Blogging in the Darkness of Harperland
When I started blogging nine years ago I never could have imagined that so many years later I'd still be blogging in the darkness of Stephen Harper's Canada.Or that after…
April 2015
Soothsayer #nlpoli
Wade Locke has had a profound impact on public policy in this province like no academic since Parzival Copes. Locke has been intimately involved with Conservative policy since 2003. He…
I Just Stumbled Over This Again.
One of the very best renditions of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” – and the thing is, it’s in Polish
Murphy’s Law applies, universally
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: The EAST OHIO GAS CO. EXPLOSION AND FIRE took place on Friday, 20 Oct. 1944, when a tank containing liquid natural gas equivalent to 90…
David Suzuki: Water is life; we can’t afford to waste it
Water is life, and its management and conservation is about global social justice, argues renowned environmentalist David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Water is life; we can’t afford to waste…
Jim Prentice’s Budget: The Not-So-Subtle Language of Money
“There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.” — Cicero On Mar 24, 2015 Jim Prentice sent Albertans a message of such heartless cynicism that only the…
On youth outreach
David Akin claims that Canada’s political parties should ignore youth turnout in an election year and focus on older citizens who are more likely to vote. But it’s worth taking…
Screw the Law! — BC Liberal Government Rides Roughshod Over Cowichan Communities
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal government’s Mines ministry has fully embraced a new political tactic. Screw the law, it is all about rewarding businesses to plunder at will. South…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-04-05 16:15:00
AND NOW A WORLD LEADING INVESTMENT FUND FOR #P3‘STHE #CPPIB The guide is an output of the Focusing Capital on the Long Term initiative, which has input from 20 investment…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-04-05 16:15:00
AND NOW A WORLD LEADING INVESTMENT FUND FOR #P3'STHE #CPPIB The guide is an output of the Focusing Capital on the Long Term initiative, which has input from 20 investment…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-04-05 16:15:00
AND NOW A WORLD LEADING INVESTMENT FUND FOR #P3‘STHE #CPPIB The guide is an output of the Focusing Capital on the Long Term initiative, which has input from 20 investment…
Conservative MP backs Wildrose leader in Fort McMurray
Provincial Tories in northern Alberta are not pleased with Fort McMurray-Athabasca Conservative Member of Parliament David Yurdiga after he appeared in a photo on social media this weekend helping Wildrose…
Quote of the day
"I can't give you a brain but I can give you a diploma" -- The Wizard of Oz
Quote of the day
“I can’t give you a brain but I can give you a diploma” — The Wizard of Oz
Quote of the day
"I can't give you a brain but I can give you a diploma" -- The Wizard of Oz
Quote of the day
“I can’t give you a brain but I can give you a diploma” — The Wizard of Oz
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Joe Gunn argues that it’s long past time for Canada to live up to its climate commitments. And Carol Linnitt writes that…
Best Thing I’ve Read On ISIS
It’s run by Saddam’s old gang from the Baath party. The best bit: Rayburn questions whether even some of the foreign volunteers realise the extent to which they are being…
Revelations about Revelation
It’s got treachery, betrayal, politics, violence, skullduggery, sex, war, philosophy, politics, religion, an empire teetering on the brink of collapse, mystical visions, rebellion, emperors and slaves, angry priests accusing other…