Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat renovation nightmares.
February 2015
what i’m reading: the death of santini, by pat conroy
Readers over a certain age may remember Pat Conroy as the author of “The Great Santini,” the novel and later, a movie for which he wrote the screenplay. The movie…
Another rat jumps the Harper ship…
Lots of pols and pundits are falling all over themselves lauding the soon-to-be-ex CPC attack dog. I won’t do that. Don’t let the screen door hit you on the ass…
Could Greece Become the Salvation of Western Democracy?
Greece is revered as the nation that gave mankind democracy. Could it now become the nation that restored democracy to mankind? Around the world, democracy has taken a pounding from…
Seizing the Opportunity to Fight Austerity
A map of Greater Greece after the Treaty of Sèvres • Image from Public Domain Haris Golemis (HG): Just three years ago, Syriza’s presence in Greece’s political landscape was quite…
Can we put the brakes on austerity?
Photo by Justin Ling Make up your mind, M. Couillard: are we on the brink of economic collapse or are we on route to a balanced budget and tax cuts?…
Stephen Harper and the Great War on the Economy (continued)
Yesterday I wrote a post suggesting that the opposition forget about Stephen Harper's Great War on Terror, because it's just a distraction.And that they should concentrate instead on his Great…
Education Technology Strategies – Day One
Jonathan TepperExecutive Director of Information TechnologyGreenwood College School BYOD – being able to take your personalized device from homee, and use it at work or school Greenwood – small independent…
On the day a young Jordanian is burned alive, on the day there are more jihadi arrests in Ottawa…
We wonder: What decision would #LPC and #NDP make now, if they could do the #ISIS decision all over again? #cdnpoli http://t.co/KUiZtl70iw — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 3, 2015
I’m With George. End the Politics of Fear. Vote Green.
The Guardian’s George Monbiot sees the neoliberal consensus collapsing. This, he argues, is the time to let go of the politics of fear. He is addressing his fellow Brits who…
Feb. The Irving Press is so boring and trivial……
…..that we won’t say much about it this time. Well, I can’t miss the headlines of Jan. 2 and 3. Both told the world we’d had a blizzard the day…
Jeffrey Simpson’s Eulogy for John Baird
John Baird got out while the getting was good. According to The Globe’s Jeffrey Simpson, Baird’s departure won’t leave much of a vacuum. His departure weakens a cabinet of distinctly…
Why (and How) the PICS Divestment Report Misses the Point
This is a guest post by Cam Fenton, Canadian tar sands organizer with 350.org. Last week the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions released a report criticizing the fossil fuel divestment…
Newspapers: read this if you want to be depressed
Lisa disagrees with me, but I don’t think I’m going to have the privilege – and that’s what it is, a privilege – of writing a regular column in a…
Harper’s Bitumen Policy – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The Harper government has gone to extraordinary lengths to avoid the public learning just what’s in bitumen and the risk that stuff poses to our rivers, our lakes, our groundwater…
Let’s Rebrand Measles. Call it "ISIS-Pox"
It’s political correctness stood on its head. New Jersey governor and Republican presidential nomination contender, Chris Christie, thinks American parents should have “a measure of choice” as to whether to…
Texas Proclaims "American Sniper" Day
It’s official. February 2nd will be Chris Kyle Day in the great state of Texas. Governor Greg Abbott wasn’t content to honour this mass killer and self-confessed murderer, he also…