Saturday Photo: Street Furniture, or Living Outdoors
Didn’t have my camera with me the other night, but Thom, his mother, Grandpa and I made an after-supper visit to a local artisanal ice cream place. It was a…
July 2015
Our Baby-In Chief Strikes Again
It doesn’t take a degree in psychology to know that Stephen Harper has, as they say, issues. His obsessive secrecy, reported emotional volatility, deep vindictiveness and completely ruthless dispatch of…
Until It ‘s Too Late
http://www.freerepublic.com/ This week, Joe Oliver — acting on orders from the boss — wrote a letter to Kathleen Wynne, informing her that the Harper government would offer absolutely no help…
The Candidate: “Staying the course.”
Part 7 of our series for Canada’s federal candidates. ‘If you do not have a plan, you do not know where you are going.’ Every campaign manager should write that…
Stephen Harper and the Con Plan to Steal the Election
It was a day of good news and bad news on the election front yesterday.The good news is that now that we know that Stephen Harper is cancelling his annual…
The White House Conference on Aging – How Technology Will Shape Our Future
Guest Post by Maria Ramos In 2011, the first baby boomers turned 65. Every day since then, thousands more reach retirement age. By 2050, 42% of American households will include…
Can the Great Wall of Saskatchewan resist Rachel Notley’s wish to put democracy back into energy politics?
PHOTOS: Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers in Newfoundland, with St. John’s Harbor visible in the background (CBC Photo). One hopes they didn’t have to walk up that hill! Below: Alberta…
Stephen Harper and the Bloody Harvest of War
As I'm sure you remember, during the early years of the war in Afghanistan there was no greater chicken hawk than Stephen Harper.Until he realized it wasn't winning him enough…
Musical interlude
Jamie xx feat. Romy – Loud Places
Brad Wall and the Attack of the Oil Pimps
As I told you yesterday, those of us who live in Central Canada are under attack by the wild eyed oil pimp Brad Wall.Who says if we don't accept his…
Watching Gawker implode — grab the popcorn
I have often enjoyed reading Gawker, particularly for goofy posts like this: Not to mention how they single-handedly made Rob Ford’s cocaine use into a major story in the United…
Seven with one blow #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Seven companies in Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a deal with Elections Canada in the Penashue illegal contributions case. According to Canadian Press, the companies have reached an agreement with…
Change Is Coming To Cuba, Not All Of It Necessarily Good
Readers of this blog will know that I have a special affection for Cuba, having visited it many times and gotten to know, to some extent, the ‘real’ Cuba. Yet…
The great Canadian campaign to kill C-51 is alive, thriving
OpenMedia.ca, LeadNow.ca and AVAAZ.org lead renewed campaign to free Canada of Stephen Harper’s brand new dictatorships style legislation, Bill C-51 The post The great Canadian campaign to kill C-51 is…
Are we reaching a critical mass on climate change?
Convincing people that anthropogenic climate change is real is a tough slog. Quite aside from the difficulty of selling inconvenient truths, powerful interests have been arrayed against the science. Nonetheless,…
Ministerial responsibility dictates immediate resignation
A trial that began April 8, 2013 – seven months after appointment of Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux – concluded this week when Justice Paul Walker released…
Here’s a Photo. Take It All In. Think About It.
Behold, kayakers paddling along a river of prehistoric glacial melt water.
Premiers Finalize National Energy Strategy That Relies Heavily on Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Canada’s provincial leaders finalized the Canadian Energy Strategy Friday with a document many onlookers are criticizing as too reliant on traditional carbon-based sources of energy. The strategy, intended to guide…
It Happened – Yesterday – At the Dog Park
I took my little beagle down to the dog park yesterday so he could run and run and run. I swear he’ll outrun any dog on the planet and just…
Nexen’s Brand New, Double-Layered Pipeline Just Ruptured, Causing One of the Biggest Oil Spills Ever in Alberta
A pipeline at Nexen Energy’s Long Lake oilsands facility southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, spilled about five million liters (32,000 barrels or some 1.32 million gallons) of emulsion, a mixture…