For Republican Down South, Book Burnings Are Not Enough
For Republican Down South, Book Burnings Are Not Enough Nope, now they want to prosecute, convict and jail people who they deem to be endangering children in the schools of…
April 2015
These are the Rules of the Hobbit Hole
These are the Rules of the Hobbit Hole Yes there are going to be rules. When I first started blogging back in 2005 (The Wingnuterer) I really didn’t have rules.…
The Harper Reign Of Terror Continues
The Harper reign of terror, a.k.a, the CRA witch hunts, continues apace, the latest victim the Sierra Club Canada Foundation. Describing it as part of an “intimidation campaign”, John Bennett,…
Teddy’s map for April 30th
Tied to my observations in the “today” post.
New column day
Here, on how the treatment of Peter Bowden’s concerns about patient care demonstrate that the Saskatchewan Party can’t tell the difference between partisan and public interests. For further reading…– The…
The Canadian Forces and the Shame of Harper’s Army
Ever since he came to power Stephen Harper has been trying to militarize this country. Trying to destroy our noble peacekeeping traditions, and turn our military into Harper's Army, with…
Alberta: The NDP Closes In On A Majority
It may be hard to believe, but something amazing is happening in Alberta.Other polls have documented the rise of the NDP.But now one is suggesting the party is closing in…
EPIC OLD MAN RANTS #3 Rob Ford – Blame Other People For His Own Problems
EPIC OLD MAN RANTS #3 Rob Ford – Blame Other People For His Own Problems So Rob and Doug Ford don’t like Fiona Crean’s report on the failings of City…
April 30: Wow! two big stories about an economist!
I mean, you know, economists are experts. This one say that business needs more freedom to grow but, gee, rules and regulations get in the way. And, goodness, if business…
‘A Sinner in Mecca’ impresses at Hot Docs Toronto festival
Thousands of Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca, as seen in ‘A Sinner in Mecca’ I attended the world premiere last night of director Parvez Sharma’s controversial new documentary ‘A…
Canada’s Latest Climate Change Casualties
We seem to have lost two Dutch researchers to our dwindling Arctic sea ice. Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo were on a two-month scientific study of the area’s ice…
NEB Grants Costco Late Request in Trans Mountain Review, Denied EPA Extension
The National Energy Board’s decision to grant Costco intervener status in its review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even though it had missed the deadline to apply is…
NEB Grants Costco Late Request in Trans Mountain Review, Denied EPA Extension
The National Energy Board’s decision to grant Costco intervener status in its review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even though it had missed the deadline to apply is…
A Warning For Our American Cousins
I had a busy morning and so was unable to put up anything on the blog earlier, but thankfully, the pace of the day has slowed sufficiently for me to…
The Palestinian Enclaves Struggle: An Interview with Ilan Pappé
Ilan Pappé • Photo by Meraj Chhaya Professor Ilan Pappé is the director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author…
Everything you always wanted to know about Bill C-51
Thanks to a lot of hard work from our friends at CIPPIC, and our friends at CJFE, we’ve pulled together a new Primer about the impacts of Bill C-51. It’s…
If It Was Up to Me…
I think Canada needs a restraining order against the sociopath now running our federal government. Ideally something that would keep him a safe distance from Ottawa and prohibit him from…
Non-Research Citations in the Siemens Research Study
Defending himself against my criticism of his recently released research study on distance and online learning, George Siemens tweets: Au contraire mon frère. There are many non-research articles cites, with…
Not Exactly As Planned – A Must Read Book About Family and Disability
It was months ago that I added to my reading list ‘Not Exactly As Planned: A Memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love’ by Linda Rosenbaum. But it was just…
NDP Leading–Alberta’s Vote May Be the Most Important Provincial Election in Decades
OK, here we are with the Alberta NDP poised to form the next Alberta provincial government. Yes, as Tommy Douglas used to say ‘Politics is the Art of the Possible’…