The Path of Self-Destruction. Consumerism.
We, mankind, have to change our ways or else perish. It’s that cut and dried. We’re confronted with a number of existential threats. Our continued existence is imperiled by three…
2015
Five from life drawing session
I am working on seeing the shadows and stuff in colour rather than my long standing habit of black and white tones. The iPad comes with all these capabilities built…
Class Conflict #nlpoli
The former Premier. The premier wannabe. -srbp-
Interview with Colin Smith, LPC Nomination Contestant for Carleton
I’ve not done one of these in awhile, but today, we have an interview with Colin Smith, an LPC nomination contestant in the riding of Carleton, a riding that was…
Illegal botox seized in Vancouver
Last month, an undercover CBC investigation exposed that a number of spas and health clinicas around Metro Vancouver were offering botox injections illegally. Botox in Canada can only be administered…
March 3: Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and New Brunswick…
…and Spain and Portugal have something in common. All were subject to wild speculation by banks and investors. As well, the banks and investors were using questionable and perhaps illegal…
Soul mates and the politics of fear
Fabricating a threat to the nation in order to instill fear in the population may be demagoguery, but it is also a highly effective way for leaders to rally the…
And Speaking Of Profound Stupidity
…not to mention rabid partisanship, watch another Harper MP disgrace herself: I wonder how well any of this sits with Cheryl Gallant’s riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. Don’t those constituents, like the…
CSIS “Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny” Spying on Me (Or You For That Matter)
When I asked the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) whether it has files on me or DeSmog Canada, I got a response that’s been used as a non-answer by government…
CSIS “Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny” Spying on Me (Or You For That Matter)
When I asked the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) whether it has files on me or DeSmog Canada, I got a response that’s been used as a non-answer by government…
Finally – My MP Makes the CBC
After 15 very idle years, and mere months before his retirement, my MP, the Conservative member for Nanaimo-Alberni, Doctor (no less) James Lunney has caught the interest of the CBC.…
ISIS 101
Flag of the Islamic State ISIS certainly is not what a great many people think that it is, if you judge what they think by what our corporate press proclaims…
Who Killed Boris Nemtsov?
Photo by Dhārmikatva Practically no one in the West doubts the murder of once-rising reform politician Boris Nemtsov was the work of Vladimir Putin, and/or his allies in government. If…
Internet, Admissibility of Evidence
There is virtually no legislation governing the use of internet obtained materials in Court. The Canadian Sedona principles deal mainly with production obligations and, broadly speaking, limit the burdens for…
I Feel Your Pain. More Than I Can Say for the CBC.
Oh Mother Corp can be cold, especially when it comes to the cold. The tag line on the CBC web page read, “Warm Weather for Everyone! (Offer only available in…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Your news links for today: C-51 Shades of May: How one word made all Canadians guilty of terrorism – ThinkPol Bill C-51 Will Make It Easier To Throw Canadians In…
Hilldog16 on SnapChat?
I have a Snapchat account. I’ve not used it in years because it was making my cell phone too full. Imagine if Hillary Clinton had a Snapchat account too, for…