The Con Approach to Cutting Taxes
The Cons promise lower taxes. When they’re in power, they deliver: lower taxes result from part-time and low-waged jobs we all accept out of desperation when the good jobs are…
2014
Caption Contest, a natural evolution of political communication
The inspiration for many of the doodles over at ffibs, come from the propaganda distributed by the PMO. Five years ago the Harper government started limiting access to Harper, reducing…
Caption Contest, a natural evolution of political communication
The inspiration for many of the doodles over at ffibs, come from the propaganda distributed by the PMO. Five years ago the Harper government started limiting access to Harper, reducing…
Caption Contest, a natural evolution of political communication
The inspiration for many of the doodles over at ffibs, come from the propaganda distributed by the PMO. Five years ago the Harper government started limiting access to Harper, reducing…
Burnaby fires back at Kinder Morgan with constitutional challenge
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan continues to be a thorn in Kinder Morgan’s side (Image: Youtube) Read this Aug. 11 story by Jennifer Moreau in the Burnaby Now on Burnaby Council’s…
Rafe: Heavy oil advertising, editorials taint Canadian mag The Walrus
Enbridge is a major Walrus sponsor (Photo: Damien Gillis) I am afraid I really am a gloomy Gus today. It has just struck me that there is an absence of…
Michael Brown – Ferguson, Missouri – The War on Drugs
What does America’s War on Drugs have to do with the execution/killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the riots it spawned? The New Republic‘s John McWhorter believes they’re…
Our Poisoned Political Culture
Whether true or not, Canadians can, I think, be forgiven for wondering, quite seriously, whether the Harper cabal was somehow involved in the ominous break-in at Justin Trudeau’s home while…
There’s Not Enough Water to Go Around
This curious graphic depicts areas that are expected to be severely water stressed through the balance of this century. Note that hard-hit countries include China, India, Brazil, western Russia, the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, August 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Bell offers 12GB of mobile data for $75/month… but only in Thunder Bay – Howard Forums Rogers Plan to Acquire Shaw’s Wireless Spectrum for $300…
Today in Flash Flooding News
We’ve always lived with spring flooding caused by rapid melting of winter snowpack. People along the Red River know full well how that works. Today, however, flooding isn’t just a…
Even More Evidence That Bike-Friendly Cities Are Better Cities
Bicycles are wonderful contraptions that help people be healthier, have better commutes, and are a wonderful solution to car-based traffic jams. Yet, there are still cities out there that hate…
Alexandra Morton-Mystery Film On Quesnel Lake
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Kevin Logan accompanied Alexandra Morton on this trip to investigate what Premier Clark would just as soon you do not see. They have provided a great deal…
Dreaming
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, cloud
Your Global Warming Surcharge Coming Soon
Reservoir, What Reservoir? So, you see, you’ve got this conjunction of forces. There are more of us by the day, about 220,000 every 24-hours and that’s a net increase. And…
in which i attain the holy grail of librarianship: the permanent, full-time job
Meet the new permanent youth librarian at the Mississauga Central Library. I’ve been in this position since January, but on a temporary or contract basis. Two big things had to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Rebecca Vallas, Melissa Boteach and Shawn Fremstad write about the need for a new social contract. And Drew Nelles takes a look at…
About Those Taxes…
Responding to the latest propaganda piece about taxation levels from The Fraser Institute, Star readers weigh in with their own perspectives, one of which includes taking the paper to task…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, August 18, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 18, 2014: Canadian doctors’ groups refuse to take part in federal government’s ‘political’ anti-drug campaign Autopsy…
A resourceful, resilient Rob Ford recovers.
Sometimes you have to eat your words. We said the other day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would not accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. He did—on his terms. With…