Proud of Our Conor
Conor looking cool, calm and composed in his grandparents’ yard in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley in November. This morning he showed just as much calm while enduring an early morning…
2014
A Liberal Air Force Brat’s take on Andrew Leslie’s $72,000 move
If you haven’t heard of this story, you probably stayed off social media over the Family Day long weekend, and deserve congratulations for having something of a life. But long…
Chevron Tries A New PR Trick: Free Pizza to Neighbors of Exploded Gas Well
Chevron is known for responding aggresively to anyone who tries to hold the company accountable. The creativity the company applies to evading responsibility for its messes is arguably unparalleled. Even…
Chevron offers pizza to victims of fracking explosion
Read this Feb. 18 story from RawStory.com on Chevron’s offer of coupons for pizza to Pennsylvania residents affected by a massive explosion at a fracking site owned by the company.…
Freedhoff says Heart & Stroke Foundation should be ashamed of themselves
Ottawa’s Dr. Yoni Freedhoff wonders why the Heart and Stroke Foundation would endorse a product for your children that’s basically “sugar, water and marketing.” Freedhoff’s says two servings of Sunrype’s…
Rob Ford’s re-Election Strategy
After reading this, I wonder just who from Harper’s inner circle is advising their campaign? In another pointed jab at the gay community, Doug Ford accused the mother of a…
Study: Arctic getting darker, making Earth warmer
Photo by Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren, NOAA Corps, ret., courtesy Wikimedia Commons Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Arctic isn’t nearly as bright and white as it…
Too Good Not To Share
This one’s for you, young Tim. H/t Union Thugs Recommend this Post
Canadian MPs push for transparency in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Negotiations for the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are set to resume in Singapore this week, and TPP negotiators are setting the groundwork to push forward the agreement as we write…
Fair Vote zealots aim to destroy voting reform in Canada
In the 2000s, Fair Vote Canada convinced provincial Liberal parties in opposition to adopt Proportional Representation in their election platforms. What was the end result? BC, ON and PEI held…
Ontario by-elections and a spring election
I have seen a good deal of analysis/speculation arising out last week’s by-elections about the current state of Ontario politics. There were, however, only two among 107 seats up. Better…
If General Leslie wasn’t a Liberal, this wouldn’t be news
More Tory dirty tricks. The Harper guys don’t seem to mind shelling out tens of thousands of dollars to move a disgraced general after he was court-martialled to the UAE.…
Gwynne Dyer – Blame the Sky Gods
Gwynne Dyer thinks it was a nasty trick. It was, after all, supposed to be the poor and vulnerable little people of the equatorial zone that were hammered by climate…
Bitcoins – How to Start Mining
This guide describes an indirect way to mine Bitcoins at home. You’ll need to understand how to edit a batch file and run it in the folder with a program…
$13.4M Allocated to Carry Audit of Canadian Charities Beyond 2017, Documents Show
The federal government has allocated more than $13 million for the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) investigation of charitable organizations, which is planned to extend beyond 2017, according to documents attained…
Liberal Party Convention: The Most Important Policy Resolution
In my view, the single most important policy resolution at this week’s convention in Montreal is the prioritized number 31, which should significantly reduce our democratic deficits. That resolutionreads: 31.…
Straight Talk: Lisa kicks ass on CPC smear of Gen. Leslie!
This one is a classic! Get this woman a seat in Parliament!
Nobody Knows How Much Fracking is Happening Off California’s Coast
The modern environmental movement was born when a drilling platform blew out and some 100,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Santa Barbara Channel in 1969, polluting California’s famous coastline.…
Just Sayin’ But, If You’re Of a Mind to Attack Switzerland…
If you, for some reason, decide you want to attack Switzerland, here’s a tip. Do it before 8 a.m., or during the noon – 1:30 lunch hour, or anytime after…