zucchini abundance recipe of the day: zucchini fritters
Apparently if you grow zucchini, you have too much of it. Being new gardeners, we didn’t know how prolific our one zucchini plant would be, or the insane quantities –…
2014
Where the vision and the visionaries?
Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. government’s EPA Journal stated, “Quite simply, Love Canal is one of the most appalling environmental tragedies in American history. “But that’s not the most disturbing…
Has the CRTC really changed? Will they listen to Canadians or telecom conglomerates?
Written with input from OpenMedia.ca’s Glyn Lewis It appears that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is starting to listen to Canadians. Over the last year, we’ve seen the…
Global legal group condemns Harper for attack on Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his recent dictatorship-style attack on Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. The post Global legal group condemns…
Israeli war crimes in Gaza – Beit Hanoun attack: US shields Israel from accountability
Images following the shelling of UN-run school in Beit Hanoun War crimes committed by Israel in the course of its attack on Gaza are a consequence of an overall strategy…
Apologize, You Sleazy Bastard
The Geneva-based, International Commision of Jurists, has issued a written demand that Sideshow Steve Harper and his supposed justice minister, Peter MacKay, apologize to Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin for the…
States Led By Climate Deniers Stand To Gain The Most From New EPA Carbon Rule
A rising tide lifts all boats — even boats that, contrary to all evidence, openly doubt the moon’s gravitational influence. A new study released by the Center for Strategic and…
Rafe asks: Is ‘lying’ too strong a word for Clark Libs’ LNG fibs?
Rafe Mair has struggled with our Premier’s lack of ‘truthiness’ when it comes to the straight goods on LNG. If it were not so serious it would be downright hilarious.…
Rafe: Is ‘lying’ too strong a word for Clark Libs’ LNG fibs?
BC Premier Christy Clark addresses a conference on LNG (Damien Gillis) I really need your help. What the devil does one call premier Christy Clark, considering that she seems utterly…
James Moore and “precision” in Gaza-Israel
James Moore was on CBC radio in Vancouver this morning talking about the “difference” between Hamas rocket launches from Gaza and Israeli operations into Gaza. Per Moore, Hamas’ attacks are…
On hummingbirds and genocide
I was going to write a short thought on seeing an amazing little creature in my garden just now – a humming bird no bigger than a bumblebee, which made…
In the battle for the Internet, which side are you on?
A couple weeks ago, thousands of OpenMedia supporters joined with open Internet advocates and legal experts at Free Press to challenge the Internet slow lane plan being pushed by U.S.…
Hamas more legitimate than Harper’s Conservatives
Discussions on the Palestine issue are usually framed as Hamas vs. Israel. This suggests Hamas is merely an organization when in fact it is the democratically-elected government of Palestine, having…
I will see your blitz and raise you one ghetto
Yesterday, Netanyahu compared the Hamas rocket attacks to what Britain endured during the second world war. “There’s only been one other instance where a democracy has been rocketed and pelleted…
I will see your blitz and raise you one ghetto
Yesterday, Netanyahu compared the Hamas rocket attacks to what Britain endured during the second world war."There's only been one other instance where a democracy has been rocketed and pelleted with…
I will see your blitz and raise you one ghetto
Yesterday, Netanyahu compared the Hamas rocket attacks to what Britain endured during the second world war. “There’s only been one other instance where a democracy has been rocketed and pelleted…
Justin, You Need to Read This
While Justin Trudeau’s pandering Liberal Party may praise Israel’s “commitment to peace,” Israeli society is displaying a darker, brutal face. Lisa Goldman, director of the Israel-Palestine Initiative at the Washington…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, July 25, 2014
Your news links for today: .digest — 25.07.14 – Matt Braga on Tumblr UK ISPs and Rights Holders Agree on Voluntary Notice-and-Notice Style Copyright System – Michael Geist Government pushes…