Letter from a 100-year-old man.
My uncle Rolland, the last of the five Tougas brothers of Edmonton which included my dad, turned 100 last year. I get occasional letters from him, more so since dad’s…
February 2015
How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
This image shows the machine works of Richard Hartmann in Chemnitz. Hartmann was one of the most successful entrepreneurs and largest employers in the Kingdom of Saxony. “Only a fool…
This Will Trigger the Great Northern Migration
Fresh warnings about the prospects for mega-drought in the American southwest. 20, 30, 50 year droughts? Factor that into America’s desert cities where water is already scarce. There’s a lot…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Cameron Dearlove laments the fact that Canada is failing to recognize and replicate other countries’ successes in using the social determinants of health…
Share the love on Global Divestment Day
It’s time to show our love for creation, that nurtures and sustains us, and divest from fossil fuels. * GoFossilFree.org
“diversity of the offender population”
The most visible change during my tenure as Correctional Investigator has been the growth in the overall size, complexity and diversity of the offender population. It is not a new…
Ontario beer barons play the price card.
This has been on the table since day one. Ontario’s foreign-owned Beer Stores have finally played the price card. Wynne’s Whigs have them cornered and threatening to raise retail beer…
A Definitive Rejection Of Bill C-51
It is only human nature, I suppose, that when crisis strikes, our immediate reaction is that we would do almost anything to protect ourselves and our loved ones. When Pierre…
Canada’s Flag is 50 on Sunday
In 1964, Liberal Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson formed a committee to resolve the issue, sparking a serious debate about a flag change. Out of three choices, the maple leaf…
CBC National story on Sun News Network: what’s remarkable
…what’s remarkable isn’t the subject matter, or the fact that it used B-roll of people who left the network almost four years ago, or that I wore a sweater Lala…
The Ascension Of Pierre Poilievre
http://quietmike.org/ Among all the sound and fury over Eve Adams this week, many Canadians probably missed the fact that Pierre Poilivere was promoted to Minister of Labour. Tim Harper writes…
Jonathon Kay On The Death Of Sun News
It’s the most brilliant thing he’s ever written, because he links back to me, which gives the piece credibility.
Sales tax not only way to pay for public services
CCPA Budget Submissions Natural Resource Royalties Reform, Iglika Ivanova, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, October 2014 BC used to collect well over $1 billion per year from natural gas royalties,…
Franceso delle Opere after Perugino
Filed under: art Tagged: madeWithPaper, portrait, uffizi
Musical interlude
SkyPatrol – Folding Your Universe
Peter’s Porky Pals
One of the perks that comes with being justice minister is the ability to lay on the pork. Peter MacKay seems to have that well in hand. Why, just ask…
EFF: New copyright provisions in the TPP are ridiculous
Ever created a meme that went viral? Hollywood wants you to go to jail for that. Article by Maira Sutton for EFF The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) poses massive threats…
Closing thoughts on Sun News (and a warning to other news media)
It’s official, at 5:00am this morning the Sun News channel went black. No report on it’s closure, no goodbye to it’s 8000 loyal viewers, just gone with barely a whimper.…