Random Thoughts: Ammunition Expiry Dates & War
A few days ago I was talking to a coworker who is in the Reserves. He happened to mention that the munitions he uses often has very short expiry dates…
June 2015
Alberta candidate update: 111 days until Canada’s federal election
With only 111 days left until Canada’s next federal election, parties are scrambling to nominate candidates in Alberta’s thirty-four new electoral ridings. Despite their win in the recent provincial election…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Entranced cats.
Blood on their hands
An earlier In-Sights article included: I have no doubt BC Liberal involvement with Big Pharma is at the root of high-level government decisions to knee-cap research into the safety and…
In Frank and Passionate Defence of Thomas Mulcair
Well I've defended Justin Trudeau a lot recently, in three of my last six posts.When she was attacked, I defended Elizabeth May. And now it seems I must defend Tom…
June 31: Bad news – very bad.
The Irving press didn’t think it was a really important story. So it’s first page, but off to the left. To understand what that placement means, look at its partner…
Slimy Harperites battle to stop the bleeding as Trudeau recovers and Mulcair soars…
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair at Pride Toronto this weekend Before anyone believed the NDP under Tom Mulcair could win, Stephen Harper enjoyed a slim lead over slumping Justin Trudeau from…
Telephone town hall on Kinder Morgan and environmental law rollbacks
Thursday, July 16, 2015 On June 18, the West Coast Environmental Law Association hosted a telephone town hall on what the rolling back of Canada's environmental laws means for oil…
The Canada-China FIPA Restricts Canada’s Climate Options
This is a guest post by Gus Van Harten, professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School and author of Sold Down the Yangtze: Canada’s Lopsided Investment Deal with China. This…
France Has Law To Put Solar or Plants on Rooftops
I was impressed to learn that France had made new commercial buildings do this. I’ve felt badly that new buildings going up all over the University of Regina campus since…
Can Elizabeth May Unmuzzle Canada’s Scientists?
Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May. The success rate of private member’s bills in the federal parliament is abysmal. In the 100-plus years since 1910, Ottawa has passed just…
As Canada Day Approaches
A little something to think about: Recommend this Post
Council of Canadians Ready to Heave Steve
They have a HEAVE STEVE banner and are planning to meet under the City of Duncan sign just south of Duncan at 5 pm on Thursday, July 2nd. Everyone is…
Beyond teamsters and turtles: Jobs, justice, climate
Photo by Matt Brown Jobs, Justice, Climate is the slogan of what we hope will be a massive march in Toronto on July 5 and Vancouver on July 4. To…
Living Architecture Tour of Toronto
If you’re in Toronto or visiting you can now go on a special tour of the city that will reveal all the cool living architecture! It’s a free tour that…
It’s Time to Bury the Myth of the NDP Being the Party for Blue Collar Canadians
As the Layton-Mulcair tag team “Blairified” the NDP, it triggered some grumbling among its more devout members who briefly bemoaned the extinction of social democracy in Canada. Even that passed…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Your news links for today: This can be said succinctly: Clips of people being killed shouldn’t be used as campaign fodder – National Post Dear Reddit, this is how the…
Almost Blue
These days, it must feel good to be Thomas Mulcair. The polls show he has a chance to become Canada’s first NDP Prime Minister, and the entire country has been…
This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian
This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece,…