Our wise men have spoken—will the politicians listen?
Last week a report produced by 60 Canadian scholars stated that we can create a clean, sustainable future for our country with only a minimal effect on the economy. The…
Last week a report produced by 60 Canadian scholars stated that we can create a clean, sustainable future for our country with only a minimal effect on the economy. The…
This comic conveys my disgust at people who diss teachers and try to shortchange education. What is wrong with you? pic.twitter.com/P5lQDTuCgP — Doug Coupland (@DougCoupland) June 18, 2014 Please, take…
In yet another Bush moment……. The only form of recycling that the HarperTools believe in, recycled rhetoric……. “ISIL has declared war on Canada,” Nicholson said. “By name, it seeks to…
Testifying before the House of Commons public safety committee on Monday, OpenMedia’s Steve Anderson said Harper’s anti-terror Bill C-51 is dangerous, reckless and ineffective. The post “Bill C-51 is reckless…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is too easy to poke at our politicians of all stripes and all stations but recently encouraging signs have emerged that show our elected folks are…
Back in 2013, I posted an election projection for the UK. You can view it by clicking here. In it, (I hope) I made clear that this projection was based…
Violent video games get attacked a lot. Media and news companies are quick to blame the influence video games have on youth to be the reason that youth commit acts…
Dr. Patrick Moore, a shill lobbyist for Monsanto, refused to put his mouth where his money is when offered the opportunity to prove his claim that glyphosate, the active ingredient…
This morning, the CRTC announced they’ll bring in a new customer protection code for Canadian TV users. While the CRTC has not yet drafted the code, they’re offering a two…
A reader pointed out I made a mistake in my blog of March 25. I said the demonstration at MP Goguen’s office would be on April 31. I should have…
Photo from Public Domain The essence of an unjust society is to continually demand and take from those with the least the little that they have to support their lives…
During the Vietnam War, America maintained a large and active riverine force to patrol the Mekong and its tributaries to engage Viet Cong elements. It was a role featured in…
Stephen Harper is trying to ram his Secret Police Bill C-51 through Parliament in the next few weeks – so it’s crucial that MPs hear from Canadians. Have you ever…
The Heiltsuk Nation is vowing to stop DFO’s opening of a gillnet fishery amid threatened herring stocks in Area 7 by “any means necessary”, after DFO refused to listen to…
Summary of a panel at the Hewlette Grantees’ Conference. Errors are again my own. Pete Forsyth, Wiki Strategies(See also his blog post with resources for this panel at http://wikistrategies.net/oer-wikipedia-getting-started/ )…
Canada could become 100 per cent reliant on low-carbon electricity in just 20 years and reduce its emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, a new study shows. The report…
I’ll bet you’ve got inside yourself some sense of progress, progressive, progressivism. Even bad people have a little. The question today is whether progressivism remains a real construct in Canadian…
Your news links for today: Bell Media president Kevin Crull apologizes for ‘intrusion’ into CTV’s CRTC coverage – CBC News Can CTV News and BNN be trusted to report on…
How does bombing targets in Syria, without asking Syria for permission, and continuing to condemn Syria, make us an ally of Syria? #cdnpoIi — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 26, 2015…
He’s the Republican presidential nomination front runner (if only because there’s no one else in the race yet) and he’s a special guy at that. In his own humble opinion,…