The Optimistic Environmentalist
David Boyd is sick of hearing doom and gloom when we talk about the climate and the environment. Sure, we’ve basically ruined this planet but there’s still good news out…
October 2015
We Can Also Surrender It
http://dedicatedfaith.org/ Stephen Harper should not be allowed to go gently into that good night. At least not until we figure out how he got away with it. Crawford Killian writes
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Mike Barber highlights how Canada’s federal election campaign was dominated by messages pushed from the top down rather than citizens’ concerns. Erna…
A return to the boredom.
Tom Clark’s West Block show on Global went back to its half-hour format last Sunday. Tom was away and it was a return to boredom. If we really wanted to…
How the Race to Replace Harper Could Destroy the Cons
As if they hadn't been battered enough in that fierce October storm. Or humiliated enough.As if they hadn't lost so many MPs, cabinet ministers, thousands of party workers, and will…
Blackmail and the Conservative dysfunction #nlpoli
Paul Davis and his cabinet were all smiles and chuckles last week at the election of a new administration in Ottawa. Optimistic for the future. Looking forward to a new…
Truth does not serve needs of crony capitalists
SNC-Lavalin Inc. is the kind of ethics-light corporation that BC Liberals likes to have as a partner. With considerable public flourish, after departure of Chairman Gwyn Morgan, the company announced…
In this week’s Hill Times: why the Liberals won, and why the CPC and NDP lost
What happened? In politics, as in life, the simplest explanation — while beguiling — is not always the best one. So, too, was the interminable Canadian general election of 2015.…
Let Her Rip
Brian Mulroney as the opening salvo of a battle for the hearts and minds of the future Conservative Party? Will it be “Return of the Jedi” or “Revenge of the…
Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill (repost)
When it comes to automotive technology, self-driving cars are all the rage. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to…
Rheumatic fever rates in some Ontario First Nations 75 times higher than rest of Canada (repost)
People living in remote First Nations north of Sioux Lookout, Ont., are experiencing acute rheumatic fever at a rate that is among the highest in the world, according to new…
Report: Freddie Gray’s mother attempts suicide (repost)
The mother of a black Baltimore man whose death in police custody prompted charges against police officers has attempted suicide, WJZ television is reporting. Read the rest of this post…
Reaction to this afternoon’s Budget Speech is bound to be completely predictable
ILLUSTRATIONS: A mosaic planned for some future Legislature renovation showing the Opposition and Government positions on the budget. Below: A scene from the Kabuki theatre in which actors portraying Premier…
Real Change: Conada Post Suspends its Community Mailbox Scheme
Golly. Now that's what I call real change. Canada Post learns the meaning of humility.Stephen Harper's ghastly legacy starts being dismantled.Or when it comes to the brilliant idea to install…
The Hollow Men – Poem and Commentary, for All Hallow’s Eve
Want something spooky, even terrifying, for Halloween? Read this. The Hollow Men: I think this truly epic poem (one place where the word is meaningfully used) should be read at…
Ok. The Love-in is over. Now for some real TRASH TALK.
Let’s clean up! (A link heavy post!) No one has been listening to the majority of us these last 10 years. Really. Harper only listened to those who had a…
Rafe: Canada’s biggest newspaper chain sold its soul to oil and gas
Well, fellow friends of freedom of the press, what now? Agreements between Postmedia – the country’s largest newspaper chain – and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), plus an…
Cooperation, Sharing and Efficiency: Deconstructing the Myths of Hyper-Individualism and Progress In the Waning Capitalist Age
Some things, and in fact, most things, are simply easier, and also more efficient, when done cooperatively. As the saying goes, “Many hands make light work,” and it is true.…
The Hollow Men – Poem and Commentary, for All Hallow’s Eve
Want something spooky, even terrifying, for Halloween? Read this. The Hollow Men: I think this truly epic poem (one place where the word is meaningfully used) should be read at…