Iceland Wants to Help Journalists Expose Real Threats
Iceland continues on it’s quest to be the ‘Switzerland of data‘ and is extending its program to do so for journalists. Part of the country’s plan to become a haven…
August 2015
KCCCC is back! And Day 3!
KCCCC is back by popular demand! Well, okay. No one whatsoever requested that it come back. But I will endeavour to reprise it every single day of Long March 2015…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Robert Reich describes how U.S. voters are rejecting the concept of a ruling class from both the left and the right –…
He Keeps Throwing Stones
http://www3.sympatico.ca/taylormcgreal/voteyouout.html You have to wonder what planet Stephen Harper lives on. Yesterday, in Laval, he accused the entire NDP caucus of being a bunch of duds: “That group of NDP…
Facing His Own Disaster .. Harper Calls Alberta’s 71 Day Old NDP Government A ‘Disaster’
Chandra Lye, CTV Edmonton Published Monday, August 3, 2015 5:17PM MDT Last Updated Monday, August 3, 2015 6:19PM MDT A day after a federal election was announced Stephen Harper had…
140Law – Current Leading Legal Headlines
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: US Federal Judge orders NHL to turn over injury and concussion data Crime rate not main reason US prison…
Strat Plan Part 3: The Waterfront
The waterfront. It defines us geographically, historically and culturally. What could be more important to Collingwood than its waterfront that covers the entire northern border of this sleepy, lakeside town?…
Sometimes, Few Words Are Needed.
Many thanks to my sister-in-law, Vicki, for alerting me to this. The saddest thing for Canada is the fact that from the second panel on, everything is true. Recommend this…
Will we let Mulcair destroy Canada?
It has been assumed for the last while that there are voters parking their votes with the New Democratic Party. That just means if anyone asks, they say they will…
A Study in Tyranny (Part 2 )
“We Hear you Knocking but You can’t come in” A guest post by Pamela Mac Neil We have a government, who, for the most part operates in secrecy along with…
They are our friends, neighbours and family members
Reading of another tragic Fentanyl death — this time Jack Bodie, a Burnaby youth on the cusp of adulthood — I began to think it is time for each of…
Stephen Harper and the Lies That Will Destroy Him
After only two days of this marathon election campaign, Stephen Harper's strategy seems only too obvious.Repeat a Big Lie over and over again, magnify it with his propaganda machine.And hope…
Half and half #nlpoli
On the first working day during August, 2015, the provincial government issued four news releases. Two announced funding from the spring budget. The other two warned reporters of two more…
Stephen Harper Is Such a Bad Economist!
He says he’s awesome, but he’s so bad, that on the economy he’s the worst prime minister since WWII. And his campaign is “don’t change horses in mid-stream, I’m a…
BCIT demands LNG lobby drop falsely used name from “partner” list
BCIT campus (Dago Agacino / Flickr CC licence) I find myself spending more time than I would like on Resource Works, the invention of The BC Business Council, that blindly…
The Best Consolation Prize – EVER
When it comes to the three clown princes vying to form Canada’s next government I’m a “none of the above” voter. That said, it would give me considerable comfort on…
Economics of Happiness
The 60 min. documentary, Economics of Happiness, is being offered free to watch online for the month of August. It’s a thoughtful look at how we could be living if…
#elxn42 underway
Although political blog traffic goes way up during an election campaign, I haven’t put anything on my blog since the writ dropped. That’s partly because I have better things to…