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In September 2008, four cabinet ministers went to Harbour Grace to announce that the provincial government was giving the company $8.0 million in public money, interest free. The provincial government…
2014
Supreme Court’s Grassy Narrows Verdict Dismays First Nations
In a 7-0 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ontario had the right to issue industrial loggers permits to operate on the Grassy Narrows First Nation’s traditional lands.…
Once a Tory leadership front-runner, Gary Mar reaches out from Asia to haunt Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives
Brian Mulroney, right, famously responds to the claim made by John Turner, left, that he had “no option” but approve Pierre Trudeau’s patronage appointments. Below: Gary Mar in 2011. Advice…
New drawing added to “New cat art”
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: Cat, digital, iPad
My buddy Dan Fox for ward 24
He is an amazing guy and will be an amazing representative for this city. Support him if you can. More here. .
The Lore of Tea
Whoa! Down the rabbit hole I tumbled this week. I started reading about tea in several books I recently purchased. What a story. What a delight! Many hours spent between…
Comparing PIA’s “Alberta Could” Campaign to the Alberta Liberal’s 2012 Platform
Over the last couple of months Public Interest Alberta has been championing a change to Alberta’s tax code to bring it in line with the rest of Canada and fund…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that to end your weekend. – PressProgress takes a look at the OECD’s long-term economic projections – which feature a combination of increasing inequality and slow growth across…
Settlers killed in Palestine—echoes of another colonialism
The killing of three Jewish teenagers from a West Bank settlement in Palestine brought to mind another colonialism—that of North America. As the Europeans swarmed across the Americas, the Native…
I’m surprised I have never seen anyone post this song…
I’m surprised I have never seen anyone post this song (click on the video link above) in relation to the fucked-up Ford brothers, Doug and Rob. Maybe I have just…
The Onion On Movies
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Alberta’s Climate Change Strategy Goes Up in Smoke
Alberta’s Auditor General blew a gasket. He called the government’s performance on climate change strategy “troubling” and “disturbing”. Hey, he’s a mild mannered accountant; this is as in-your-face as he…
Electoral Reform – The Parties Position
Its sometimes hard to see where the parties stand on any particular issue given the hype, bafflegab and spin that issues from almost all of them at times and the…
Monte Melnick, the Ramones’ legendary tour manager, writes about Tommy
Received in comments this morning. Condolences about his (and our) loss: Tommy was my dearest and oldest friend. We grew up together in Forest Hills Queens New York. I went…
Message From Orwell: "I Warned You" – A Mound Of Sound Guest Post
You don’t have to dig very deep to get a pretty clear picture of the decline of today’s global civilization. The good times are gone, over, finished. We’re out of…
Political polls past their prime.
Seen any political polls that you believe lately? If not, just wait, one to meet your bias will be along shortly. The only problem is that you have no trust…
The Opposite Of Truth and Freedom
http://wellington.pm.org/ The Harper government came to Ottawa promising transparency and accountability. But, Tim Harper writes, when journalists request information from the Throne, they get obfuscation: When we ask for specifics…
Stephen Harper and the Summer of Discontent
Golly. I only hope Stephen Harper was able to shield himself from the rays of last night's super moon. Because in his agitated state I can only imagine the effect…