May 5: The meaning of ethics in journalism.
“Events centre needed, council told”“He spoke as an ordinary citizen,…” But, we learn, he was not an ordinary citizen. He was a (drumroll) real estate salesman. And we are told…
May 2015
The Koch Brothers Grip On Alberta Has Made Them Rich
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The National Observer’s Digital News is an off shoot of the Vancouver Observer that has been embraced on the ‘Left Coast.’ Canada is ready, change is in…
Stephen Harper: Supporting the Troops AND Endangering Them
He likes to turn everything into just another big photo-op. He likes to pose as a Great Warrior Leader.He likes to run pictures of himself and our soldiers, to prove…
In a win for Canadians, CRTC promises fair rules to promote greater choice and affordability in our mobile phone market
New rules from regulator ensures Canadians will have choices outside the Big Three leading to lower phone bills and more flexible offerings in the not-too-distant future. May 5, 2015 –…
Bye, Bye, Steve
Operation Maple has a series of videos in which ordinary Canadians discuss their reasons to ‘leave Steve’ in 2015. Here they begin: Recommend this Post
12 races I’m watching on Election Night in Alberta
With all the polls showing the 43-year long governing Progressive Conservatives trailing the NDP and Wildrose across the province, there could be a race to watch in every constituency in…
Exclusive Windows and Doors, Inc.
Lousy product, lousy service, lousy prices. I don’t often offer unsolicited advice on businesses you should use, but you should stay away from this one with a ten foot pole.…
IMPORTANT RACES TO WATCH AND MY PREDICTIONS
It is election day in Alberta and before I have anything else to say, I have this important thing to say: VOTE! It will only take a few minutes but…
Alberta’s Carbon Levy: A Primer
It may come as a surprise to some that Alberta pioneered carbon pricing — not just in Canada, but for all of North America. That’s right: the province with the…
Pundits selectively cherry-picking polls to dump on Federal Liberals.
Last week, not too long after the budget release, an Abacus poll was released showing the Conservatives jumping to an 8 point lead over the Liberals. The immediate analysis of…
The Deadly Delusion of 2C
It sounded like a plan back when they came up with it. World governments would do whatever necessary, mainly slashing carbon emissions, so that we might limit global warming to…
Their tax cut will always be bigger than our tax cut
…not that anyone ever listens to me about these things.
Up Yours, Alberta!
Don’t those damned Albertans just love to lord it over us here in British Columbia? With all that oil money… what, they don’t have it anymore? It’s gone? Well, naturally,…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Branko Milanovic discusses how rent theory fits into the glaring gap between productivity and wages: Bob Solow explored a couple of days…
Ontario’s Sex Education
As Frank Zappa sang in his 1968 song, What’s The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?: What’s the ugliest Part of your body? What’s the ugliest Part of your body? Some…
American and Canadian Food Waste Both Staggering
Here’s a very interesting and instructive blog post about American food waste. See Stunning Photos of What Rob Greenfield Finds After Dumpster Diving Across America http://t.co/vXbwgqi5Is pic.twitter.com/OALsW3lT0n — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)…
Where Is Karl Heinz Schreiber Now That They Need Him?
The Tories are looking to move bags of money, tens of billions, on new purchases for Canada’s armed forces and nothing says Tory and money better than Cap’n Airbus himself,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Your news links for today: Canada poised to pass anti-terror legislation despite widespread outrage – The Guardian The FBI wants us to have computer security so strong that only they…
Important Races to Watch and My Predictions
It is election day in Alberta and before I have anything else to say, I have this important thing to say: VOTE! It will only take a few minutes but…