Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Ian Welsh discusses the attitude of meanness underlying so much of the U.S.' political and cultural scene. - Ryan Meili and Adrienne Silnicki write…
February 2016
That point when you know that something has gone too far…
You know, extreme fashion like bell bottoms and clothes made from meat, a practical joke that pushed the limits of good taste, Boy George… That kind of too far. Sooooo,…
The real costs of fossil fuel-powered vehicles – and the alternatives to them
There is some rising concern, and at times vitriol, about electric car drivers not paying their fair share, because they buy no gas, and therefore do not pay gas…
Highlighting Corporate Failure
There are two lead letters in today's Star that bear reproducing. Expect no admission of a flawed ideology on the part of the neoliberals among us, however:Re: House of Harper…
On That Motion Condemning The BDS Movement
...supported by the CPC and most of the LPC (some dissented, and some more didn't show for the vote); opposed by the NDP; and therefore ultimately adopted...It's a stupid thing.…
We’ll Soon See
http://www.abc.net.au/Many wondered how much of Stephen Harper's legacy...
Exit Reality on the Rock #nlpoli
Last fall, Conservatives, New Democrats, and assorted political watchers attacked the Liberals for the lack of detail in their election platform. Now, most of those same people are accusing the…
10 ways to Renew Democracy in Alberta
The first law created by Alberta’s New Democratic Party government’s after its election win in 2015 was Bill 1: An Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, which banned corporate and…
Governor General Vincent Massey fishing for Arctic Char at CamBay in March 1956
MIKAN 4313949 Governor General Vincent Massey fishing for Arctic Char at Cambridge Bay, N.W.T. mars 195Of the Law Societies of Upper Canada and Nunavut
Maley Drive: Why Has Greater Sudbury Been Keeping Species at Risk Info Secret for Years?
On Monday evening, around about the time it was closing its electronic gateway for the submission of comments from the public on the Maley Drive Extension proposal, the City of…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats amidst chaos.
Maley Drive: Why Has Greater Sudbury Been Keeping Species at Risk Info Secret for Years?
On Monday evening, around about the time it was closing its electronic gateway for the submission of comments from the public on the Maley Drive Extension proposal, the City of…
Is representational democracy possible?
Social Structures of Direct Democracy: On The Political Economy of Equality John Asimakopoulos Haymarket, 2016 The role of superdelegates in some Democratic Party caucuses is current news that has people…
LNG Tankers Would Turn Saanich Inlet Into Marine Desert Says Scientist
The spectre of a massive, floating LNG plant in environmentally fragile Saanich Inlet may seem unlikely to gain environmental approval, but the proposal must be defeated before liquefied natural gas…
LNG Tankers Would Turn Saanich Inlet Into Marine Desert Says Scientist
The spectre of a massive, floating LNG plant in environmentally fragile Saanich Inlet may seem unlikely to gain environmental approval, but the proposal must be defeated before liquefied natural gas…
How Will Dion Justify This?
Given the ongoing contention surrounding Canada's decision to sell $15 billion worth of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, one wonders what sort of dance moves Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion…
Feb. 23: We need an Irving to be King Canute
Al Jazeera and The Guardian carry the story of a rapid rise of sea levels, the most rapid in 2800 years. This is the claim of a study conducted by…
Rafe: MP’s Woodfibre LNG meetings to focus on climate…what about fish, tanker and health risks?
Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones is holding a series of public meetings into Woodfibre LNG's climate impacts - but what about local fish, tanker and health risks, asks Rafe Mair.The post…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Elaine Power discusses how a basic income can build both individual security and social solidarity:We work for lots of different reasons, not just…