2015—a very good year
2015 is nearly done, a year of significant change for me: a new home after 25 years of living by Calgary's Elbow River, by far the longest I've ever lived…
December 2015
On Desires and Commodities
I've just been reading books and watching films lately. I'll write again soon. But check out this passage from The Obsolescence of Man by Gunther Anders, first published in 1956:…
Trudeau Government Blocks Harper’s Draconian Bill C-377
The Liberal government has announced what appears to be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first step towards repealing Harper's Bill C-377, a draconian law that sought to weaken Canada’s labour movement.…
It’s Time to Freeze All Development in the Ramsey Lake Watershed
When the hell is the City of Greater Sudbury going to get serious about protecting the health of Ramsey Lake? I don’t usually start my blogposts with obscenities, but if…
Dec. 30:
Well, there's some good news about the Irving press. Today, Gwynne Dyer is back. He's more optimistic than I am, and this column is his usual, very sound and sensible…
"It’s A Trojan Horse In A Global Race To The Bottom"
That's how Former Secretary of Labour Robert Reich, in this brief but very illuminating explanation, describes the Trans Pacific Partnership, approved by the Harper government but not yet ratified. It…
Tests
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Calling all Knitters and Crochet People
Sharon Jackson-City of Duncan Councillor In early November a group in Montreal had started a Facebook page called “25,000 tuques” in order to mobilize Canadians to knit head gear for…
Once upon a CKLN
I was on the board of CKLN from the summer of 2009 until the station’s demise. It was a very intense, and ultimately very disappointing time. We certainly made mistakes…
Once upon a CKLN
I was on the board of CKLN from the summer of 2009 until the station's demise. It was a very intense, and ultimately very disappointing time. We certainly made mistakes…
Michael Laxer turns the page
I’ve known Michael for about 25 years. He’s a good friend, activist and writer. Recently he and his partner Natalie shut down their used bookstore in Etobicoke, which had existed…
Michael Laxer turns the page
I've known Michael for about 25 years. He's a good friend, activist and writer. Recently he and his partner Natalie shut down their used bookstore in Etobicoke, which had existed…
Ted Cruz for president
There is something repulsive about this guy.
Ted Cruz for president
There is something repulsive about this guy.
At CKLN
I was on the board of CKLN from the summer of 2009 until the station's demise. It was a very intense, and ultimately very disappointing time. We certainly made mistakes…
Ted Cruz for president
There is something repulsive about this guy.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Steven Hill discusses some of the most glaring problems with an economy based on precarious work. And Tim Harford rightly asks whether a shift…
On rival Republican candidate Carly Fiorina
“Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that? The face of our next president? I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not supposed to say…