Oil Is Not A Four Letter Word
Coal is a four letter word, however. Perhaps Wall is a bit touchy about fossil fuels because Saskatchewan produces more greenhouse gases per person than any other Canadian province ,…
July 2015
It’s Going to Be an Interesting Winter
1997 saw a record El Nino. It bore more energy than a million “Hiroshima” atom bombs. By the time it had run its course eight months later, the giant El…
Weak tactics, stupidity and lies cloud seriousness of climate change for Canadians
In addition to the staging of the PanAm Games, Toronto was the location of some unusually high profile activities in recent days that were supposed to increase the efforts to…
Weak tactics, stupidity and lies cloud seriousness of climate change for Canadians
In addition to the launching of the PanAm Games, Toronto was the location of some unusually high profile activities in recent days that were supposed to increase the efforts to…
I am the undertaker, hear me squeak
On my buddy Charles Adler’s show, this fine morn.
CBC: CRTC to announce big decision on fibre optic network access
Are you in Canada? Do you have a radio? You probably heard OpenMedia this morning talking about today’s forthcoming CRTC decision on fibre optic network access. Here’s one of the…
The calm before the sturm und drang
Periodically, I look up and say:"Hey, haven't seen Kevin Donovan's byline in a while. Wonder whose life he's about to end?" @TorontoStar — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 22, 2015
Paddle for the Peace 2015: How did we get here, and why should you care?
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Staff Counsel Anna Johnston participated in the 10th annual Paddle for the Peace, a community event that brought hundreds of people along with canoes and kayaks…
Base layers: the old man and the undershirt
Part two of a series on my search for the perfect all-day cycling kit. Base layers.
Western Addiction, Black Salt
Plague Vendor owns my tiny black punk rock heart, but God Almighty I love Western Addiction, too. Black Salt. What a friggin’ tune.
PM Stephen Harper dressed for the Calgary Stampede
Filed under: caricature Tagged: CPC, moustache, Stephen Harper
A Rising Tide
Nation, we're now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as "NDPocalypse 2015", and I thought I'd take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my…
A Rising Tide
Nation, we’re now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as “NDPocalypse 2015”, and I thought I’d take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my…
A Rising Tide
Nation, we're now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as "NDPocalypse 2015", and I thought I'd take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my…
A Rising Tide
Nation, we’re now over 10 weeks into the reign of terror known as “NDPocalypse 2015”, and I thought I’d take a break from hoarding food and stashing cash in my…
Five Fold Test to Set Aside Default Judgment
Since at least the 1940s the test to set aside default judgment has involved three criteria. So the Court of Appeal in Roth v. Bourollias, 2011 ONCA 760 held: In…
Using Giant Floating Turbines in the Future
Last year we looked at a company testing floating wind turbines in Alaska and how they want to use these turbines in remote locations. The testing seems to be going…
Harper’s Fingerprints Are All Over This One
It is surely a mark of the times in which we live that a climate of fear, suspicion and mistrust permeates the ranks of those who work for the federal…
You tell ’em Kurt
I post this quote for no particular reason. It’s from his collection, Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons. Alltop has some insanely fun links.