His Master’s Voice
Readers of a certain vintage will remember the old RCA Victor logo, "His Master's Voice," shown above. It depicts a loyal dog dutifully listening to what he believes is that…
March 2016
The Century of the Car Was a Mistake, Let’s Move on
North America was built around the car instead of people and that was mistake that needs to be acknowledged. In some places it is. The insane support the automobile gets…
New column day
Here, on the contrast between Brad Wall's choice to spare no public expense in planning for his own comfort while travelling, and his apparent lack of any forethought in navigating…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law. Today we are talking about Family Law. #toronto #wiselaw #legaladvice #torontolawyers #familylaw #familylawattorneyA video posted by @wiselaw on Mar 3, 2016 at…
We have heard from our MP.
It was cruel in a way. The uncaring Conservatives of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte sent a boy to Ottawa. They threw him to the wolves. He was unprepared and unknowing. He was hardly…
Boundary Dam 3 CCS Could have Cost Less and Been Solar
POW! This huge new #solar farm near LasVegas provides power day & night https://t.co/Aip0F3Fg2m #climate #GLOBE2016 pic.twitter.com/Iff4rvjQtn — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) March 3, 2016 SaskPower writes about its comparably sized…
The Canadian Jewish Establishment Favours Anything But Debate
Image from Public Domain Being brought up in the mainstream Jewish community, I went through nine years of Jewish day school, five years of Jewish sleep-away camp and countless hours…
REM – Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)
Heard this one on the way in. Thirty-year-old memories of ichiban, St. Louis, Sick Dick, law school exams. They were gods, at the height of their powers. Michael loses some…
Presidential Elections 2016: The Revolt of the Masses
Photo by Gage Skidmore Introduction The presidential elections of 2016 have several unique characteristics that defy common wisdom about political practices in 21st century America. Clearly the established pol...
Hillary Is No Saviour
http://ranchchimpjournal.blogspot.ca/Even if Hilary Clinton beats Donald Trump in the upcoming federal ele...
Serendipity do dah #nlpoli
Some people on da Twitter were talking about verbal tics like saying “ya know.”One of ‘em asks if the other had counted Danny Williams’ penchant for them.Yes, butts in yer…
Springtime for Hitler or Donald Drumpf
If you have ever seen the musical or the movie The Producers, you know it's about two Broadway producers who make a terrible mistake.They decide they can make more money…
Why Should Canada’s First Ministers Embrace the Clean Energy Economy? Because It’s 2016
This is a guest post by Mitchell Beer, which originally appeared on GreenPAC. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial/territorial premiers meet in Vancouver on Thursday, they’ll be searching for…
Donald as Silvio
An Italian warns Americans that, in Donald Trump, they have the makings of their very own Silvio Berlusconi.Now that Super Tuesday has brought the Republican nomination, and possibly the White…
Why Should Canada’s First Ministers Embrace the Clean Energy Economy? Because It’s 2016
This is a guest post by Mitchell Beer, which originally appeared on GreenPAC. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial/territorial premiers meet in Vancouver on Thursday, they’ll be searching for…
The Speculation is Over. Trudeau Backs Bitumen.
He's real good when it comes to the low hanging fruit - the long form census, missing First Nations women, that sort of thing.He's something else when it comes to…
random observations on southern oregon, great kitchens, family love, and absent eagles
This morning we woke up at 3:45 a.m., packed up the car with binoculars, cameras, sandwiches, and coffee, and drove two hours in the dark. According to our guidebook and…
Today’s session with Ian Jessop, CFAX1070
The audio file below is a recording of my time on CFAX 1070 with Ian Jessop March 02, 2016. We talk of BC Hydro and deceitful government.Your browser does not…