Idleness, the enemy of progress
Fighting Against Western Imperialism Andre Vltchek Badak Merah, 2014 For the better part of three decades, Andre Vltchek has dedicated his career to exposing injustice. As a filmmaker, journalist, documentarian…
March 2015
Kinsella’s Picks: Bonus election predictions in the Kingston Whig-Standard!
SECURITY: Since fall 2014, when two Canadian Forces members were killed by jihadists, our politics have been dominated by a vigorous debate about terror – and Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Ukulele Festival Coming in May!
It’s official: the Canada Ukes ukulele festival will be held right around the corner from Collingwood: in Midland at the Midland Cultural Centre, May 22-24. Three days of ukuleleness, featuring…
Old And Ugly
http://cms.asce.org/ Justin Trudeau is beginning to sound like his father. Michael Den Tant writes: Monday evening in Toronto, Justin Trudeau delivered a 40-minute speech in which he attempted to provide…
WorldFuture Conference 2015
If you’re in San Francisco this July you’re going to want to check out the conference of the future: the WorldFuture Conference. They’ll be looking at future-critical issues (many of…
Rethinking Guaranteed Annual Income.
Maybe we all need to get involved in this exercise. In a world full of band-aids, we need to rethink our way to health. We are talking here about a…
Why long-term care needs to improve
CUPE and OCHU are campaigning for a legislated minimum average of four worked hours of nursing and personal care per resident per day in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Key points:…
Could Stephen Harper’s Bigotry Cost the Cons the Next Election?
You should have seen Stephen Harper in Question Period yesterday, for there couldn't have been a more scary spectacle.He looked like hell, bagged beyond belief. He looked angry and desperate.…
Stephen Harper and the Merry-Go-Round of Con Corruption
It's like some ghastly merry-go-round. Stephen Harper's groaning circle of scandal.One moment it's Mike Duffy or Pamela Wallin.The next moment it's Dean del Mastro.And today it was Diane Finley's turn…
The Other Other March Madness #nlpoli
Premier Paul Davis mentioned the prospect of privatizing some public services last week. This week, the Liberals started running ads declaring they were opposed to privatising any part of health.…
In this week’s Hill times: love and fear and Canadian politics
It’s better to be feared than loved, Niccolo Machiavelli once famously observed. You cannot be both. It’s unknown whether the Florentine philosopher’s maxim is playing on the minds of assorted…
Syriza’s Only Choice: A Radical Step Forward | The Bullet No. 1089
Syriza’s Only Choice: A Radical Step Forward | The Bullet No. 1089. 1. Introduction The transitional “bridge Agreement” of the 20th of February is a truce intended by the Greek…
The Return of Sgt. Doiron and the Betrayal of Cpl. Langridge
They brought Sgt. Andrew Doiron back to Canada today, and I was glad to see that thousands of Canadians turned out to welcome him home down the Highway of Heroes.Once…
Dispelling the myth of ‘government for the people’
Every other day I’m sent a petition or campaign or something which proclaims something similar to the following: “tell Stephen Harper we don’t want _________” as though on delivery of…
Alberta Politics Roundup: Bill 10 and the short #ableg session
The Alberta Legislature returned for what is expected to be short sitting before an expected Spring election. With the provincial budget scheduled to be tabled on March 26 and the…
Tory Misuse of Holocaust is Offensive
The carefully orchestrated Conservative Campaign of Confusion continued today as the Harper Tories repeatedly exploited and misused one of the world’s most baggage-laden words. The Tory Word of the Day…
The New Sustainability Advantage: Book Review
Proactively incorporating sustainability into a business’ core strategy can increase profits by 51 to 81%, according to corporate sustainability expert and author Bob Willard. His book The New Sustainability Advantage…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Puzzled cats.
"Mix ideological agenda and dubious accounting"
Many British Columbians of my generation were involved directly with the forest industry. As a kid, I lived beside a log dump and, to mother’s futile distress, played regularly on…