Regina By Bus
I gave a tour of Regina today to a Mexican student studying at the UofR this coming semester. We were fortunate to have a ride from my parents after lunch,…
2014
Thomas Lukaszuk’s campaign jumps the shark! Did Alberta’s PC government just do the same thing?
Thomas Lukaszuk looks cool as always, despite having just jumped the shark. Actual PC leadership candidates may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below, the real Mr. Lukaszuk. Yesterday was the…
Public Inquiry: Harper, Police Chiefs Don’t Care About Aboriginal Women
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police stand in the way of a national public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. The post Public…
Financial Post: What’s next for On-Demand TV streaming
Rogers and Shaw have announced that they will launch an on-demand TV service to rival Netflix and Hulu. What do you think about this development? Article by John Greenwood for…
The Elf on the #ReThink Tour
I met “Sustainable Joe” (Stephen) at Hillside this year, and barraged him with questions about his ride. I want one! And, at $5,000, I could probably make it happen. But…
People’s Climate March
Getting ready for school, I was going through files and came across an interview with Noam Chomsky for Teen Talking Circles. In it, Chomsky answers the question, “Do you honestly…
TelClarity: Wind Mobile cuts roaming rates by %95. Here’s how they could cut them more
A recent CRTC ruling brought the roaming rates that Big Telecom charges smaller companies like Wind Mobile down from the stratosphere. Here’s why they still need to go further Article…
Ode to the bridge to somewhere: a mini-memoir
I went for lunch today with my old pal Bruce Miller. I chose the Original Joe’s on 102 Avenue because a) it’s relatively cheap and good (I always have a…
Large container ship ‘Attila’ strikes Vancouver dock
CMA GCM Attila, moored at Vancouver’s Centerm after striking dock (Photo: Damien Gillis) A large container ship, the “CMA CGM Attila”, struck the dock at Vancouver’s Centerm container port early…
Venezuela at a tipping point
No matter how you cut it, Nicolás Maduro’s first year in office was no walk in the park. Even before the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez died after a long…
New York Times-As Truce Holds, Dazed Gazans Get Down to Business
From the New York Times By FARES AKRAM and JODI RUDOREN GAZA — The banks reopened, the markets were crowded, workers began repairing downed electric lines and bulldozers cleared rubble…
‘Severe… Pervasive… Irreversible”: IPCC’s Devastating Climate Change Conclusions
Here is a stunning report from Common Dreams by Jon Queally, Common Dreams staff writerA draft of the UN panel’s synthesis report on the global scientific community’s assessment of human-caused…
The Day the Premiers Gave Stephen Harper a Slap in the Face
He thought he could disrespect all those dead and missing aboriginal women. He thought he could treat that holocaust as just random acts of violence.He thought he could use his…
State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Workaround Have Industry, Torture Ties
The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to its request to construct a…
Canada rated as peaceful but risking environmental practices that threaten natural beauty
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Canada has been described as a beautiful country, peaceful and inhabited by warm, friendly people. For decades we were respected and in part earned our reputation way…
New York Times Claims Putin has Opened "Third Front" Invasion of Ukraine. Nobody Else Biting Yet.
A bulletin from The New York Times claims that Russian military units including infantry, tanks and artillery, have poured over the border into eastern Ukraine, “attacking Ukrainian forces and causing…
Shawnigan’s April Sanderson Works To Save The Blue Throated Macaws
The photo of this brilliant Blue Throated Macaw caught my eye and drew me in to read Cowichan Citizen reporter Kevin Rothbauer’s story about the amazing work of Shawnigan’s April…
Dumbass of the Week Award Goes to: Charles Vacca, Firearms Instructor
It’s called the “Last Stop” and, for 39-year old Arizonan, Charles Vacca, it lived up to its name. For Charles Vacca, the Last Stop was a shooting range where he…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Reevely writes about the stench of corporate corruption hanging over a privately-sponsored premiers’ conference. And Paul Willcocks nicely contrasts the professed belief…