Windmills Are Things of Beauty
Here is a David Suzuki post on the controversy over wind power By David Suzuki I have a cabin on Quadra Island off the British Columbia coast that’s as close…
2014
Ontario Launches Provincial Public Forum on Energy East Pipeline, Everyone Welcome to Speak
The government of Ontario is holding community discussions in northern Ontario to hear opinions on TransCanada’s proposed Energy East oil pipeline project. Part of the $12 billion pipeline project involves…
World Vision Canada covert discrimination – I Was Blocked From Hiring a Gay Person at World Vision Canada
Then I was called into the office of a senior staff member for a one-on-one meeting. I was so stunned by what I heard that I didn’t even know how…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, April 4, 2014
Your news links for today: Charting Canada’s Digital Future – Google Canada Blog Harper Government unveils plan for Canada’s digital future – Canadian Digital Media Network Digital Canada 150 (direct…
The Return Of Todd Standing
Todd Standing is back. The guy who convinced CPC MP Mike Lake to present his infamous Save Bigfoot Petition! some years back, to much laughter and general merriment, is back…
Government’s digital strategy leaves Canada stuck in the slow lane – fails to tackle stark digital divide and national digital deficit
OpenMedia_Sidebar_Image.png Canadians deserve so much more than just warmed-up leftovers from previous government announcements: new strategy means Canada will likely fall even further behind its global counterparts on Internet affordability,…
The Wisdom of Caregivers: Part II – Our Power and Love
Recently, I wrote about the wisdom and knowledge of caregivers. Families giving care sometimes feel that they are operating in a vacuum – that the only compassionate place is the…
Laurie Kingston: That could have been me
The courageous, honest and brilliant Laurie Kingston writes about her experience with depression and anxiety in response to the obituary Andy Jones and Mary-Lynn Bernard’s wrote for their son. My…
The perseverance of Pierre Poilievre.
In a caucus of drones, Prime Minister Stephen Harper must have searched hard for one with the traits and training of a pit bull. He found that he had just…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Mitchell Anderson discusses Canada’s woeful excuse for negotiations with the oil sector – particularly compared to the lasting social benefits secured by Norway…
John Tory: he won’t go left or right – he’ll take us backwards
The amount of citizen engagement in this mayoralty campaign is something I haven’t seen before. Here’s another killer vid that came over the transom this morning, on XXXXX’s fave candidate,…
The Oil Barons Are In Charge
The conventional wisdom, Linda McQuaig writes, is that ordinary people don’t understand the science of climate change: It’s we ordinary people, with our self-absorption or resistance to change, who are…
Two-tier “Alberta Chaoulli” goes down to defeat in courts
The so-called “Alberta Chaoulli” challenge to single-tier health care has been defeated in the courts. The Ultra-Conservative Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom (JCCF) had sponsored two cases in that province…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, April 4, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, April 4, 2014: Legal experts slam Tory victims’ rights bill – Toronto Star Self-representation rising in B.C.,…
Well Worth The Read
I’m going to spend much of the day trying to finish off the bulk of my flooring project, so I shall merely offer some reading recommendations for your consideration: In…
www.warrenkinsella.com, your free Ontario politics crystal ball
Me, back in August: “I’ve been saying for months that the Ontario NDP leader is the person most likely to be elected the next Premier…Horwath is the most popular politician…
Horsefeathers #nlpoli
While people have been agitated about comments on Twitter, the Premier has been dazzling the politicians in the House with his explanation of the marvellous financial position of the provincial…
The Fair Elections Act and the Robocall Conspiracy
As I've mentioned before, one of the reasons Stephen Harper's Cons are rushing their Unfair Elections Act through Parliament, is that they want it to become law before Michael Sona's…
Calling For An Occupy Vancouver General Assembly
It’s now Friday, April 4, 2014. Greetings, world, the reboot of the Occupy Movement, the Worldwide #WaveOfAction , has begun in a variety of places around the world! And it…