The Police Murder of Sammy Yatim: The Shocking Verdict
It's one of the most bizarre verdicts I've ever seen. A Toronto police officer is found guilty of attempted murder for shooting a troubled teenager on a streetcar.But not guilty…
January 2016
Oh Dear, This Will Not Go Down Well.
In Houston, a grand jury investigating Planned Parenthood has come down with two indictments.Only they're not against Planned Parenthood.Indicted are two anti-abortion activists the grand jury concluded had committed the…
Indiegogo crowd funding campaign launched to help fund my short film ‘Tri-Curious’
As I wrote last month, I've been busy the last few months working on a short narrative film called Tri-Curious, my first as director, producer and film editor.The short film…
Alaska Threatened By Canadian Mining Operations
In far too many cases our mining industry has a disgraceful record wherever they have gone, certainly in Central and South America. The Alaskans are also threatened by our environmentally…
Indiegogo crowd funding campaign launched to help fund my short film ‘Tri-Curious’
As I wrote last month, I've been busy the last few months working on a short narrative film called Tri-Curious, my first as director, producer and film editor.The short film…
Canada To Sign TPP
The federal government has confirmed that it intends to sign the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal at a meeting next week in New Zealand.But that doesn't mean the Liberal government…
The Swimmer
The swimmer stood on the dock, contemplating the lazy current in the river. The warm spring, followed by the sunny days of early summer, had warmed the water enough to…
The Tyee Asks, "Will Trudeau Stop the Madness?"
The madness is the collapse of Canada's syphilitic, corporate newspaper cabal. It's a nasty, diseased thing wobbling along in its death throes.Writing in The Tyee, Marc Edge says if we're…
Fossil Fuelers on Borrowed Time?
Fossil fuels come in a range of flavours - gas, coal, oil, bitumen - but their days are numbered.Supposedly one of the cleanest, natural gas, is the subject of a…
6 reasons why Alberta history will be kind to Ed Stelmach
Five years ago today, Ed Stelmach began the process of quietly stepping out of the political spotlight by announcing his resignation as Premier of Alberta after nearly five years in…
What a great thing we have in Gatineau Park
Fabulous ski in Gatineau Park today. Only thing is – too fast. Should have picked a longer route.
"We’re a Bunch of Racists"
At the Sundance film festival, Danny DeVito, Don Cheadle and Sam Neill addressed the controversy over the sublime whiteness of the Academy Awards. Softspoken DeVito put it on the line.
Trump’s Pipeline Deal
What Could Will Possibly Go Wrong?Maybe "deal" is too generous a term. Let's call it Donald Trump's pipedream.Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination all favour the Keystone XL pipeline project…
Boosting the economy for the rest of us
Elites and the talking heads in the media are arguing about how to respond to Canada’s soured economic outlook. Who should try to boost the economy, the federal government via…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Steve Hilton suggests that we should make attending Davos as much a marker of shame as being responsible for a sweatshop - though I'd…
Forget What Your Grandparents Told You
.... about going through five-foot drifts of snow as they walked ten miles to school. They never had to deal with conditions like this:Recommend this Post
Teaching ADHD Kids Outside
Students with ADHD have a hard time focusing in a standard classroom which leads to a difficult learning environment. It doesn’t have to be this way though. In Finland outdoor…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of January 25, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Lawyers, stop wasting time on social media marketing Mitch Kowalski: Axiom gobbles up Canadian market share in fascinating deal with…
Justin’s chorus demonizes first-past-the-post.
Nowhere in the Canadian voting handbook does it say that we are committed to voting for all the promises of the party we choose in an election. Even as a…