ANALYSIS Let’s give Margaret Trudeau the respect she deserves
CBC-The return to 24 Sussex Dr. can’t be easy on a family whose early years were torn apart there Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes I scanned this earlier and put it up…
2015
Somewhat Late Musings On Election 2015
My internet picks the worst times to stop working. As a result I was without internet for the lead up and aftermath ofelection 2015. But I’m back online and ready…
Passos Coelho asked to form minority government in Portugal – FT.com
Pedro Passos Coelho, the centre-right prime minister who lost his parliamentary majority in Portugal’s inconclusive general election three weeks ago, has been appointed to form what could be a shortlived…
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
Oct. 22: just a cranky blogger…
The only Irving news from outside North America is a story that Netanyahu has blamed the Palestinians for the Holocaust. He said a Palestinian, Muslim leader who was a Nazi,…
The Province: Canadians spend more on wireless, Internet services; prices up more than inflation
“OpenMedia.ca, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, said the report shows that Canada has a long way to go to create more affordable telecom options.” Speak out now for faster, cheaper…
What Canada’s new government means for the environment
Thursday, October 22, 2015 October 19th was a day few could have predicted. After what was reported to be Canada’s longest federal election campaign since 1872 and one that saw…
A wonderful moment on a very sad day
Man, I wish we could see more of this kind of thing. We’d be better for it. I'm a sucker for bipartisanship, so forgive me for thinking this is awesome.…
Free public #VanWiFi is here
City of VancouverInformation Bulletin October 22, 2015 Over the summer, City staff and TELUS have been working to bring free public Wi-Fi to civic locations throughout Vancouver. Residents and visitors…
Election Losses, the Filter Bubble, and Left Marginality
A lot of what has been written so far about the results of Monday’s election, even by folks on the left, has been about and directed towards political parties –…
Ezra Gets His Date
Ezra Levant Type: Hearing First Date of Hearing: Feb 29, 2016 Last Date of Hearing: Mar 02, 2016 Date/Status Details: Calgary Hearing Detail: CO20142249 / HE20150107 It is alleged that…
Alberta’s Climate Consultations: The Good, The Bad and The Downright Crazy
Much of the country is understandably pre-occupied with Monday’s federal election. But while we have all been watching the national drama unfold, something monumental happened in Alberta. In a nutshell:…
Canadians look to newly-elected government for action as CRTC report confirms huge year-on-year price increases for communications services
crtc-cmnsmonitoring.jpg As monthly household telecom spending breaches the $200 mark for the first time, Canadians will be looking to incoming Liberal government for reassurance and action October 22, 2015 –…
Re-visiting the Execution of Sammy Yatim
Jurors in a Toronto courtroom had to watch video of the July, 2013 killing of Sammy Yatim by constable James Forcillo who now stands charged with 2nd degree murder. Forcillo…
Harperendum, the main stream media and some final thoughts on #elxn42…
With the revelations that in the dying days of the campaign a strategy was floated in the CPC war room that would have Harper come out and declare that this…
Canada, twisted by the distorted beliefs of neoconservative prairie reformers, rid itself of Stephen Harper
Don Maroc Monday night most of the world went to bed seeing Canada with an arrogantly evil smirk on its formerly amiable face. By the next morning all they could…
Defiant Portugal shatters the eurozone’s political complacency – Telegraph
Brussels faces a second anti-austerity revolt as the Portuguese Left tears up the script and demands the right to govern Source: Defiant Portugal shatters the eurozone’s political complacency – Telegraph…
Shawnigan Lake’s Historic Little Catholic Church Won’t Work As A Liquor Store-Buy It For $1.00
By Peter W. Rusland Shawnigan Lake’s historic little Catholic church has been bought by Mark Osmond, owner of the Black Swan Pub, the church’s next-door neighbour. Osmond says he…