U.S. Military Takes Steps to Ensure There’ll Never Be Another Disaster Like the F-35
As far as the US military is concerned, the F-35 has broken the bank. With the American people on the hook for what is estimated to be up to 1.5-trillion…
August 2014
Edward Keenan hits nail on the head of Rob Ford’s "shamelessness" and "ignorance"
Very pleasant reading today courtesy of Edward Keenan in the Toronto Star. Here’s an excerpt:“Is he shameless, or ignorant? Those seem to be the options. If he knows what he…
Cowichan Conversations Registered 60,538 Visits in July
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I am delighted to report that there were 60, 538 visits to Cowichan Conversations in July. That is a record and follows a trend of steadily increasing…
Kinder Morgan seeks to force its way onto Burnaby Mountain
Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson at a Vancouver Board of Trade talk (photo: Kinder Morgan) Read this July 29 story by Jennifer Moreau in the Burnaby Now on Kinder…
Vancouver Aquarium can keep cetaceans, with breeding restrictions
Beluga whales in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium Read this August 1 story from CBC.ca on the Vancouver Parks Board decision allowing the Aquarium to keep cetaceans in captivity, with…
Credit card fraud fundraiser
I had a mysterious $150 charge on my credit card from June. I called Visa and asked what it pertained to. They said they’d flag it and that they’d be…
Harper’s Policy On Gaza: The Canadian Toll
While the cost of the Israeli invasion of Gaza is almost incalculable in turns of human suffering and loss of life, there is another casualty in all of this, one…
Victory in Uganda as Anti-Homosexuality Act struck down in step towards ending discrimination | Amnesty International
Wonderful news! Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act struck down in step towards ending discrimination | Amnesty International “Uganda’s Constitutional Court today ruled that the Act was “null and void” as not enough…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 1, 2014
Your news links for today: CRTC accuses Rogers of ‘unjust discrimination’ against new entrants in domestic roaming, bans future exclusivity agreements – Mobile Syrup CRTC seeks to ban exclusivity clauses…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Colleen Flood writes that our health care system is more similar to the U.S.’ than we’d like to admit – and that many…
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Neolithic site dig uncovers sophisticated structures
A Neolithic site in the Orkney Islands shows our ancestors had sophisticated building skills more than 5,000 years ago. According to a story in The Scotsman, A groundbreaking excavation of…
The Law Of Unintended Consequences
http://www.netnewsledger.com/ On the environment, Stephen Harper’s record is appalling. Rick Smith summarizes the damage he has done: The Fisheries Act no longer protects most fish. The Navigable Waters Protection Act…
Libloggers Ascendant: Danielle Takacs For LPC Nominee
I should note that Danielle Takacs is running for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination up in Brant. Danielle used to blog at galloping around the golden horseshoe before deciding…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Friday, August 1, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 1, 2014: A shout-out to our good friend, John S., now of Wise Law’s growing Cobourg…
Fracking Is Making California’s Drought Worse, Say Activists
California is in the middle of an epic water shortage, with nearly 80% of the state experiencing “extreme or exceptional” drought conditions. Check out this animated map to get a…
Inquiring minds want to know.
The American penny dreadful National Enquirer must have been named before Fowler’s Modern English Usage encouraged people to say ‘inquire’ for asking and ‘enquire’ for an investigation. Or maybe not.…
Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair – Soft on Terrorism
Let’s begin with the definition of “terrorism.” Merriam-Webster offers up a fairly standard definition: “the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of…