Trump: Finally, someone gets it
Let loose the reptiles Here’s what I think is a really really good analysis of Trumpmania, from the August 22 New York Times: But the breadth of Mr. Trump’s coalitionis…
August 2015
On separation anxieties
Following up on this post, let’s take a look at the first of Bob Hepburn’s theorized lines of attack against the NDP – which gets its own separate post since…
Dangers of fracking
Contamination of groundwaterMethane pollution and its impact on climate changeAir pollution impactsExposure to toxic chemicalsBlowouts due to gas explosionWaste disposalLarge volume water use in water-deficient regionsFracking-induced earthquakesWorkplace safetyInfrastructure degradation Read…
Lifeboat Europe. Man the Oars!
You’ve got 20 people huddled in a lifeboat designed to hold 25. There are 60 people in the water, swimming toward you, each of them intent on getting aboard. The…
Meaning of life!
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August 23:There are none so blind….
….as those who will not see. For over 80 years, war has meant the mass slaughter of civilians. It’s the result of using weapons that cannot be precise killers –…
First You Stabilize Your Population. Then You Stabilize Your Economy.
Humanity lives in a Petri jar. The vessel is called Earth. It has a diameter of just under 8,000 miles, pole to pole; just under 25,000 miles in circumference at…
Stephen Harper dancing
I don’t know what is he celebrating.
On messaging tests
Following up on yesterday’s post, I’ll make clear that nobody should hold any illusions that the NDP’s opponents will abandon their own efforts to pursue seats simply because the NDP…
Margaret Atwood column pulled, re-posted on National Post website
One of the advantages of the second longest campaign in Canadian history is that there is more time for voters and pundits to observe and comment on the various leaders,…
Canadian Federal election
Any predictions, folks.
Stephen Harper faces media on campaign trail
Harper is doing okay. >
Stuff Happens, week 32: Markets dive; Calgary has arena envy
OK, now I don’t want to panic anyone, but if you’re in the stock market, I have a few words of advice. GET OUT NOW!! IT’S A BLOODBATH, PEOPLE!! Just…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Laurie Penny argues that Jeremy Corbyn’s remarkable run to lead the Labour Party represents an important challenge to the theory that left-wing…
Angry For Good Reason
Every evening at 6:30, I try to take about 10 minutes to watch NBC Nightly News, the object of my interest not American politics but the apocalyptic imagery of the…
Senategate: Most Canadians Believe Stephen Harper is Lying
As we all know Stephen Harper has a lot of other problems to worry about. The economy is tanking, and so are his polls.And as we know he has other…
It’s panda-monium! National Zoo says Mei Xiang has twins
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s double trouble for the National Zoo after its adult female panda gave birth to twins. http://news.yahoo.com/national-zoo-panda-mei-xiang-appears-labor-185519893.html
Mulcair’s Confusing Stance on Security and C-51
Columnist Ralph Surrette had a piece in the Chronicle Herald this weekend: Harper defeat won’t suffice; this calls for fumigation In it he questions why the NDP did not go…
Mulcair’s Confusing Stance on Security and C-51
Columnist Ralph Surrette had a piece in the Chronicle Herald this weekend: Harper defeat won’t suffice; this calls for fumigation In it he questions why the NDP did not go…
Mulcair’s Confusing Stance on Security and C-51
Columnist Ralph Surrette had a piece in the Chronicle Herald this weekend: Harper defeat won’t suffice; this calls for fumigationIn it he questions why the NDP did not go on…