Gerry Hannah on the Subhumans, Julie Belmas, and his solo album
It’s just that I’m really not that interested in playing punk rock anymore. I sometimes feel like punk rock, not necessarily the way the songs are supposed to go, but…
2015
Why It’s Too Risky To Let The Harper Cons Remain in Office
Well there was Stephen Harper last night, at the opening ceremony of the Pan Am Games with his hapless stooge Joe Oliver at his side.Both of them trying to look…
The Crimes of the Con Regime and the Country We Could Be
As the fireworks burst over my neighbourhood last night, and I watched the Cirque du Soleil's amazing performance at the opening ceremony of the Pan Am games, I was reminded…
The Alternative to Austerity | Jacobin
The Alternative to Austerity | Jacobin. Filed under: Austerity, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
How Greece went from victory to economy-destroying defeat – The Washington Post
How Greece went from victory to economy-destroying defeat – The Washington Post. Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
David Suzuki: Welcome to an extreme, warming world
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki explains why extreme weather is being experienced more frequently around the world now than in the past. The post David Suzuki: Welcome to an extreme, warming…
The Case for a Province of First Nations
UPDATE: It appears I am not the first to consider this idea. A paper was published by Queens University which goes intomuch more detail than I ever could. Link The…
Musical interlude
Cage the Elephant – Cigarette Daydreams
Capture Queue: An Interview with Steve Anderson on the history and values of OpenMedia
Check out this great interview with OpenMedia’s founder and Executive Director Steve Anderson and learn more about our history and values as one of the largest digital rights communities in…
July 10: 198.7 billion dollars….
..the amonnt Mr. Irving donates to charities? No. Average collection for the whole congregation on a Sunday at the Irving Chapel with special music and coffee? No. 198.7 billion dollars…
The big achievement of Tsipras’s proposal is to sow division – FT.com
The big achievement of Tsipras’s proposal is to sow division – FT.com. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Eurozone Crisis
Germany won’t spare Greek pain – it has an interest in breaking us | Yanis Varoufakis | Comment is free | The Guardian
Germany won’t spare Greek pain – it has an interest in breaking us | Yanis Varoufakis | Comment is free | The Guardian. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Euro,…
What’s Up With Tim Fryer?
Fledgling councillors may be excused for gaffes, gaucheries and solecisms they make in their first month or so in office. They’re new, inexperienced, dazzled by their recent election success, so…
Another Tory Spits in Canada’s Eye
She’s the Environment Minister, for chrissakes! And the conference was being held in Toronto. So why was Harper Enviroshill, Leona Aglukkak a no-show at the Climate Summit of the Americas?…
Disruptive Power reviewed in Foreign Affairs
Cool! Disruptive Power reviewed in Foreign Affairs alongside the fabulous Data and Goliath by Bruce Schneier.
*Donald Trump for president*
NBC News’ Katy Tur took on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump in a 1-on-1 interview Wednesday – and things got little bit heated. He is a crazy man. Can you…
Things I didn’t know
Did you know there is an “anti-vaccine” movement now for dogs? Today I Learned About The Anti-Vaccinating Dog Movement. How incredibly stupid can some people be?And I didn’t know that…
Mother Canada Monument In Perspective
I think this graphic (which looks much better when you click on it) makes puts the whole “Mother Canada” statue debate in its proper perspective. Chris Selley is right!