Why Bill C-51 Is Starting to Terrorize Stephen Harper
It couldn't be more ironic. Stephen Harper creates a monster called Bill C-51, to go after his enemies, and scare Canadians into submission.So he can turn this country into a…
2015
Chinese Wisdom
As I promised in an earlier post, here are some of the epithets and sayings found in some of the Four Books of the Chinese canon. I think these are…
The Stupid is everywhere!
What a triumph! The Australian minister of agriculture had kept his country safe from rabies now that Johnny Depp’s little dogs have left the country. They will soon be followed…
The Incredible and Outrageous Vanity of Pierre Poilievre
We know him as the rabid right-wing extremist who made it easier for the Cons to steal the next election.We know him as the cruel fanatic who could play a…
Politicians with embarrassing Facebook photos? Get used to it.
Since Alberta’s provincial election on May 5, Calgary-Bow MLA-elect Deborah Drever has been the target of much criticism over some photos posted on Facebook from before she was a candidate.…
Musical interlude
Moist – Tangerine (Remix)
As Expected, Harper’s Canada is Number Last
Stevie-Joe Harper’s lame target for greenhouse gas emissions cuts – 30% from 2005 levels by 2030 – secures Canada’s hold on dead last place among the developed nations. Last, and…
Talking tough while passing the buck: The Province of BC on oil pipelines
Friday, May 15, 2015 Despite the Province of BC’s tough talk about its conditions for oil pipelines, in ongoing litigation regarding the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tankers proposal BC…
Time for some adult supervision
The latest Con dodge on greenhouse gas emission regulations for the oil and gas industry is to say that they’ll promise to deal with a few collateral activities, just as…
Huffington Post: Did you know Canada is the most sued nation under free trade agreements?
Now Canada wants to sign on to another massive, secretive agreement that will exploit our ‘partners’ and establish unaccountable supra-national tribunals to further erode democratic decision-making at the national level.…
David Suzuki: Signs of change are sweeping the nation
The NDP’s historic triumph in Alberta shows that ordinary people can overcome corporate power and effect democratic change, argues environmentalist David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Signs of change are…
Field notes: From the towers of Wall Street to Houston’s toxic ship channel (via. Kinder Morgan AGM) – an extreme carbon offset journey
Friday, May 15, 2015 Staff Counsel Eugene Kung reports on a landmark journey with Tsleil-Waututh Nation leadership to New York and Texas to meet with Kinder Morgan investors and attend…
Signs – of the Apocalypse?
Councillor Cam Ecclestone made a comment at council earlier this month that he had been contacted by several residents concerned about the new sign on the Rexall Drug store on…
The Not-My-Fault Dance
There’s a story in this weekend’s Collingwood Connection about the PUC board meeting this week. The board confirmed that council’s dumping unexpected costs on the utility will mean an unplanned…
MaPPing a New Ocean Future for BC
Friday, May 15, 2015 Amid all the ocean stories dominating the headlines last week, like the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation’s decision to turn down a billion dollar offer from an…
May 15: Blah!
It’s hard to write about a paper that keeps sliding downhill. I understand the need to cut costs in print journalism as the competition for advertising gets more difficult. But…
Why Are Drug Prices High?
Canadians now spend $34 billion per year on pharmaceuticals. That is almost a thousand dollars for every man, woman and child— considerably more than most citizens of other OECD countries…
Why Are Drug Prices High?
Canadians now spend $34 billion per year on pharmaceuticals. That is almost a thousand dollars for every man, woman and child--- considerably more than most citizens of other OECD countries…
Why Are Drug Prices High?
Canadians now spend $34 billion per year on pharmaceuticals. That is almost a thousand dollars for every man, woman and child— considerably more than most citizens of other OECD countries…