Ontario Election, June 5th 2014?
A quick post following a quick check of some facts.1 – The budget will be presented on May 1st.2 – Elections in Ontario are 28 days by law. (As far…
2014
Why France’s Economic Problems Matter
I’ve had the good fortune to live in France for the past 10 months on a year-long sabbatical and therefore been able to witness firsthand the travails of the Socialist…
National Anthem: A poem; “Year of reconciliation? Prove it.”
A poem on our state of denial.
Crazy Train Wreck #nlpoli
Premier-in-waiting Frank Coleman was off in Toronto on Monday – reputedly undergoing intensive media training - and so he wasn’t willing to talk to reporters about anything, least of all…
Earth Day 2014 on Fredericton’s North Riverfront Trail (Conor’s Back Yard)
Today is Earth Day, 2014 and to celebrate this wonderful earth, and the life it supports, I am posting a few of the pictures I have taken on Fredericton’s North…
Jason Kenney and the Shameful Foreign Workers Scam
I've watched with growing anger how the Con regime has flooded this country with foreign workers, even though so many Canadians are unemployed.I've watched them use the Temporary Foreign Worker's…
A 17-Minute conversation with Williamstown artist, Erica Taylor… because 20 would be too much awesome for your brain.
This blog is meant to be a learning tool… both for us and others. A few weeks ago, Erica Taylor — the Williamstown-based painter / graphic designer / illustrator /…
Waiting in ambush for PC leadership candidate Ken Hughes: the ghosts of health care disasters past and present
Back in the day when Alberta Health Services was still full of promise, AHS board chair Ken Hughes, above left, got his instructions from health minister Ron Liepert, right. Mr.…
Death to slogans
The title of this post is, in fact, a slogan. But I’m thinking slogans are verbal dead weight in the internet era. What harm would it do us to just…
As Obama tries to lock down Trans-Pacific Partnership, Canadian Internet freedom group takes message directly to U.S. Capitol
StopSecrecy_403x403_150414.png Canada’s OpenMedia leads huge international campaign shining “Stop the Secrecy” spotlight on prominent buildings in Washington D.C. to protest TPP’s secretive Internet Censorship plan April 22, 2014 – As…
In Tuesday’s Sun: Reform Party of Canada, RIP
Remember the Reform Party? The Reformers rather wish you didn’t. Twenty years ago, the Reform Party’s fresh-faced MPs – all 52 of them – arrived in Ottawa to cause all…
Flickering: Foretelling Crisis in an Ecosystem
Originally posted on Nourish Boston: In a recent study, published in Nature, a group of scientists have pioneered a method to predict when an ecosystem is likely to collapse. By…
Four Years After the BP Oil Disaster, A Look Back in Photographs
Just prior to the four-year anniversary of the BP oil spill, BP and the Coast Guard issued press releases. BP announced the “active cleanup” in Louisiana is over, while the…
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Please welcome tcnorris to Progressive Bloggers.
Kevin Sharp, Country Star, Passes Away
I remember listening to Kevin Sharp on the radio in the 1990s. He was in part famous for having survived cancer.
McDonalds Treating Foreign Workers Like Slaves
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger McDonalds, and several other Canadian firms are being investigated following reports of exploitation and abuse from victimized foreign workers. I have often wondered about the staff at…