What Kind of Politicians Ignore THEIR OWN SCIENTISTS?
In BC and Canada, politicians actively ignore the people and their own scientists. Why? OK, you tell me. What do you call politicians who ignore their own scientists? It’s not…
2014
‘Balancing’ rights? Just what rights are being balanced here? The Prentice Government’s Bill 10 is a disgrace
Premier Jim Prentice, with pointer, instructs his Progressive Conservative caucus on how they will vote on Bill 10. Actual docile PC caucus members may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below:…
Horrible Regional Signage is Causing Construction Chaos
The Ion LRT is going to take three long years to build, three years of construction and traffic jams, three years of mud, three years of inconvenience and unpleasantness. The…
Horrible Regional Signage is Causing Construction Chaos
The Ion LRT is going to take three long years to build, three years of construction and traffic jams, three years of mud, three years of inconvenience and unpleasantness. The…
Horrible Regional Signage is Causing Construction Chaos
The Ion LRT is going to take three long years to build, three years of construction and traffic jams, three years of mud, three years of inconvenience and unpleasantness. The…
Toronto’s new government
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/11/30/mayorelect_john_tory_unveils_his_new_team.html# This article by the star outlines who will fill the seats. In short, the new government looks a lot like the old government. Only one, possibly two councillors are…
Horrible Regional Signage is Causing Construction Chaos
The Ion LRT is going to take three long years to build, three years of construction and traffic jams, three years of mud, three years of inconvenience and unpleasantness. The…
Child poverty a problem worth eliminating in wealthy Alberta
Tweet November 24, 2014 marked 25 years since members of the Canadian Parliament voted unanimously to end child poverty in our country. The motion introduced by then-NDP leader Ed Broadbent…
Obama’s Argument Against Keystone XL Pokes Holes in Industry’s Argument to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban
Larry Summers, former secretary of the treasury and top economic advisor to President Barack Obama, has strongly advocated to lift the crude oil export ban. And he has a compelling,…
America versus the European Union: The Precautionary Principle
The European Union has already institutionalized a litmus test that cuts to the core of the differences that separate the new European view of shared risks and vulnerabilities from the…
rtod: this changes everything
Revolutionary thought of the day: All of this is why any attempt to rise to the climate challenge will be fruitless unless it is understood as part of a much…
You can’t overcome sexism with sexism
Scott Gilmore, whoever that is, has raised quite a stink with his paternalistic column about how women should overcome their pitiful $100 excuses and run for office already. He deserves…
Our take: Second look at Dakova plan is the right move
OPINION by Editorial – Cowichan News Leader Pictorial For the past decade or more, we’ve heard Duncan council talk multiple times about the need for gateways. These magical, mystical (some…
Nov. 30: Patriotism and the rush to kill…
One of the things you learn in studying history is how many lies there are that we believe are truths. One of them is that going to war is good…
Taken to the cleaners in #Ferguson
Tabitha Southey has a brilliant column in the Globe and Mail Hey, white person, imagine if you were stopped as though you were black : …Let’s imagine, for example, you’re…
An Open Letter To Jim Prentice
Dear Mr. Prentice, In responding to MLA Laurie Blakeman’s Bill 202 as you did, you have just thrown LGBT students under the political bus AGAIN. Let me be abundantly clear…
Retirement for three busy Cowichanians spells work on things they enjoy most.
Good life: Retirement? What’s that? By Peter W. Rusland Image Credit: Peter W. Rusland For Richard Hughes, retirement just means more time to break out the pitchforks. – Retirement for…
David Suzuki: Clean drinking water should be a human right in Canada
The lack of access to clean drinking water for hundreds of First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities across Canada, is a national shame, says environmentalist David Suzuki. The post David…