CRISIS! (Averted)
I don’t know about you, but I still write letters to Santa every year. This year my letter, after the perfunctory inquiries about Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, and the state…
2015
White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline
The White House confirmed today that President Obama will veto Congressional legislation designed to greenlight construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, the contentious project first proposed six years ago to…
White House Confirms Obama Will Veto TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline
The White House confirmed today that President Obama will veto Congressional legislation designed to greenlight construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, the contentious project first proposed six years ago to…
Confirmed: Shaw rings in 2015 by charging higher prices for slower Internet
confirmed-shaw.png January 6, 2015 – Shaw today confirmed that it will be charging higher prices for slower Internet in 2015. Concerned Internet users warned of these price hikes back in…
A short break
Just a quick note to say that I’m dealing with a death in my partner’s immediate family and will be posting far less frequently, if at all, for the immediate…
There are no Words for It…..
Daphne Bramham: Susan Point an artist for the ages (with video) Her work adorns manhole covers, police cars, Olympic oval and welcomes visitors to Museum of Anthropology BY DAPHNE BRAMHAM,…
Everything you need to know about 2015 right here.
As a dues paying member of the blogosphere, I feel compelled to do at least one of the annual blogs: the year in review, or the predictions column. Since the…
Jan. 5: Catch-up time….
I had promised a review of Gwynne Dyer’s book, Climate Wars; and though I have certainly been critical of Israel, I think I can understand how it got that way,…
What do Canada, Pulau, the US and the Ukraine have in common?
Four countries voted against a UN resolution to stamp out Nazism across the globe. Canada was one of them. Why?
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, January 6, 2014
Your news links for today: As promised, Shaw lowered their speeds by 60% for the same price. Changes are now live on the shaw website. – Reddit Brazen Attempts by…
Vacancies on citizen committees
From the City of Vancouver website: http://vancouver.ca/your-government/vacancies-for-advisory-boards-committees.aspx Vacancies on civic agencies, boards, and committees occur periodically throughout the year. If you are applying as a representative for another agency (for…
First casualty of outrage at Wildrose floor crossing? Airdrie MLA Rob Anderson says he will quit politics
Airdrie MLA Rob Anderson, understood to have been one of the key leaders in the controversial effort to get the majority of the Wildrose caucus to defect to the Progressive…
Canada Needs Proportional Representation Now
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is Rafe’s latest piece tackling the outdated ‘First Past the Post’ system of electing dictatorships to govern Canada. Frankly I do not know how we could…
How do you know its an election year?
The shrill shrieking of partisans can be heard on the winds. I like to think I’m as much a Liberal or anti-Harper activist as the next person, but this is…
An Appeal For A United Front
I have often extolled the quality of letters written by Toronto Star readers. Today, a particularly cogent missive from Eric Balkind, who lives in Guelph, Ontario, argues that the only…
A Veggie Diet Could Prolong Your Life
There are tons of benefits from having a vegetarian diet from improved individual health to having less of an impact on the environment. Now there’s one more reason to have…
Lovely Sun and Jesse James
John Klein: 30 years ago yesterday, here’s what was on TV, and what the weather was like in Toronto. Originally posted on Grandparents' Journal: January 5, 1985 Lovely sun at…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sam Pizzigati interviews Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett about the fight against inequality and the next piece of the puzzle to be…
Neutering Parliament
http://lincolncathedral.com/ If you want to know how irrelevant Parliament has become, Scott Clark and Peter Devries write, consider what has happened to the budget consultation process: In the past, pre-budget…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Judge accepts defendant’s Nike sneakers instead of cash bail 2014 year in review for fraud warnings Ontario dental watchdog…