Stephen Harper’s Sinister Plan to Jail Pipeline Protesters
You think Stephen Harper might have learned his lesson. You think a tiny sliver of light might have penetrated even into his dark world.You think he might have finally realized…
2014
An Open Letter to Premier Jim Prentice on Gay-Straight Alliances
Dear Premier Prentice; I graduated from high school in Alberta ten years ago, and I am gay. I like to think there are more interesting things about me, but these…
Climate Change 101
“Caught between the impossible and the unthinkable, we must do the impossible.” David Roberts is staff writer at Grist.org. In this “Climate Change is Simple” TEDx Talk, he describes the…
Decisive Moments in Politics #nlpoli
The NDP are down five points, the Liberals are up two and the Conservatives are up three, according to the latest Corporate Research Associates poll. Voters are abandoning the New…
The future of Rexall Place without the Edmonton Oilers
TweetIn the great rush to relocate the Edmonton Oilers to Daryl Katz‘s new downtown arena district, there appears to have been little serious thought or planning focused on what to…
The accountability ship has sailed, Bill 2 notwithstanding; Premiers Jim Prentice and Ralph Klein compared
A pensive Ralph Klein, maybe thinking about his worst political mistakes. Below: Jim Prentice and Alison Redford, also Alberta premiers. Premier, you’re no Ralph Klein! Accountability legislation? Oh, well ……
Stephen Harper’s Empty Words and the Betrayal of the Veterans
I have no idea why Stephen Harper lies all the time. I don't know whether it's compulsive, and he just can't help himself.Or whether that grubby little man simply thinks…
Revealed: how the wealth gap holds back economic growth | Business | The Guardian
Revealed: how the wealth gap holds back economic growth | Business | The Guardian. The west’s leading economic thinktank on Tuesday dismissed the concept of trickle-down economics as it found…
Clark govt, Science World selling LNG Kool-Aid to kids
Ministers Rich Coleman and Shirley Bond watch a recent demonstration on the “science of LNG” (BC Govt) The BC Liberal government’s all-out push to build an LNG industry is extending…
Déjà vu – again? Another omnibus budget bill, more federal environmental law rollbacks
Monday, December 8, 2014 Click here to send a letter to Finance Minister Joe Oliver and your MP On October 23, 2014, the federal government introduced Bill C-43, A second…
Evolutionary Dead-Ends
Some people seem genetically inclined – perhaps I should write doomed? – to believe in nonsense: believe in conspiracy theories, in myths, legends, superstitions and supernatural, in magic, in pseudoscience…
Adorable Coming Out Video from Connor Franta
Because it's always worth taking a moment to reflect on what really matters in life:
Adorable Coming Out Video from Connor Franta
Because it’s always worth taking a moment to reflect on what really matters in life:
Adorable Coming Out Video from Connor Franta
Because it's always worth taking a moment to reflect on what really matters in life:
Adorable Coming Out Video from Connor Franta
Because it’s always worth taking a moment to reflect on what really matters in life:
Why I have no time for David Bertschi’s complaints
I’ve tried to hold my tongue through David Bertschi’s dramatic performances through the nomination process, but after his conduct at the Ottawa-Orleans nomination on the weekend, enough is enough.I’m the…
Why I have no time for David Bertschi’s complaints
I’ve tried to hold my tongue through David Bertschi’s dramatic performances through the nomination process, but after his conduct at the Ottawa-Orleans nomination on the weekend, enough is enough. I’m…
Who Needs Water Anyway?
A delusional remark in a CBC article: “Canada, which has long been criticized for being heavily dependent on shipping natural resources to the rest of the world.” Our Prime Minister,…
The Ecofiscal Commission and Polluter Pay
From iPolitics, here is my constructively critical take on the first discussion paper of the new Commission chaired by Chris Ragan. In a nutshell, polluter pay is a good idea,…