Decision Time
A part of the sorrow wrought when an incompetent like Stephen Harper rises to a position of power is the destruction the candidate for Calgary South West causes to the…
2015
Addictions and Mental Illness
Watched a TED talk about addiction, and then heard the same concepts being discussed in this Regina news story about a man who committed suicide last week.
The Incredible Cowardice of the Mad King Stephen Harper
He is already the best protected Prime Minister in Canadian history. Wherever he goes he is surrounded by an army of RCMP bodyguards.His motorcade of sinister black vehicles is as…
August 27: And not too late to send me an expensive birthday gift.
Forgive me for I have sinned. Friends told me (how wise they were) to write my column in Word or something similar so I could finish it, then copy it…
David Suzuki: A healthy environment nurtures healthy people
Acting on the understanding that we’re part of nature, and caring for the environment, makes people healthier and happier, argues world-renowned Canadian scientist, broadcaster, activist and author, David Suzuki. The…
Agency, election and merger
1196303 Inc v Glen Grove Suites Inc., 2015 ONCA 580: Election and merger are separate, albeit related, concepts. Election refers to a decision to pursue either the agent or the…
On final choices
Following up on this post and some additional discussion, let’s take a look at the question of what options would be available to Stephen Harper if he decided he wanted…
Straight: OpenMedia crafts plan to unshackle Internet with help of more than 250,000 Canadians
Do you want to know what our election platform is all about? Learn more here and pledge your vote for the Internet at OurDigitalFuture.ca Article by Charlie Smith for Georgia…
Bitter Truth
This is the butchery Paul Manly stood up against – and it cost him the NDP nomination in Nanaimo-Ladysmith. One thing is for sure. If Mulcair becomes prime minister, Canada…
Stephen Harper’s dance moves
Needs more practice.
First Nations occupying Lelu Island, blocking early Petronas LNG work
The battle over Malaysian energy giant Petronas’ controversial LNG terminal in the Skeena River Estuary is intensifying, as local Lax Kw’alaams First Nation members are setting up camp on Lelu…
I was one of Matt Moore’s jerks the other day
Wherein I counter-rant about Matt Moore’s rant about cyclists on ottawacitizen.com
Earl (cat) for PM advertisement 1892
Interesting. Cruelty to animals must stop.
Props Wanted. Great Pay and Benefits.
So it’s come to this. Apparently feeling the sting of Canadian combat vets angry with Steve Harper and vowing to do everything in their power to run him out of…
I’ll Vote "No" on Strategic Voting.
Quick trip to Victoria yesterday to buy a jacket for my daughter’s pending wedding. I rode the great yellow Beast and, even with end of summer traffic, there was room…
Some Comeuppance For The Minister of Democratic ‘Reform’
The minister responsible for the Unfair Elections Act, Pierre Poilievre, has finally gotten a taste of his own medicine. In the following you will hear a telemarketer calling on behalf…
BC’s biggest fracking quake yet? 4.6 felt by residents north of Fort St. John
Republished from the ECOreport. A recent earthquake near Wonowon, 100 km north of Fort St. John, is the largest of over 500 seismic events in northeastern BC, believed to be…