January 2015
How Does Stephen Harper Get Away With It?
One of the questions I get asked the most is how after damaging Canada so much does Stephen Harper get away with it?And I have to tell them I have…
Ezra X 8
Licia Corbella has a pretty bad piece up, about how anyone who didn’t publish the Charlie Hebdo covers after the shootings in Paris ought to go get fitted for their…
He can’t handle the truth
Laila Yuile uncovered an indication that Stephen Harper has new plans for Gordon Campbell. It involves a telephone pollster with Conservative ties asking a call recipient if Gordon Campbell was…
Maidan: one of the most honest depictions of popular protest ever filmed
Sergei Loznitsa’s latest film, Maidan, falls firmly in the tradition of documentaries that use the real to question the possibilities of cinema. Those expecting a more activist documentary like Jehane…
The Mary Tyler Moore Show S06E07 Chuckles Bites the Dust
I think I can say with confidence that you can still get a laugh out of anyone in my family by singing ” A little song, a little dance, a…
The Mary Tyler Moore Show S06E07 Chuckles Bites the Dust
I think I can say with confidence that you can still get a laugh out of anyone in my family by singing " A little song, a little dance, a…
The Mary Tyler Moore Show S06E07 Chuckles Bites the Dust
I think I can say with confidence that you can still get a laugh out of anyone in my family by singing ” A little song, a little dance, a…
David Suzuki: Energy shift requires shift in conversation
The infrastructure already developed to accommodate cheap fossil fuels creates a psychological barrier to rational discourse on energy issues, says David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Energy shift requires shift…
Canada’s radical makeover
Michael Harris is author of Party of One, published by Viking Canada. he is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws for his “unceasing…
Why Site C Dam isn’t a done deal
Damien Gillis and Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Keith Wiley discuss the hurdles still facing Site C Dam following the BC Liberal government’s approval of the project before Christmas. From 6 lawsuits…
Raif Badawi and the Shameful Silence of the Harper Cons
Yesterday I wrote a post denouncing the Harper regime for its refusal to protest the savage punishment the Saudis are inflicting on the blogger Raif Badawi.For the price of $10…
Jan. 10: Damn!
I got the name of our province’s chief medical officer wrong. It’s Cleary. There’s a reason for that which exonerates me completely. But it’s too long and complicated to explain.…
We welcome back an old blog affiliate under new management (in the same family :) )
I’d like to welcome back an old blog affiliate of mine: “Woman At Mile 0”. It’s been 2007 since there was a blogpost on here as she stepped away from…
Climate change made simple
This video gives me warm and fuzzies like you wouldn’t believe. The most recent research on Climate change simply explained by the largest international collaboration of climate scientists, the IPCC.
Canada’s Role in the Global Climate Puzzle
Here is an Op-Ed written for one of my courses last semester. It was published in the Times Colonist on Dec 19th. 14. Take a look. http://digital.timescolonist.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true
Introductions to the new Woman at Mile 0
The torch of Woman at Mile 0 has officially been passed. I am her daughter and am very excited to have adopted her long- unloved blog and make it my…
Online Freedom of Speech Under Seige In “Democracies” Too
Legal suppression of online freedom of speech increasing in both repressive regimes and western democracies, writes Jillian York of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The post Online Freedom of Speech Under…
About That Islamic Terrorism, Who Are We Kidding?
Well those damned Muslims have us in hysterics now. Rupert Murdoch says this is on all Muslims. Bill Maher says ditto. But wait. There are two strains of Muslims –…
Willfully Blind in the Land of Unintended Consequences…
Nanaimo sprinkler prank costs parents $48,000 14-year-old boy attached friend’s lock to sprinkler head, setting off high school sprinkler system CBC News Posted: Jan 09, 2015 7:07 AM PT Last…