Rona Ambrose elected Interim Leader for Cons
Sara Palin congratulates Ambrose. It is a good sign that Cons have a woman as an interim leader. Who they elect as a leader will be interesting. Is it possible…
2015
Climate denial in the TPP trade agreement
The 5,000-page TPP agreement “is literally in climate denial” while expanding the rights of corporations, argues Ben Lilliston, the director of climate strategies at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade…
A "Whole of Government" Effort on Climate Change Challenges
It’s amazing how many voices are coming out of the woodwork demanding that Justin Trudeau do this or do that and damned smartly too. Jesus, I didn’t think the Dippers…
Marc Morano’s Climate Hustle Film Set For Paris Premiere With Same Old Denial Myths
Marc Morano is never short of a superlative or two, but when it has come to promoting his long-gestating documentary Climate Hustle, the climate science denialist extraodinaire has been outdoing…
ALERT! Guards harassing LBTQ2+ Prisoners at GVI Women’s Prison!
At Grand Valley Institute for Women (GVI), a federal prison in Kitchener, Ontario (in Canada) there has been a recent crackdown against LBTQ2+ prisoners and/or prisoners in relationships amongst themselves.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, November 12, 2015
Your news links for today: Here’s what the Internet hates about the TPP trade deal – Daily Dot TPP’s rules on intellectual property pulled into spotlight – Macleans No ‘real…
But I didn’t know it was illegal!
There is an old legal concept – ignorance of the law is no defence. The idea is that no one can defend a charge by saying they didn't know what…
Forty-seven Signs of the Apocalypse (#29)
From the Book of Coiffureum And unto the Faithful, a terrible abomination will stalk the land, and there will be a great wailing. Unto the bros there will be a…
Climate Change and Collingwood
Climate change is arguably the single most pressing, most important, most challenging issue to affect governments at this time. Our world is suffering and weather is getting extreme in many…
Could Stephen Harper Be Forced To Testify At the Duffy Trial?
When we last saw Stephen Harper he was running or waddling quickly down a corridor, in a desperate attempt to escape the media.Or as portrayed in this Le Devoir cartoon,…
A Sordid Story
While it is yet too early to tell how the new Trudeau government will handle the environmental and climate change file, early indications are promising. Minster Catherine McKenna has said…
New column day
Here, on the opportunity posed by the change in Canada’s federal government – as well as the risks involved in letting the moment pass without an activist push for meaningful…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Seth Klein discusses the need to deal with climate change with the same sense of urgency and common purpose we’ve historically associated…
Ontario Slaps SLAPPs
A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that has the goal of shutting down opponents. They tend to be used as a strategy to shut down poor…
Saskatchewan Party Can’t Hit a Moving Target
As Brad Wall goes to Paris to represent Saskatchewan at the COP 21 climate conference, here’s how his government handles critical climate targets: If you can’t hit a target, remove…
Morton’s Musings 2015-11-12 08:45:00
ND did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine…
When the whining and mewling finally gets to me
This is what happens: Dear #cpc & #ndp: @JustinTrudeau is getting a honeymoon. Every new leader does, then it ends. Quit whining, take a valium. Yours, #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella…
Participatory Democracy
http://www.amazon.com/ Justin Trudeau has made a lot of promises. And, Susan Delacourt writes, he’s calling on Canadians to help him keep them. That’s a complete turnaround from the man he…
Fix policing by fixing police boards.
It seems there was an attempt recently to get the Toronto Police Services Board thinking about reform of policing. It is reported that the board spent $200,000 of public money…