The Mighty (Pol)Oz Speaks
But his message is not being well-received. No, not at all. Recommend this Post
2014
Breathe Deeply, Mr. Harper. As Deeply as You Possibly Can.
The APEC summit is underway in Beijing and the atmosphere is just perfect for an inveterate fossil fueler like Stephen Harper. May Furious Leader indulge his respiratory system in Beijing’s…
It’s Not a Vortex, It’s an Invasion.
I know, I know – you were told just a couple of weeks ago that eastern provinces and states were in for a mild winter. Oopsie. Winter is still weeks…
(Former Lord) Conrad Black Continues To Be A Disgusting Example Of The Self Serving Right Wing ….. just sayin’
“Former media baron Conrad Black says that when he renounced his Canadian citizenship to sit in the British House of Lords he was only doing so “temporarily,” and meant to…
dispatches from the community of readers’ advisors: r.a. in a day 2014
Last week I attended “R.A. in a Day,” an annual one-day mini-conference on readers’ advisory – that is, finding books for readers. It happens that the manager of my own…
Visualizing Energy Generated from Wind
Renewable energy debates can suffer obfuscation through abstraction and disingenuous allegations like renewable is limited in it’s generation times. For example, wind power is often argued to be useless because…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, November 10, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 10, 2014: Fewer LSAT Test Takers—Down 8.1% Union ‘disappointed’ by comments from CBC boss on Ghomeshi…
Cause of Melting Antarctic Ice Caps Revealed by Robots
Scientists hope to refine ocean and climate models using new data collected by underwater robots deployed under Antarctic ice caps by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the California…
The one in short pants is from Barrie.
This is embarrassing. The Member of Parliament from Barrie is running for the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Or maybe not! If anything, the greedy chap is just seeking…
The F-35 By Any Means
http://leaksource.info/ We learned late last week the the Harper government has ordered four F-35’s. Michael Harris writes: According to a Canadian Press story by Murray Brewster based on a Pentagon…
Canvassing in Whitby-Oshawa with Celina Caesar-Chavannes
This past Saturday, I had the privilege to be part of a small group to travel to Whitby-Oshawa and visit Celina Caesar-Chavannes campaign office (there was a bit of pre-travel…
Carl Wilson writes, Leah McLaren writes
Him, last week: “So what should you have done, back when there were only rumors and snaky vibes? Refused to be a guest on Q? Scowled and been uncivil to…
Clean Energy as an Economic Catalyst for Divestment
This is a guest post by Stacy Clark that originally appeared in The Citizen. Reading Harvard Crimson Staff Writer Matthew Q. Clarida’s headline in September, “School of Public Health Renamed…
Stephen Harper and the Great North Pole Farce
Who can forget how Stephen Harper shocked the world a few months ago by suddenly and loudly declaring that the North Pole belonged to Canada?Even though it actually belongs to…
BC Liberals Get It Wrong on LNG
By John Horgan-Leader BC NDP I support the development of B.C.’s LNG industry — done right. Doing it right means insisting on jobs and training opportunities for B.C. workers. It…
Rodent Intercourse #nlpoli
If you want to see a fine example of the political management of a potentially devastating scandal, take a close look at how Justin Trudeau and the Liberals handled the…
Plus ça change…
Suzanne Methot reviewed Farley Mowat’s Walking on the Land, which was published in 2000. From that review: “Farley Mowat detailed government treatment of the Ihalmiut, First Nations people in Canada’s…
Harper’s War and the ISIS National Anthem
I see the leader of the ISIS Death Cult may have had a bruising encounter with the American Death Machine.Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State…