Professional Politicians? Not Here…
There’s an editorial in the January 29 edition of the Collingwood Connection that underscores how little the local media really understand local politics, and how biased it remains. Which is…
February 2015
Will This Turn Out To Be An Environmental Horror Show In Upper Cowichan Bay-CVRD Officials Fail To Act!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cowichan Bay Estates, tucked away off Vee Road in upper Cowichan Bay gives the appearance of being at the verge of an environmental horror show that could…
Bounce Baird one last time: Click on his nose
& Click or double click the gif Originally posted 2 years ago Filed under: Making fun of Conservatives
Sask Premier Brad Wall Trivializes Supreme Court Ruling That Protects A Person’s Right To Strike In Canada …
“… while Friday’s ruling could embolden the union moment, Wall senses that the rest of the public will be indifferent or even resentful of the unions’ legal win. At least,…
A Timely Warning From Edward Snowden
But will anyone listen? Edward Snowden, the man wanted for leaking U.S. security documents in 2013 says Canadians should be “extraordinarily cautious” in reference to an anti-terror bill proposed by…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Your news links for today: Reports Suggest Wheeler is Going Full Title II on Net Neutrality – DSL Reports Verizon’s net neutrality nightmare is about to come true — FCC…
Ontario’s endangered species get their day in court
Endangered American Eel. LAWYERS ACTING ON BEHALF of the Ontario government told the courts last month that Ontario’s endangered species legislation is now only concerned with the most dire of…
It’s Not The Deficit. There Are More Serious Miscalculations
https://www.pinterest.com/ Much has been written about the Harper government’s deficit projections. Jim Stanford writes that, on paper, the budget will be balanced. There are all kinds of accounting tricks that…
Why Some People Won’t Help and What You Should Do About It
Yesterday, I read an excellent blog post titled “Asking for Help” on the Caregiver Space. The article is chock full of good ideas and practical advice. It was the comments…
An Explanation For Baird’s Departure?
Ed Tanas has perhaps hit upon the reason for the pitbull’s pending egress from federal politics: John Baird resigning due to PTED (Post Traumatic Egging Disorder)? Recommend this Post
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Elizabeth Stoker Bruening discusses the effect of poverty at the family level, particularly when coupled with policies designed to force workers to…
Copenhagen Designed a Neighbourhood to Cope With Climate Change
Climate change is happening faster than projected and this means that cities need to react sooner than anticipated. We’ve seen efforts in New York that will create barriers against rising…
On John Baird’s Resignation….
The one thing that gets me the most about the Harper Conservatives and their stint in government over the last decade has been the utter ineptitude of some of the…
I Would Love a Climate Bonus Cheque!
February is Valentine’s month, so why not take the time to send your Member of Parliament a loving reminder about the need for action on climate change? * Citizens Climate…
Rusty
That’s what he was known as, back in university days: Rusty. Many of us were at Carleton, and he went to Queen’s, but we all knew each other through student…
The Internet & Stephen Harper: If You Can’t Control It, Vilify It
Stephen Harper has re-introduced controversial spying measures to control the conversation happening on the Internet.
Trusting social media solutions.
Our political parties have been discovering the social media solutions of the Internet. It is nirvana, the answer to a campaign manager’s prayers, or so it seems. It supposedly reaches…
Nenshi Elucidates
Congratulations, then, to the best mayor in the world. My bad with the error. Please work on getting the fluoride back in the local water supply,
The Astonishing Departure of the Con Clown John Baird
I can never forget the night John Baird tweeted that Thatcher was dead. And how disappointed I was to find out, after consuming half a bottle of very expensive champagne,…
One Big Party #nlpoli
Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador – Part 2 The plan to cut public representation in the House of Assembly has drawn public attention to more than just the plan to…