December 2014
I Have Arrived
And, in arriving, been blocked. (PS. Easier to read when you click on pic.)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Blasts Harper New Anti-prostitution Law
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says Harper’s new anti-prostitution law, Bill C-36, will protect neither exploited sex workers nor communities. The post Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Blasts Harper New Anti-prostitution Law…
Stephen Harper and the Jihadi From Hell or Ottawa
When I first heard the news that another Canadian jihadi had surfaced on YouTube, and was making wild threats against us, at first I was naturally terrified.Could Great Closet Leader…
Let’s talk about pol-i-cy. #nlpoli
Some people are making issue lately out of the fact that – supposedly – the Liberals have not released any policies. The Liberals will be government soon and no one…
Why Are Capitalists So Lazy?
Entrepreneurialism, innovation, competition, insight, optimization, excellence? These are the self-satisfying hallmarks of our jackboot triumphal capitalism. But what’s with the laziest of the lazy capitalists? You know, the ones who…
I See a GreenTidal Wave of Good News for Cowichan
Climate Change, Greenhouses Gases, Global Warming, Wind Power, Solar these subjects are being discussed or touched upon pretty much on a daily basis. Peter Nix, Don Skerik and others are…
Fortress Calgary: The “Gate” in Mahogany Manor
What is it about gated communities that sends us into orbit? Calgary Planning Commission (CPC) just approved the construction of a “gate” in the southern Calgary to keep the hoi…
BC Fed President Irene Lazinger Highlights Monday’s 2PM Rally at Strikebound Cowichan News Leader
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger A ‘Support Rally’ in backing Cowichan News Leader striking employees, members of Unifor, will be held Monday 2PM at the News Leader offices. The BC Fed’s newly…
athletes in solidarity against unpunished police abuse crimes murder
Derrick Rose Reggie Bush Davin Joseph Eric Garner
Excuses, excuses
Shorter Leona Aglukkaq: It’s absolutely essential that we align our greenhouse gas emissions policies with the U.S. if that means delaying regulations which could limit pollution from the tar sands.…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Walden Bello discusses the need for our political system to include constant citizen engagement, not merely periodic elections to determine who will be…
Financing Climate Action Among Major Concerns in First Week of COP20 Climate Negotiations
How to finance a global shift away from toxic greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels was one of the key talking points during the first week of the annual…
Financing Climate Action Among Major Concerns in First Week of COP20 Climate Negotiations
How to finance a global shift away from toxic greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels was one of the key talking points during the first week of the annual…
YASunidos trek to the highlands of the Ecuadorian Andes to defend rights of nature
Photo by Julien Gomba An ecological defence organization in Ecuador called YASunidos held a news conference in the highlands of Rio Bamba on November 14, 2014 to announce a demand…
Elites Have Forced America into a National Psychosis to Keep Us Embroiled in Imperial Wars
Photo by Andrew Rusk “War is the health of the State,” wrote social critic Randolph Bourne in a classic essay as America entered World War I: It automatically sets in…
Stephen Harper and the myth of the crooked Indian
Image from Library and Archives Canada Can you think of any Prime Minister, President or World Leader that would withhold food, water, or health care as a bullying tactic to…
Journalists First
http://www.quillandquire.com/ Except for the occasional episode of The Nature of Things, I don’t watch CBC Television. But I do listen to Radio 1. The Gomeshi Affair has revealed deep seated…
The REAL Issue With Targeted CRA Audits
He’s making a list. He’s checking it twice. He’s going to crush those who are naughty AND nice. Stephen Harper is coming to town.