Breaking News: Canadians are not stupid
It will be amazing news to our news pundits, but Canadians are not stupid knee-jerk war-mongering pearl-clutching conservatives.After all the news stories of the last week about how the Paris…
2015
What Brad Wall Would Prefer You Ignore
Alberta's Rachel Notley has vowed to shut down her province's coal-fired power plants and implement meaty carbon pricing levies. Her colleague next door, Saskatchewan's Brad Wall, is already squealing like…
New Media Celebrates the Passing of Old (as in "Post") Media
The National Observer, outshoot of the Vancouver Observer, is making a name for itself as an up and coming new media outlet carrying real news, conducting real investigations, doing the…
Geist: Signing vs. Ratifying: Unpacking the Canadian Government Position on the TPP
When it comes to Canada's position on the TPP, we hear too often people confusing the the implications of reaching an agreement-in-principle, signing the text, and ratifying the deal. Digital…
‘It’s a New Day’: Why Environmentalists Need to Change Their Strategy Under Trudeau Government
Nine and a half years. That’s how long Stephen Harper was prime minister of Canada — a long haul for environmentalists, who were all but shut out of Ottawa and…
Justin Trudeau and the New and Better Canada
Isn't it great that after all the challenges he has had to face since he came to power, and the way the corporate media has gone after him, that Justin…
Critical Thinking – Yes. Fear Mongering – No.
Last week I wrote a post critical of Rex Murphy's CBC opinion about how the Syrian refugee situation should be handled by Justin Trudeau. At first blush, his view that…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Your news links for today: Signing vs. Ratifying: Unpacking the Canadian Government Position on the TPP - Michael Geist Paris attacks put Canada's Internet privacy laws at risk: Geist -…
Alberta Finally Understands That the Environment Exists
Alberta has finally decided to update their energy and environmental policies after years of ignoring the fact that their policies are killing nearly everything within the province. Premier Rachel Motley…
Oh, Damn !!
Turkish warplanes have shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Vlad Putin has vowed that Turkey can expect to find itself on the receiving end of "significant consequences."The…
Fellowship of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
My high school geography teachers would be baffled, but I am deeply honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Fellowship includes many of…
Why the Ambrose Cons Are Still the Harper Cons
Rona Ambrose has been working hard to try to put a new face on the shattered and shadowy Cons.And I'm glad she has spoken to some of the members of…
Empty Barrels
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/Just as they did before the American invasion of I...
Can the provinces keep the money?
It seems that the point has been made about climate change: Industry can destroy the environment if they pay a tax on it. And that is why the provinces are…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Olive talks to Robert Reich about his work fighting inequality:There are certain irrefutable facts besides water always running downhill. There is no…
I Normally Don’t Cross Post Other Peoples Material,… BUTTTT
Montreal Simon just went to town on Ezra's ballsack with an automatic paintball gun.I highly recommend to pop over and read it, it will make you smile. The Wonderful Humiliation…
I Normally Don’t Cross Post Other Peoples Material,… BUTTTT
Montreal Simon just went to town on Ezra’s ballsack with an automatic paintball gun.I highly recommend to pop over and read it, it will make you smile. The Wonderful Humiliation…
I Normally Don’t Cross Post Other Peoples Material,… BUTTTT
Montreal Simon just went to town on Ezra's ballsack with an automatic paintball gun.I highly recommend to pop over and read it, it will make you smile. The Wonderful Humiliation…
Toronto police urged to stop immigration ‘status checks’
There's a disconnect here. Toronto pays for a police service but does not make the laws (or at least the major laws) that the police must follow. So calling Toronto…