A troubling picture
A just-published report (enhanced pdf) containing new measurements of global sea-level rise has some troubling news – the rate of sea level increase has accelerated over the past twenty years.…
May 2015
Evertrue Community App @FriendsCentral
Soon after we launched our new website, a number of people here at FCS discussed the possibility of a new service we could offer alumni/ae. Leading up to and at…
The Rise of Anti-Choice Canadians
The news today is about yet another graphic flyer being distributed by the anti-choice #No2Trudeau campaign, run by group of Canadians (mostly) who are concerned with this country’s rather lax…
Conservatives Take Their Debate Ball and Hide In A Closet
After so much effort from the Greens to ensure all Canadians can hear an inclusive debate, what the Conservatives are doing now is absurd and frustrating. So the Cons are…
SFH: the handsome hunks you’ll see at The Garrison
…when we open for Palma Violets on Friday night! Just imagine: you could be in the same room as us! And this one goes out to star LPC candidate, Bill…
Huffington Post: Zuckerberg’s Internet.org overshadows local efforts to get people connected to the full Internet
Internet.org not only violates net neutrality, it puts privacy, free expression and innovation at risk wherever it goes. Speak out now at No Fake Internet. Article by Timothy Karr for…
Fishy Thoughts
Canadians, the headline reads, now have shorter attention span than goldfish thanks to portable devices. The story in today’s National Post underscores a growing problem that is fuelled by technology:…
Did He Really Just Say This? Calling George Orwell. Come In Please.
‘Screw the Plebs’ “For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens ‘as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone’.” That…
Addendum
Okay, so following the breaking news yesterday that one of the fellows who thought it was a laugh riot to shout “Fuck her in the pussy” at a television camera…
Lax Kw’alaams rejects Billion-dollar LNG deal; Lake Babine signs paltry one
Lelu Island and Flora Bank (fore) – site of contentious proposed LNG plant (Skeena Watershed Conservation) The BC Liberal government and LNG industry suffered a blow this week with a…
First Nations Chief Fears Site C Will Increase Mercury Poisoning of Fish
West Moberly First Nation Chief Roland Willson said the day his nine-year-old son caught a nine pound fish, a doly varden, in the Williston reservoir should have been a proud…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk offers his suggestions as to how Rachel Notley can improve Alberta’s economy and political scene in her first term in office.…
Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian criticism of Israel is diabolical
Canadians have a moral obligation to revolt against Stephen Harper’s efforts to criminalize both legitimate criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians. The post Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian…
Community-Owned Green Businesses Seeing Great Growth
Community-Owned sustainable energy companies aren’t new, but they are successful! One of the reasons Germany’s push to a sustainable energy grid has worked is that local community own and operate…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Your news links for today: Liberal senators to vote against anti-terror bill Trudeau supported – Globe and Mail Many of the NSA’s Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors…
World’s Richest 80 People Own Same Amount as World’s Bottom 50%
Photo by Ken Teegardin Oxfam’s recent report, “Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More,” contains shocking figures that the press haven’t sufficiently publicized; so, the findings and the reliability of…
“FHRITP”
You want to know how how old I am? Want to know how square I am? I did not know what the above acronym referred to, at all. When I…
Distracted Thinking
I am something of a creature of routine. For example, all things being equal, my early morning ritual consists of retrieving the Toronto Star from my mailbox and reading the…
Lowest health care funding increase ever?
Funding increase hits new low: The Ontario government plans health sector spending growth of 1.2% this year compared with the interim spending estimate for 2014/15. This deepens the trend to…
SRA to Lead Peaceful Rally at Victoria Legislature Today-May 13th-11:00AM –1:00PM
SRA to Lead Peaceful Rally to Present Petition & Oppose Environmental Appeal Board Decision to Uphold Permit for Contaminated Soil Dump Where: Grounds of the Victoria Legislature When: Wednesday, May…