Going Green – The Tiny Home Project
Yes, my dream is about to become reality. I didn’t think I was going to be able to pull this one off for at least two years, but it looks…
December 2015
Going Green – The Tiny Home Project
Yes, my dream is about to become reality. I didn't think I was going to be able to pull this one off for at least two years, but it looks…
The Science and Myths of Modern Terrorism
It's an odd subject to find its way into the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, but, sure enough, there you may find a report on a scientific exploration of modern terrorism,…
Going Green – The Tiny Home Project
Yes, my dream is about to become reality. I didn't think I was going to be able to pull this one off for at least two years, but it looks…
The Excellent Humiliation of the Con Clown Pierre Poilievre
Once upon a time Pierre Poilievre was one of the loudest and craziest members of the Con regime. A political thug if ever there was one.But we haven't heard a…
Manitoba Election 2016: Why I’m supporting Dave Nickarz in Wolseley
Next April, Manitobans will elect a new government. Based on recent polling, if that election were held today, the winners would likely be the Progressive Conservatives. A September 2015 poll…
TBT @ QM
#tbt pic at the Queen Mother. It’s #tbt because I took it one minute ago.
On purposes
There are plenty of questions which the NDP is rightly asking in the wake of this fall's federal election results. But Susan Delacourt is uncharacteristically far off base in her…
Park Board Support for Refugees
At the 16 November 2015 meeting of the Park Board I submitted the following notice of motion. It will be debated at the regular meeting of the Park Board on…
We’re Back …
… and one has to ask: Is this a good thing as far as the Senate goes? Are we back to the way it was, or are we on the…
We’re Back …
... and one has to ask: Is this a good thing as far as the Senate goes? Are we back to the way it was, or are we on the…
And now a Few Prescient Words from John Raulston Saul. Steve Harper, I Think He’s Describing You.
One of the delights of revisiting a book one hasn't read in many years is discovering information or perspectives you missed initially that have come to have greater meaning due…
We’re Back …
... and one has to ask: Is this a good thing as far as the Senate goes? Are we back to the way it was, or are we on the…
Dec 3.: The picture of the week.
The story below is about a man who has been held at Guantanamo for 13 years without charge and without trial. Now, U.S. authorities have admitted that even under their…
Thinking through writing about interviews with activists, part 2
Earlier in the week, I published a piece in which I began the process of figuring out how to write from my Talking Radical Radio interviews in a way that…
max solves the middle east crisis
Okay, not really. The Middle East crisis is a pretty big crisis and I can’t solve it. But — We’ve been avenging ourselves on Middle Eastern countries for 911 and…
There are orcs on both sides: Paris and Beyond #Cdnpoli #
The title is apparently from a letter Christopher Tolkien sent his father while serving in World War II. Since the attacks in Paris I’ve seen the orcs on boths sides…
VIDEO: Canadian Youth Delegation Demands Meeting, Not Photo Op, with Trudeau at COP21 Climate Talks
Thursday on the conference grounds of the COP21 climate talks in Paris, the Canadian Youth Delegation criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for failing to meet with them, saying he only…
Poignant Jumbo Wild Documentary Examines True Value of Wilderness
A film documenting a battle that has stretched over almost a quarter century, pitting communities and environmental groups in B.C’s Kootenays against supporters of a proposed wilderness ski resort, is…