There was an overflow crowd at the CVRD’s Wednesday night Regular Board Meeting. Opponents left no doubt that they are opposed to the proposed Steelhead LNG/Malahat Nation massive floating LNG…
Ms Soapbox is deeply troubled by last week’s failed Kudatah. The Kudatah (or “coup d’etat” for those who know how to spell) was George Clark’s attempt to overthrow the NDP…
We hadn’t been back to Mexico for at least six years and we missed it. We missed the climate, the culture, the food, the people, the music… Mexico has a…
Members of the comite d’action des citoyennes et citoyens de Verdun (CACV) met with the public on Saturday to raise awareness of the situation about development of the land along
So, the blog has been dark for awhile. There’s a variety of excuses, but ultimately, none of those really matter. Instead of lamenting over lost post potentials, let’s just move…
So, the blog has been dark for awhile.There's a variety of excuses, but ultimately, none of those really matter. Instead of lamenting over lost post potentials, let's just move on…
So, the blog has been dark for awhile.There's a variety of excuses, but ultimately, none of those really matter. Instead of lamenting over lost post potentials, let's just move on…
Last weekend I went to see the film The Messenger. It's about the demise of songbirds. It had some amazing shots of birds in flight, and there were really interesting…
Sure, Donald Trump is a magnet for bigots. Racists flock to the Man of Orange. There is no shortage of fascists who carry the Trump banner and yearn for the…
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/08/news/are-irvings-destroying--new-brunswickNo. Don't go to this site yet. You have to be patient until May when this article is scheduled to appear. I shall be watching for it, too.Meanwhile, the National...
A propos of nothing in particular, let's go over this a couple more times:Colby Cosh's latest on the role of the "human search engine" in tracking down information about candidates…
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Tim Harford discusses John Maynard Keynes' failed prediction that workers would continue to win increased leisure time over the past few decades:(I)t is…
As we watch the Trump phenomenon unfold, a number of interesting aspects are beginning to coalesce around the entire circus. Among these are questions about the 'real' heart of the…
… are words that you can find on old sailor navigation maps that are meant to say: “Hey fools! Stay away from here! Like, don’t even THINK about it!”. The…
Is Donald Trump deliberately provoking violence to help his campaign? Probably. Are we falling into his trap? Maybe. Here’s what Maddow says: Maddow pointed out that Trump’s rallies have included…
Whoever stuck those "play me pianos" in local community centers, where they can be plinked away at by small children with 0 in the way of musical talent at 7…
Whoever stuck those "play me pianos" in local community centers, where they can be plinked away at by small children with 0 in the way of musical talent at 7…
While the woman in the above photo, Birgitt Peterson, claims she was provoked and that her salute has been misinterpreted, and a right-wing site offers a lamentably lame spin on…
Canadians have heard from the Conservatives and more recently the New Democrats about electoral reform. Voters are getting the impression that the Conservatives are vigorously opposed and the New Democrats…
