To Err Is Human
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, and here’s a fascinating talk by “wrongologist” Kathryn Schultz, on the human tendency to be wrong about just about everything. * “This internal sense…
2014
The Incredible Clown Convolutions of the Loser Tim Hudak
There's an old saying in Quebec, more Con or more stupid than that and you die.But it clearly doesn't apply in Ontario eh?Because if it did the loser Tim Hudak…
Future bleak for Brent Rathgeber’s CBC disclosure bill; perhaps less so for Rex Murphy’s commentaries
Your blogger with CBC commentator Rex Murphy, quite possibly on his way to a speaking engagement with the oil industry. Below: the same blogger with Edmonton-St. Albert Member of Parliament…
“Why Won’t You Educate Me About Feminism?”
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:He doesn’t hate women. Above and beyond everything else, he wants you to know this: he does not hate women. He has two daughters,…
Biennial LPC Convention – Day 2 Impressions
Where to start! A VERY busy day today. -I know it has to be done, but the constitutional by-amendments opening of the Biennial was a tad dry. It was a…
What is the matter with these people? part two
Arizona has passed a law that makes it OK to discriminate against gays and lesbians as long as you think that’s what God is telling you to do.What God is…
Musical interlude
London Grammar – Hey Now (Arty Remix)
The Harper Gubbermint: Taking the Universality outta Universal health care!
I know, this is a soapbox I have been on for years. But many have walked on by as if I was one of those crazy street preachers forecasting the…
WikiLeaks: How the NSA Endangers a Free Society
Some NSA efforts to destroy Assange and intimidate people supporting Wikileaks have been revealed. ANTICRISIS GIRL was a system to spy on Wikileaks searchers. – This other item is big…
Ignatieff on Canada: “the United States is a more democratic society”
Yes, he really said that, and in an article slated to be published during the Liberal Party’s convention. That’s a quote: “The United States is a more democratic society.” Wow.…
The Harper Gubbermint: Taking the Universality outta Universal health care!
I know, this is a soapbox I have been on for years. But many have walked on by as if I was one of those crazy street preachers forecasting the…
Friday night: Change of pace
Be advised: these selections aren’t blues nor do they have anything in particular to do with each other aside from the fact that I thought they were interesting. The first…
Michael Mann: Canadians Should Fight Harper’s War on Science and the U.S. Should Help
This is a guest post by distinguished climatologist Michael Mann. The article originally appeared on The Mark News. The scientific community has long warned that environmental issues, especially climate change,…
Michael Mann: Canadians Should Fight Harper’s War on Science and the U.S. Should Help
This is a guest post by distinguished climatologist Michael Mann. The article originally appeared on The Mark News. The scientific community has long warned that environmental issues, especially climate change,…
TPP negotiations resume this week & it’s time to fight against Internet Censorship
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have resumed this week and they are as secretive as ever. Keep making your voice heard at https://OpenMedia.org/Censorship — and help create an alternative plan to…
See If This Doesn’t Put You in a Mind To Revolt
I watched the documentary Revolution that’s now airing on Movie Central (yeah, I know, pay tv – hey, it’s the only way I can get HBO). It’s not enjoyable to…
Lessons from Stephen McNeil’s landslide Liberal victory in Nova Scotia
As part of the Liberal Party of Canada biennial session this afternoon on provincial and municipal best practices, we got an inside look at how the Nova Scotia Liberals won…
Five keys to political success from Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s chief of staff, Chima Nkemdirim
I attended a panel on political best practices this afternoon at the Liberal Party of Canada 2014 biennial in Montreal, and one of the speakers was Chima Nkemdirim, chief of…
Learning with the Olympics
We’ve been warned not to say anything publicly that could make our board or school or identifiable colleagues look bad in any way. I don’t think I’m doing that here.…
Collingwood’s municipal debt and 2014 budget
Tuesday, Council got a combined debt-and-budget presentation that set the stage for the upcoming, fuller 2014 budget deliberations starting next week. CAO John Brown gave us a recap of a…