Why we can’t be friends when you’re in Hawaii
My cousin is in Hawaii right now, and I have vowed that she and I can NOT be friends until she is home. Now. She’s a professional photographer, so all…
February 2015
The Tyranny of the Talking Point
Dear government spin doctor, I am working on a story about how the job you’re doing is helping to kill Canada’s democracy. I know that your role, as a so-called…
How Often Were Willie Soon’s Industry-Funded “Deliverables” Referenced by the IPCC?
Thanks to a bombshell investigation reported over the weekend by The New York Times, The Guardian, Inside Climate News and more, we now know that the prominent climate denialist Willie…
Reading The Greek Deal Correctly
Reading The Greek Deal Correctly. James K. Galbraith On Friday as news of the Brussels deal came through, Germany claimed victory and it is no surprise that most of the…
How Often Were Willie Soon’s Industry-Funded “Deliverables” Referenced by the IPCC?
Thanks to a bombshell investigation reported over the weekend by The New York Times, The Guardian, Inside Climate News and more, we now know that the prominent climate denialist Willie…
To So-Called Liberals Who Slam Trudeau Over His ISIS Policy
Sometimes even I have to stand up for Justin Trudeau. He has been attacked recently for his less than bloodthirsty views on ISIS. Some of these attacks come from self-identified…
Rafe: Federal leaders out of touch on LNG, fracking
Thomas Mulcair, Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau Prime Minister Stephen Harper has thrown down the gauntlet with his promise of federal tax giveaways for LNG enterprises. I expected this sort…
Canadian Political Reporting Suffers Another Blow
But this time, the blow comes from within. Thanks to Ed Tanas for bringing the following to my attention: Ottawa reporters, photographers and cameramen face expulsion from Parliament Hill on…
Screw Oversight! In HarperLand, We Watch YOU, You Don’t Watch Us.
What’s the point in having domestic spying if it means you’re going to be, oh I don’t know, “accountable?” Canada’s Closet Clausewitz, def min Jason Kenney, says there’ll be no…
Yikes: check out the Ontario numbers
42 for the Cons, 34 for the Grits. Hmm. Looks like the CPC Quebec surge isn’t a myth, after all. Has happened. Wow. All weird, IMHO, when you look at…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, February 23, 2015
Your news links for today: ‘Citizenfour,’ the Edward Snowden documentary, wins an Oscar – Daily Dot How the NSA’s Firmware Hacking Works and Why It’s So Unsettling – WIRED Obama…
John Oliver Rips the Lid Off America’s Corrupt Judiciary
America is the ultimate “transactional democracy.” A look at its “bought and paid for” Congress, the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson or ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, shows that democracy…
On WWE Fastlane from Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
On the very same night as the Oscars were disseminating from Hollywood, the WWE produced a live pay-per-view that looked intriguing on paper, especially from the standpoint of not knowing…
On WWE Fastlane from Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
On the very same night as the Oscars were disseminating from Hollywood, the WWE produced a live pay-per-view that looked intriguing on paper, especially from the standpoint of not knowing…
On WWE Fastlane from Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
On the very same night as the Oscars were disseminating from Hollywood, the WWE produced a live pay-per-view that looked intriguing on paper, especially from the standpoint of not knowing…
140Law – Legal Headlines for February 16, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers Child abuser awarded £20,000 by Ireland court after being harassed, named and…
On WWE Fastlane from Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
On the very same night as the Oscars were disseminating from Hollywood, the WWE produced a live pay-per-view that looked intriguing on paper, especially from the standpoint of not knowing…
Gretzky should stick to hockey.
One of the lessons learned in the communications business is that endorsements are an attention getter but need substance to last. Take the recent endorsement of an Ontario politician by…
Larry’s Gulch Inclusive Education Review June 21, 22, 2012
Meeting of Senior Department of Education Officials With Gordon Porter And Other Advocates of Extreme Everyone In the Mainstream Classroom Inclusion June 20, 21, 2012Information from CANADALAND web site. L:…
A Non-Liberal State
http://www.notable-quotes.com/ Last week, Ralph Nader declared that Stephen Harper was unsafe at any speed. Michael Harris writes: According to the former U.S. presidential candidate and long-time consumer advocate, this prime…