Premier Prentice Fast Tracks Flood Mitigation
It started with another “feel good” press release. On Wed Sept 24, 2014, Premier Prentice announced that he was proceeding with two flood mitigation projects. He’ll divert the Highwood River…
September 2014
Judging a (Municipal Candidate’s) Book by Their (Technological) Cover?
You’re a candidate in the upcoming municipal election in Ontario. Do you have an appropriate email address? A web site? A social media presence? No? Don’t expect my vote.
Saturday Photo: Making Honey While the Sun Shines
This weekend has been an absolute gift. After several days of cold, the temperature rose last week, and this weekend we had some of the nicest days of the summer,…
First ERDC Claim Comes In!
It’s always nice to see something take off, particularly when it’s been forever since the preparations began. But on Friday morning the very first claim arrived in the ERDC’s post…
130 civil society organizations reject Canada-EU CETA trade deal
More than 130 civil society organizations on both sides of the Atlantic have reiterated their continuing rejection of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or CETA. The post 130…
Montaigne: The Depravity of Our Morals
“Our judgments follow the depravity of our morals and remain sick,” wrote Michel de Montaigne in his essay On Cato the Younger (Essay XXXVII, Book I, Screech translation, Penguin Classics,…
On the hustings
I’ve been going door-to-door for the past few weeks in my campaign for re-election. Stumping on the hustings, as it’s called in Canada. Or at least that’s how I’ve always…
Sun News Prepares To Grovel
RT @RobertFife: Brian Mulroney called Liberals to say Sun Media will apologize tomorrow for offensive rant by @ezralevant vs @JustinTrudeau— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) September 28, 2014 If you’re thinking WTF…
Making Sense of the CETA
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the Canada-EU trade deal favours large multinational corporations and burdens consumers, the environment, and the greater public interest. The post Making Sense of…
David Cameron’s Women Problem
Why is it always the dweebs? Conservative P.M. David Cameron’s Minister for Civil Society (and Dick Pics), Brooks Newmark, has resigned in disgrace. The Belgravia resident, father of five, was…
Global Warming Pollution on the Rise, CO2 Set to Hit 40 Billion Tons in 2014
Atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 – reaching a record high of 40 billion tonnes, according to a new…
Could Climate Change be Detroit’s Salvation?
Will climate change be America’s 21st century equivalent of William Tecumseh Sherman’s “march to the sea“? The Union general has a lasting place in infamy in the southern states for…
Oh, Damn. The Word is Getting Out.
Don’t believe a word of it. Stay where you’re at. You really wouldn’t like it here anyway, really. An article in The Guardian, “Is Alaska the new Florida? Experts predict…
Sunday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Sunday reading. – Frances Russell notes that the corporate sector is laughing all the way to the bank (and often an offshore one at that) after…
Francesco del Cairo
Filed under: digital, drawing Tagged: portraits, uffizi
we like lists: list # 20: top ten reasons we love our favourite cult show or movie
For those who want the question with no context: Do you love a cult show or movie? What movie and why? List at least 10 reasons. (I wish everyone would…
Arctic Madness: Shell and ConocoPhillips Plead With US Govt to Avoid Standards For Arctic Spill Preparedness
Two oil companies planning to drill in remote Arctic waters, Shell and ConocoPhillips, are pleading with U.S. regulators not to make them follow new guidelines proposed by the Interior Department…
Health Canada’s Willful Impotence on Tainted Pharmaceuticals
As I have written previously, the scandal of tainted pharmaceuticals continues, and that which should provoke outrage and demands for accountability seems to elicit for the most part only shrugs…
All That Dead Money
http://muncievoice.com/ In 1974, Arthur Laffer famously drew a curve on the back of a napkin while he had dinner with a reporter from the Wall Street Journal. The curve illustrated…