Stephen Harper and the Ghost of Captain Franklin
It was just two weeks ago that Stephen Harper was talking about the search for the lost Franklin expedition.And how he couldn't wait to find, in his macabre words, "the…
September 2014
Ragging the puck #nlpoli
The Conservatives will have a new leader this weekend. Tom Marshall will resign as Premier not long after and the new guy will take over. Terry French announced last week…
UBC Professor of Law Joel Bakan speaks
“I see a lot of sense in the BCTF’s insistence on eliminating E80 from the package for consideration in binding arbitration… “As is true of any negotiation, the respective bargaining…
Why All Progressives Should Support Scotland’s Independence Struggle
It's been hard trying to explain that what's going on in Scotland is a bigger story than many progressives in this country can imagine.And that they should rejoice at the…
I did not have Intercourse with that financial group!
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman…..” -Bill Clinton Before we begin: in·ter·course ˈintərˌkôrs/ noun communication or dealings between individuals or groups. “everyday social intercourse” synonyms: dealings, relations,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Connected cats.
Food Security a Link Between Lower Mainland and B.C’s North in Fight Against Site C
Two days ago, the weather forecast for northeastern B.C. called for snow. And snow it did, at least up on the plateau in places like Fort St. John and Dawson…
The Story in Brantford-Brant: Is it just whining or is there something to it?
Its now made the news: Liberal riding association executives have resigned in protest over what they considered unfair standards in that ridings nomination race, which didn’t end up being much…
Tell your city council that you care about the homeless.
I saw this tweet today while watching my city council meeting being live-tweeted by various reporters: There’s something horribly sad about it. I have no doubt it is true. There…
WATCH: OpenMedia campaigners drop and give you 20 for net neutrality
Yesterday, we launched our global campaign to save Net Neutrality. In under 24 hours, we’ve already had an incredible 120,000 people sign on to our Big Telecom -vs- The World…
Prescription for Health: Fight Global Warming
This is a guest post by David Suzuki What if we could reduce worldwide deaths from disease, starvation and disaster while improving the health of people everywhere? According to the…
Marx and Philiosophy review of Turning Money Into Rebellion, by Joshua Moufawad-Paul
At the end of the 1980s five men robbed a cash-in-transit vehicle in Copenhagen, stealing over thirteen million crowns. The subsequent investigation led to the discovery of an apartment in…
How Canadians can join the day of action to Stop The Internet Slowdown
As you may have heard, Big Telecom conglomerates want to slow down your Internet and make online services more expensive. But so far, “Net Neutrality” rules in several countries have…
Scottish Referendum
The Scottish referendum, scheduled for September 18, is getting a great deal of attention with a recent YouGov poll showing a one point ‘Yes’ lead, which in real terms is…
Arctic Gateway Pipeline: Alberta Looks Far, Far North to Potential Oilsands Export Route
While the Keystone XL, Northern Gateway, Trans Mountain and Energy East pipelines remain stalled in political upheaval, environmental opposition and regulatory processing, the government of Alberta could start moving landlocked…
Sept. 8: anything happening in Scotland? Nae
The Scottish vote on separation from Britain is nearing. And polls are showing the separatists in the lead. The effects on England, militarily, economically and diplomatically, will be serious. And…
Abusing quotation marks
What goes through your mind when you see words in a paragraph or a sentence surrounded by quotation marks? Like that sign in the image on your left? That they…
The Flash and Superman Race to See Who’s Fastest
Pretty sure you don’t want to use a loaded pistol as a starter gun… Alltop is always loaded.
Global Economies Failing to Meet Global Warming Pollution Reduction Targets
Global economies must lower carbon emissions by at least five times the levels currently achieved, according to the 2014 Low Carbon Economy Index compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report –…