CHEK TV and CBC News ran stories about the Island Savings Aquatic Centre (The Cowichan Community Centre Pool)- being drained and then refilled. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure This is…
Let the narrative unfold. Nigel Wright says he gave Duffy a cheque for $90,000 to clear the Cavendish Cottager’s Senate tab because he felt an obligation to Old Duff. Really,…
(Who I miss very, very much, by the way. I adored that man.) Here’s what Senator Davey famously said: “If the other guy says, ‘You’re fat,’ don’t say, ‘I’m not.’…
I am fortunate to write for the marvellous site, The Mighty. Here’s my latest post for the good folks there – and if you feel like a daily dose of…
Since her common-sense quip that most of Canada’s tar sands reserves will have to stay in the ground, Linda McQuaig has been vilified by much of the political establishment and…
Two Treaty 8 First Nations have applied for an injunction to prevent BC Hydro from cutting down trees containing eagle nests in preparation for construction of the controversial Site C…
Two Treaty 8 First Nations have applied for an injunction to prevent BC Hydro from cutting down trees containing eagle nests in preparation for construction of the controversial Site C…
Can you tell the difference? One is the ruler of North Korea and other is the ruler of Canada.
As you know Stephen Harper is planning to put as much distance between himself and the Mike Duffy trial as he possibly can. Even if that means taking his travelling…
STATEMENT – Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi on rumoured LNG project in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford August 12, 2015 Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Malahat First Nation and Steelhead LNG are planning to announce a liquified…
Oshawa MP Colin Carrie is doing just that. Quote (and from the Sun, no less): TORONTO – Conservatives in Oshawa are hunting up donations with a “family friendly” fundraiser at…
On August 25, 1988; then federal Minister of the Environment, Tom McMillan, tabled Bill C-156, in the House of Commons: the Canada Water Preservation Act The reason for the bill…
A Chinese man builds a ladder to heave from fireworks in memory of his mother who passed away.
Your news links for today: When Phone Encryption Blocks Justice – New York Times The Many Things Wrong With the Anti-Encryption Op-Ed in the New York Times – The Intercept…
It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing. Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5 In the above quotation, the beleaguered Macbeth, facing his final battle, is…
Newly released research has revealed that the Harper government’s job creation record — put in historical perspective — is nothing to brag about. But its record of job creation for…
The Optimistic Environmentalist is a new book by environmental lawyer Dr. David R. Boyd. Much like this website, the book is also about taking a positive look on the otherwise…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Roderick Benns interviews Chantelle Scott about the role a basic income could play in fostering business development: Scott says she would have preferred…
If you think the front runner for the Republican Party nomination for American President is a joke, you did not understand Toronto’s former Mayor Rob Ford either. And Stephen Harper…
In a May, 2013 Buckdog post, I told you how the Duffy/Harper mess got started … May 20, 2013:“When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to…
