m*a*s*h re-watch update: still funny and other observations
Back in August, I started re-watching M*A*S*H end to end on Netflix. I promised updates… and here we are. (tl;dr: it’s great.) Random thoughts below. A huge number of M*A*S*H…
October 2015
A simple solution for Canada’s Senate.
During the honeymoon that our new Prime Minister Trudeau deserves, we should all try to be helpful. It is in this spirit of cooperation that Babel-on-the-Bay would like to extend…
Democracy’s Future
After 5 years of writing about democracy’s decline and the impact of one particular individual had in that regard I am now faced with the question of ‘what do I…
Bringing Science Back
http://www.alfasciences.com/ The Harper government declared war on science and scientists. Jeremy Kerr and Isabelle Cote write that science and scientists must be given a seat at the policy making
Some Big News and Some Little News
I haven’t been writing here quite as often as I normally do. That’s because I’m writing a new book! I am excited to tell you that I have the privilege…
You tell me, Dear Readers: Did I unfairly beat the Wildrose finance critic like a piñata?
PHOTO: Your blogger, at right, wearing the brand new string tie he just bought in Santa Fe, takes a whack at Derek Fildebrandt, the Wildrose Opposition’s finance critic. Actual Alberta…
David Suzuki: Environmentalists expect a renewed relationship with Trudeau government
Persecuted during Harper’s divisive politics, Canada’s environmentalists look forward to a renewed relationship with the Justin Trudeau federal government, says David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Environmentalists expect a renewed…
On Peter Nix’s Low Carbon Travel Adventure They Witnessed The Syrian Refugee Crisis Up Close in Vienna
Peter Nix At the end of our 6 month low-carbon travels (no flying, no cruise ships), my wife and I want to witness the refugee crisis – 30,000 people were…
PEGIDA Members and Supporters Reaction to Liberal Victory
As most of the screen shots that will follow originated on PEGIDA Canada's Facebook page (or the personal pages of members/supporters) we would like to contribute to our reader's daily…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – I’ll start in on my own review of the NDP’s election campaign over the next few days, focusing on what I see as…
Friends don’t let friends study Psychology
In this video I encourage people considering pursuing an education in Psychology at any formal level – bachelors, research Masters/PhD, or Clinical Masters/PhD – to research and reconsider what they…
On Sex Work
Bill C-36, which passed into law almost a year ago, begins like this: “Whereas the Parliament of Canada has grave concerns about the exploitation that is inherent in prostitution and…
Election 2015: Congratulations, Erin Weir!
The massive change dealt by Canadian voters to the seating arrangement in the House of Commons last Monday has seen the 3rd party Liberals leap to a majority government, sending…
Friends don’t let friends study Psychology
In this video I encourage people considering pursuing an education in Psychology at any formal level - bachelors, research Masters/PhD, or Clinical Masters/PhD - to research and reconsider what they…
Oct. 24: Too much news today.
The Irving press is weak on every aspect of journalism I can think of. Local news is almost always trivial. World news scarcely exists – and when it does exist,…
So what’s our excuse?
Montreal Simon has a great column on The Battle to Liberate Canada and the Betrayal of the MSM where he notes a determined effort on the part of Canadian media…
Watching Him
This is fun. Nice to have a PM with a public sense of humour. “Just watch me,” is a famous PET quote from an interview on the steps of Parliament…
Watching Him
This is fun. Nice to have a PM with a public sense of humour. “Just watch me,” is a famous PET quote from an interview on the steps of Parliament…
Meanwhile, Beyond Our Borders
The world of U.S. politics is proving to be consistent in its insanity. Watch the following video in which Republican hopeful Ben Carson says, at about the 3:20 mark, what…