Not at Home on the Range: Subsidized Fracking Hits Colorado
This is a guest post by Paul Thacker, originally published by Oil Change International. A general contractor in Colorado’s Grand Valley, Duke Cox says the first time he became aware…
2014
Is Obama Bombing the Right Targets?
Maybe Obama needs to expand the target list for his bombers trying to thwart Islamist extremists in Iraq. Why not bomb a few royal palaces in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and…
Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead
The Harper Conservatives may already have convinced themselves that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau lacks “the judgement to lead” to lead Canada. The post Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the…
Could Harper Deploy Troops Against Canadians?
I was taken aback by a post from Geoff Kennedy at Parchment in the Fire entitled, “EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests | Global Research.” The…
General Honoré, Enviro Groups Call for Strengthening EPA’s Proposed Refinery Pollution Standards
Millions of people living near refineries will be directly affected by a long awaited updates to regulations the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for oil refineries. Their new proposed rule…
Government proposals on wireless broadband are positive step forward for rural Canadians
eblast_indieISP_sidebar.png OpenMedia.ca is welcoming Industry Canada’s announcement that it will speed up the process of issuing 3500 MHz spectrum licences for wireless broadband services in rural areas. The community-based organization…
The Film ‘Boyhood’: Reflections on Holding On and Letting Go
A date night with my husband Jim doesn’t happen often. We have fallen into our habits of cooking dinner together, followed by reading or watching a British television drama. Sometimes,…
Cowichan River Water Quality Advisory Lifted
Nice to read good news from time to time. The concern over drought conditions that threatened our cowichan River was troubling and Don Bodger’s report is a comfort. By Don…
Hey, everyone
What I sent to @johntoryTO. No response. In Boston with my kids to see #RedSox. Best to all back in #topoli. Tory too.
An interview with Vandana Shiva
Canadian Dimension: The standard narrative about India in the mainstream Anglo-American media is that spiralling growth in recent decades, along with globalization, has lifted hundreds of millions of people out…
Ridiculous
Doesn’t Canada’s official languages commissioner have better things to do than investigate John Baird’s tweets? Is this the goal, to make the commissioner’s office look ridiculous and trivial?If so, they’re…
Harper Northern Tour Caption Winners
Thank you to all those who entered. Filed under: 2011 Election
No Surrender
Anyone who plays chess, as I like to pretend I do, knows there comes a time when surrender is the only strategy left to you. Having matched wits with your…
NEB sides with Kinder Morgan, but company must respect Burnaby’s bylaws
Read this August 19 Canadian Press story via CBC.ca on the latest chapter int he ongoing battle between pipeline builder Kinder Morgan and the city of Burnaby. The National Energy…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Your news links for today: Ottawa warned its wireless plan for cities may hurt rural Web access – BNN News For German, Swiss Privacy Start-Ups, a Post-Snowden Boom – WSJ…
EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests | Global Research
EU Advisors Advocate use of Military Against Strikes and Protests | Global Research. Experts at a European Union (EU) think-tank are demanding that the EU prepare to put down strikes…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Leonhardt offers a revealing look at the relative priorities of wealthier and poorer regions of the U.S. And Patricia Cohen discusses the…
Are the New Conservative Election Fraud Plans Going up in Smoke?
In April of this year, an ambulance was called to 24 Sussex Drive, after a teenage girl had consumed too much alcohol. No charges were laid, despite the fact that…
If LPC anticipates early election call, let’s get candidates nominated sooner, not later
The story in the Star yesterday – the Liberals are preparing for Harper to call an early Spring election, much earlier then he needs to: Trudeau told reporters the Liberals…