Quicksilvers Bankruptcy Stalls Fracking Operations On The Island
Don Maroc It is never good form to gloat over someone else’s ill fortune, but when their loss is our gain it’s hard to maintain a polite composure. Quicksilver Resources,…
March 2015
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dana Nuccitelli discusses new research into the real costs of fossil fuels which aren’t reflected in the sticker price for a dirty energy…
A California Cautionary Tale…Served Dry
Drought-ravaged L.A. looking to ‘sponge up’ every bit of rainwater New storm drains built to let rainwater ‘piddle out’ into soil, $1B emergency plan to add more By Kim Brunhuber,…
Meerkat and Periscope will change politics
Mark my words. My band did a Toronto show on Thursday night. We played live, and we were seen by a respectable number of people as far away as Australia.…
The Future Is In Our Hands
http://www.cbc.ca/ There was a time, Murray Dobbins writes, when Canadians were highly engaged with their governments. We possessed a high degree of civic literacy: That
An Imperiled Democracy: Civic Illiteracy In Canada
I imagine that bloggers have any number of reasons for doing what they do, ranging from writing as catharsis to sharing information and insights in the hope of informing and/or…
Brown and Pèladeau, a political pair.
You really have to wonder at people in Quebec thinking of Pierre-Karl Pèladeau as being the person to lead the Parti Quèbècois. That is like the prospect of Barrie MP…
A Policy Framework to Support Caregivers
Yesterday I presented at a Carleton University conference titled ‘More Than Getting By: Putting Daily Life at the Heart of Our Struggles’. I was one of the few non-academics –…
i survive another march break and live to tell the tale
I’m still providing library services to teens, and I’m still loving my job. March Break is one of our big-ticket items. I’m expected to plan and provide a week-long lineup…
Is Stephen Harper’s Fear Campaign Running Out of Fear?
He's been keeping a low profile recently, no doubt huddling with his gargoyles in the PMO, feverishly planning his next move, and who he will be tomorrow.Mr Nice or Mr…
We are all one, now, ok?
I had an experience tonight on Twitter which was to say the least quite unpleasant, especially since it was with someone I had previously greatly respected. I'm not gunna link…
We are all one, now, ok?
I had an experience tonight on Twitter which was to say the least quite unpleasant, especially since it was with someone I had previously greatly respected. I’m not gunna link…
Artificial Turf Controversy Fuels Dispute Over Health Concerns In North Cowichan
Don Maroc Michelle Hutton-Marinier, in a letter to the Cowichan Citizen newspaper, voices her disappointment n North Cowichan Council’s decision to delay for a couple of weeks signing a contract…
BC Libs OK SIA Permit, 5 Million Tonnes of Contaminated Soil Destined For Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger What a shame! Residents were duped into process with various government agencies, a mugs game at best. Polite, respectful and ineffective. Money talks. The so called appeal…
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Apartheid State
Benjamin Netanyahu may have won the Israeli election, by using fear and racism to get people to vote for him.Like his good buddy Stephen Harper is trying to do in…
The Arrival of Spring and the Con Climate Change Deniers
Well I have to admit that there were times during this brutal winter when I thought the blessed day would never arrive. But Spring is here at last.The island ferry…
Musical interlude
The Wonder Years – There, There