Today’s flying pigs
Flying pigs were in the news today. Justice Minister Mackay actually said that the Harper Cons are still considering tickets for pot possession and he expected us to believe it.…
2014
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats in motion.
The Monckton Files: Threatwatch 1 by Barry Bickmore
This is a guest post by Barry Bickmore, a long-time chronicler of the misdeeds and misdirections of Lord Christopher Monckton. One of the truly amusing facets of being a Monckton-o-phile…
Better Planning Needed to Minimize Risks to Drinking Water
Earlier this month, officials in Toledo, Ohio issued an urgent plea for residents to stop drinking the City’s water. 400,000 residents went without tap water for several days because a…
Leaders Must Put People Before Politics: David Suzuki
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. When we elect people to office, we give them power to make and enact decisions on our behalf. They should have a…
The Con Regime and the Horror of Lac Mégantic
The report into the horrifying tragedy in Lac-Mégantic is out, and it couldn't be more devastating for the Con regime.A railway with a “weak safety culture” and a federal regulator…
David Suzuki: Leaders must put people before politics
G7 leaders meet in The Hague in 2014 When we elect people to office, we give them power to make and enact decisions on our behalf. They should have a…
Court: Key Environmental Law Doesn’t Apply to Part of Enbridge Keystone XL "Clone"
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that Enbridge’s 600-mile-long Flanagan South Pipeline, a Keystone XL “clone,” is legally cleared to proceed opening for business in…
Globe and Mail: Shaw may have to hold on to their wireless spectrum, for now
Under pressure from tens of thousands of Canadians, it looks like Ottawa could be about to block one of the Big Three wireless providers from getting even bigger. Article by…
The Fringe: Edmonton’s holiest sacred cow.
Every city has its sacred cows, institutions that are so established and so revered, that they are beyond genuine criticism. Edmonton has more than its share. The folk fest is…
An SOS Bombshell?
Okay, that might be selling it a little too much. They are, after all, boneheads. Be that as it may, we recently received some interesting photos taken in a public…
Report Reveals Cost Cutting Measures At Heart Of Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster
Today the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its final report on the July 6th, 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The report produced a strong reaction from Keith…
Harper’s War on Charities is a War on All of Us
Never underestimate the scope and impact of the Harper regime’s war to gag our charities. Oxford student and 2013 Rhodes Scholar, Joanne Cave writes in today’s Times Colonist that the…
Police Violence Rages in Ferguson, MO
The out-of-control police response to protests against the killing of Michael Brown in a St. Louis, MO suburb, continues. Our reporter @rdevro was shot with rubber bullets/beanbags by police last…
Must Read – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ferguson Is About Race But It’s Also About Poverty in America
Check out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s op-ed in Time Magazine, “The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race.”KAJ argues that, if the Ferguson atrocity isn’t to fade into another historical footnote, it’s…
August 18: Blah….
Monday’s Times and Transcript was, more than usually, pretty flat gruel. Almost all news media have always been propaganda sheets. In the old days, that was evident in the press…
Those Shellfish Are Talking to You. Can You Hear Them?
The eastern Pacific, from the Bering Sea to northern California, has been one of the world’s last remaining great fisheries. It’s a band of coastal ocean famous for its abundant…