be immersed in a certain amount of traditional Catholic misogyny, but he is nonetheless a breath of fresh air for the church, and for that matter,…
August 2014
Whiny e-pistle notwithstanding, Finance Minister Doug Horner a candidate for high jump
Finance Minister Doug Horner on his Alberta politics Most Wanted card. Below: The real Mr. Horner; Hamilton Burger, “incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial!” Sgt. Shultz: “I see nothing!” If you want…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Backdoor cats.
Keep Big Telecom’s hands off our net
Decision-makers at the CRTC are undertaking a crucial consultation1 that could profoundly impact digital services in Canada – including how we use the Internet. For too long now, Canadians have…
CVRD Is Setting New Records For Idiocy and Obstruction
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We have all seen some pretty amazing stunts from the brain trust at the CVRD but this latest manoeuvre takes the cake. Following the Boards refusal to…
Stuart Mackinnon hopes for another term on Vancouver Park Board
Andrew Fleming / Vancouver Courier August 12, 2014 01:46 PM Stuart Mackinnon. Photo Dan Toulgoet Former Green Party park board commissioner Stuart Mackinnon wants to get his old job back.…
Presentation on the Bloor/Durie development in Bloor West Village #parkhp #topoli
Updated (Friday August 14th, 7:30 p.m.) below. Hello all! It’s been a while here at the blog. Apologies. I hope to get back to posting more regularly in the near…
Presentation on the Bloor/Durie development in Bloor West Village #parkhp #topoli
Updated (Friday August 14th, 7:30 p.m.) below. Hello all! It's been a while here at the blog. Apologies. I hope to get back to posting more regularly in the near…
Presentation on the Bloor/Durie development in Bloor West Village #parkhp #topoli
Hello all! It’s been a while here at the blog. Apologies. I hope to get back to posting more regularly in the near future. I wanted to post my speaking…
Debunking Fraser Institute’s latest contortion on taxes
The Fraser Institute’s annual Consumer Tax Index report generated some media buzz with its outlandish claims about just how much taxes have risen since 1961. Before you get worked up…
Knee-Jerk Reaction on Parking Lot Approval Another Missed Opportunity to Prioritize Livability in Greater Sudbury
Here we go again. Today, Greater Sudbury’s was asked to approve approximately 1,000 new surface parking spaces at Health Sciences North, Sudury’s (relatively) new one-site hospital. Parking has been at…
History repeating
Shorter Joe Oliver: Sure, we’re getting thoroughly lousy results after years of setting our economic policy based almost exclusively on corporate interests, with special privileges for the resource sector. But…
Nanotechnology: Panacea or Pandora’s box?
Matthias Kulka/Corbis Nanoparticles can be used to deliver vaccines, treat tumours, clean up oil spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re so useful for purifying, thickening,…
Wired: If you like everything, you like nothing
A man ‘liked’ everything that popped up on his Facebook news feed for 48 hours. What happened next is an ironic twist. Article by Mat Honan for Wired There’s this…
Thoughts on Robin Williams
I’m still reeling from Robin William’s suicide. The challenge with ageing is that our icons prove they’re human too.
Is Stephen Harper Trying to Fiddle With the Disastrous Job Report?
I think it's safe to say that Statistics Canada's last job report was not well received in Stephen Harper's PMO.Because when you can only create 200 jobs in the whole…
August 14: Sorry to be late with this one….
real life keeps getting in the way.Monday’s paper, section A, p. 1. Big story of the day, “Metro cyclists, drivers have room to grow…” I have no idea what the…
The Murder of #MichaelBrown And Why ‘Black Rage’ Is Entirely Justified
MSNBC, quoting Dorian Johnson, eyewitness to the shooting by Ferguson, MO police of Michael Brown: “There are two crowds. An older crowd that wants justice but there’s anger. Then it’s…