US Election quickie
Teddy here; as most of you likely know by now, US politics is not my cup of tea. However, I thought I should at least outline some results from last…
November 2014
There’s Nothing Magical to 2100
A clear and usually overlooked measure of the threat posed to our global civilization by climate change and how pathetic is our response is the timeline. That’s the giveaway. We…
Oh my God! The Japanese make better whisky than the Scots!
A year of firsts for whiskey. For instance, it’s the first time in the 12-year history of the World Whisky Bible’s rankings that a Scottish malt has failed to make…
The March of the Geezer Republicans
The leatherbacks are back. Mitch McConnell, James Inhofe and John McCain – for starters (as if that wasn’t enough). McConnell, 72, will be Senate majority leader. He spent his time…
Cowichan Conversations Poll on First West Credit Union Takeover of Island Savings Corrupted
This poll has been corrupted. Do you support or oppose the merger of Island Savings with Langley based First West Credit Union? Support 77.68% (1,180 votes) Opposed 22.32% (339 votes)…
Having a tough time getting a handle on the 2014 version of fair play
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Non political
Ciao!
GC and I are off to Italy tomorrow, for two weeks of exploring, eating and drinking wine! We’re starting in Venice, then going to Florence, followed by a few days…
MPs to vote on Del M’Antstro suspension Wednesday
Satire inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dean-del-mastro-mps-to-vote-on-suspension-on-wednesday-1.2823628 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-heads-to-china-to-reanimate-trade-relations-1.2823836
Ask Yourself, Have You Been "Tuned Up" Yet?
This breathes new meaning into the phrase “bored to death.” Behavioural pschology suggests we may have been conditioned to submit to neoliberalism. We have been made susceptible to manipulation and…
A Word of Warning to NATO from Finland
Finland isn’t impressed with NATO’s anti-Moscow attitude. President Sauli Niinisto will be taking that message to a conference in Helsinki on Thursday with David Cameron and the leaders of the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Telecom Complaints About Misleading Contracts, Non-Disclosure Soar: CCTS – Huffington Post Billing errors and contract disputes once again top the list of telecom complaints in…
Money for Nothin’ and Your Work for Free…
Poloz’s prescription for unemployed youth: Work for free TAVIA GRANT The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Nov. 04 2014, 12:40 PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Nov. 04 2014, 7:03 PM…
Will British Columbia be the Last Pacific Jurisdiction to Legalize Pot?
Washington took recreational marijuana off the state criminal books two years ago. Last night voters in Alaska and Oregon followed suit. California is expected to do the same in 2016.…
The Harper War Against Unions Continues
So what else is new? In today’s Star, Tim Harper tells a tale of the ongoing indefatigable contempt Canada’s putative prime minister has for unions. Like another Conservative entity, C-377…
You Get What You Need
Between changing more diapers and falling deeper in love than I’d have thought possible, I’ve struggled to put in to words my thoughts on Toronto’s election since the ballots were…
Easy for you to say, Mister Poloz
So the head of the Bank of Canada thinks young people should lLeave folks' basement and work for free. I know it’s a bit of an ad hominem criticism, but…
MPs across the Hill crapping their pants.
…so said a Sun News colleague to me. (My response: “No kidding. Good!”) Maybe that’s the one good thing coming out of the Ghomeshi case: it’s starting to change our…