Cripple you say? #nlpoli
Unnamed Conservative “insiders” have been talking about the Ches Crosbie nomination fiasco as if it was a rejection of a new Tory Jesus or something. The way they talk you’d…
2015
#ThisIsACoup
Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Reunite Alberta’s right? The Great Wildrose Experiment is going to be hard to undo
PHOTOS: Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean at the Calgary Stampede. Too country to be electable in the new Alberta? (Photo from Mr. Jean’s Flickr account.) Below: Former Harper strategist Ken…
After Greece and Spain, the rise of anti-austerity in Ireland
After Greece and Spain, the rise of anti-austerity in Ireland. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Ireland
On Friendships of Utility not Virtue
It sounds horrible, doesn’t it? Like we’re using people, hanging out with them only because they have a nice car or because they often pick up the bill for lunch.…
Is it unlawful to link to this web site?
Apparently. But here it is anyway.
Reviewing HTML/CSS
Just a quick FYI, I just completed Codecademy’s HTML/CSS course. It’s somewhat of a commitment (I’d guess estimate of 7 hours estimate is pretty accurate), but it doesn’t require any…
Calgary’s CTrain—embracing green
Fortunately, while our federal government remains a persistent laggard on global warming, the provinces and cities are stepping up. Calgary is no exception. In 2012, the city committed to meeting…
A Pat Robertson Rival
Does Todd Starnes have what it takes to unseat Pastor Pat for most unhinged evangelical? You decide: Can you give me a big Amen? Recommend this Post
Toronto’s Pan-Am Games: First Impressions
Was hanging around downtown today, and I will say that South American women really really know how to stuff a tight t-shirt. That is all.
More Chinese Wisdom: Confucius and Council
I was reading The Analects, this weekend, in the recent Penguin Classics edition translated by Annping Chin, a book I acquired on my recent mini-vacation in Toronto (one of about…
‘This is a Watershed Moment’: Chief Vows to Be Arrested As Fight Against Site C Dam Ramps Up
On the banks of the Peace River on Saturday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip told hundreds of opponents to the Site C dam that he will be handcuffed if necessary to…
Breaking: Cons Helped Overthrow the Ukrainian Government
Lordy. And to think I didn't take Stephen Harper seriously when he claimed he was leading the fight to "liberate" Ukraine. Who knew that he actually helped bring down a…
The advancement of digital and social media campaign development and analysis
You might not expect something with a title that dry to be thrilling for me to write, but it is. Four years ago I was completing a project I had…
July 12: religion without morality. professions without ethics…..
No, this will not be Sunday’s sermon. It will be about the collapse of religious and of professional ethics in the western world. I group the two together because we…
Game Changer Alert©
Not sure I’d use him to announce something this big. But it’s big.
A Sunday Sermon – Rebellion
Chris Hedges discusses his new book, Wages of Rebellion. You can watch the second and third parts to this interview on YouTube.
Why British Columbians should get a say on $9 Billion Site C Dam
Part of the 80 km stretch of the Peace Valley that would be flooded by Site C Dam (Photo: Garth Lenz) Reprinted from the ECOreport. Such large segments of the…
On succession plans
Over the past few days, I’ve finally made it around to reading Paul Wells’ The Longer I’m Prime Minister. And there are a few points raised by Wells’ account of…