The Duffy Archives
I did a search of this blog and came up with a few gems from the past about the Cavendish cottager, one going back to his early days in the…
2015
Farrell with Jessop, CFAX1070 August 13, 2015
The audio file below is a recording of my time with Ian Jessop August 13. We talk about bcIMC, provincial debt and other matters. Your browser does not support this…
Musical interlude
Emancipator – Lionheart
On points of agreement
Let’s see if we can turn Stephen Harper’s otherwise laughable spin on his PMO’s widespread cover-up into a couple of points we can all agree on. First, the ultimate responsibility…
Would an NDP win mean the end of Canada?
Louis-Philippe Rochon Associate professor of Economics – Laurentian University Founding co-Editor – Review of Keynesian Economics Follow him on Twitter – @Lprochon This story from the CBC on August 14,…
CBC: CSIS surveillance of pipeline protesters faces federal review
OpenMedia supports the work of BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative to challenge the secretive practices of CSIS in the courts. Stand up with us and sign the pledge at https://bccla.org/dont-spy-on-me/ Article…
Gruending On Rinks
Because I haven’t been writing much lately, yet still like to keep a hand in, here’s Dennis Gruending with a nice piece on subsidizing sports teams: The National Hockey League’s…
Vancouver Sun: Pete McMartin: Big Brother needs to back off
As our friends at BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative continue to fight for our right to speak up in public without fear of being put under surveillance, an important reminder of…
Ceci forced to slap Harper’s wrist
In the midst of this tiresomely long election campaign, Stephen Harper appears to find attacking his NDP and Liberal opponents isn’t enough to occupy his time. He has decided to…
Stick puppet theatre?
I get to use this graphic again! Woot! Harper says he knows nothing. Nope. Nadda. Those emails? NO one read them to him? No one discussed anything with him, cause…
August 14: Even as corporate profits reach their highest points in history…..
…some 27% (at least) of Americans live in poverty. And they have few social services to make it easier to survive. If you find those figures hard to believe, take…
The Power Of The Makeover
A FB friend put this on his page. I hope you agree that it deserves to be spread widely. Recommend this Post
Canadian Federal Scientists, Professionals Union Launches Anti-Harper Campaign
National Institute for Nanotechnology on the north campus of the University of Alberta • Photo by WinterforceMedia OTTAWA – The union representing scientists and other professionals in the federal public…
No room for anti-Israel commentary in Canadian politics
Photo from Public Domain It would seem the height of Orwellian doublespeak to eliminate a political candidate for calling a war crime a war crime. And all the more so…
Nigel Wright’s Testimony Is Insulting to Canadians
Photo by Emdx “I had an obligation to fulfill my end of the arrangement with him (Duffy). I couldn’t think of another way of doing it.” Is anyone else profoundly…
Cue Collective Eye Roll: Harper Appoints Kinder Morgan Consultant to Pipeline Regulator
The purpose of the National Energy Board, like any regulator, is to be unprofitable. They perform unprofitable environmental assessments to make sure we have access to unprofitable clean drinking water…
Cue Collective Eye Roll: Harper Appoints Kinder Morgan Consultant to Pipeline Regulator
The purpose of the National Energy Board, like any regulator, is to be unprofitable. They perform unprofitable environmental assessments to make sure we have access to unprofitable clean drinking water…
We have our winners! And the prizes go to…
After some serious campaigning from our incredible OpenMedia community, the “Great Canadian Petition Drive to Kill C-51” is complete — and we have our top spots! Congratulations to our top…
Technology: ups and downs
I scooped this from someone’s Tumblr post, and lost the link. Credit is due. But anyway, I thought that that remarkable downturn in civilian and military deaths was interesting. Technology…