TweetIt is sometimes amazing how quickly one political issue can transform and dominate the debate. This week’s raging debate about allowing Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in Alberta schools has twisted and…
Received these pictures from an urban explorer friend who says she may have found the foundations of the old Turcot Roundhouse which was demolished in 1961. I wonder if the…
This is a two-part post dealing with resistance to the Israeli occupation. The first part covers news of a controversial Israel-related Banksy mural in the Atlanta area. The second stays…
Here is the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (like you haven't seen it already!!) Likes: Fiery lightsaber saber, Milennium Falcon, X-Wings and TIE Fighters flying near…
Here is the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (like you haven’t seen it already!!) Likes: Fiery lightsaber saber, Milennium Falcon, X-Wings and TIE Fighters flying near…
Here is the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (like you haven't seen it already!!)Likes: Fiery lightsaber saber, Milennium Falcon, X-Wings and TIE Fighters flying near the…
Regular readers will note it’s been quiet around here. That’s because of life-maintenance stuff, work, and a few other things. And being a little bored by the world as it…
Here is the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (like you haven’t seen it already!!) Likes: Fiery lightsaber saber, Milennium Falcon, X-Wings and TIE Fighters flying near…
Credit (or Discredit) Carnegie Mellon University What’s Wrong With This Picture? It Omits 50% of The Autism Spectrum, Those with Intellectual Disability The picture above, credit (or discredit) to Carnegie…
So the ride-sharing app Uber is urging Vancouverites to sign a petition on its site to put pressure on the City to allow Uber to operate. An ad for the…
Germany’s biggest utility firm, E.ON, has announced plans to split in two and spin off most of its power generation, energy trading and upstream businesses, responding to a crisis that…
Globe & Mail’s Brent Jang reports from Vancouver Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas has delayed making a final investment decision on its Pacific NorthWest LNG project in British Columbia. The Petronas-led joint…
Premier Prentice likes corporate-speak (“under new management”, “price takers, not price makers”, etc) so let’s apply a corporate communication tool, the FAQ, to explain the government’s rationale for Bill 10.…
Late last night, Cynthia Khoo and I returned from our trip to the CRTC’s headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec, where we delivered the voices of over 30,000 Canadians directly to some…
There are very real dangers in the world, but let’s not lose all perspective. Perspective is everything. Don’t believe the hype. It must be stated directly: the majority of people…
This is a guest post by Climate Nexus. A recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal by Rupert Darwall paints efforts to address climate change through international policy as…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that Christy Clark and her BC Liberal Party of Pipeline pushers have been blowing smoke according to Dwight Newman. Dwight Newman is a senior fellow…
Premier Jim Prentice has gotten off to a pretty impressive start as the latest star of the longest running series in Canadian political history, Alberta Dynasty. He did a lot…
This is a quick post, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up that within the last 24 hours, no less than three countries, have gone into snap elections.…
At the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa this year there was an impostor. Frank Gervais attended ceremonies in Ottawa in a military uniform, but was later found to be playing…
