He Stands Naked
Mr. Justice Charles Vaillancourt understood how Stephen Harper's PMO worked. And he didn't mince words:“Damage control at its finest,” administered with “ruthless efficiency,” he called it. “The political, covert, relentless…
April 2016
Happiness at Queen’s Park is…
…is whatever makes the press gallery happy. The other day they had pictures of three opposing party leaders in Ontario all taking shots at their nemesis Premier Kathleen Wynne. No…
39% is not a majority: fair voting now
Will you sign a declaration to make Canada more democratic?Declaration of Voters' RightsAnd some myth-busting about proportional representation:A ranked ballot is not a voting system.How will anything get done?Is proportional…
Some News Re Dr. Dawg/John Baglow
This happened yesterday:John Baglow — a former vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada — was taken to hospital on a stretcher Thursday afternoon from his Simcoe Street home…
Some News Re Dr. Dawg/John Baglow
This happened yesterday:John Baglow — a former vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada — was taken to hospital on a stretcher Thursday afternoon from his Simcoe Street home…
Not just another pretty face #nlpoli
Stan Marshall is the guy who should have been running Nalcor in the first place.Well, if you wanted to make a successful business out of Nalcor, Marshall is the no-guff…
Careless or captured? (A 2009 repeat)
When you read or listen to resource industry advocates, especially ones masquerading as objective political pundits, compare their concerns in 2009 about burning natural gas to generate peak-demand electricity to…
Careless or captured? (A 2009 repeat)
When you read or listen to resource industry advocates, especially ones masquerading as objective political pundits, compare their concerns in 2009 about burning natural gas to generate peak-demand electricity to…
This Is Not A Bus Stop
This is not a bus stop That is not me but it’s got an ash tray and a place to sit Most (temporarily) abandoned buildings do not provide this Over,
CETA investment reforms won’t prevent corporate attacks on health and environment
The European Commission’s new investment protection proposals for future trade agreements, which were recently incorporated into the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), won’t prevent dangerous corporate attacks on…
Federal NDPer Defects To OLP
OTTAWA — One of the federal NDP’s former rising stars has decided she wants to run for the provincial Liberals in Ontario.Good luck to her. And it shows that Wynne's…
Federal NDPer Defects To OLP
OTTAWA — One of the federal NDP’s former rising stars has decided she wants to run for the provincial Liberals in Ontario.Good luck to her. And it shows that Wynne's…
Bad News: Dr. Dawg Attacked At Home
We learned that John "Dr. Dawg" Baglow was seriously injured today after a knife attack at his residence. He and two others are apparently at the hospital in serious condition.The…
Reward without risk for worthless surplus power (2010 Repeat)
Checking up on Government British Columbia’s government believes less in free enterprise than in assisted activities for approved associates. Entrepreneurs saw potential for a private power generation industry in the…
Reward without risk for worthless surplus power (2010 Repeat)
Checking up on Government British Columbia's government believes less in free enterprise than in assisted activities for approved associates. Entrepreneurs saw potential for a private power generation industry in the…
Reward without risk for worthless surplus power (2010 Repeat)
Checking up on Government British Columbia's government believes less in free enterprise than in assisted activities for approved associates. Entrepreneurs saw potential for a private power generation industry in the…
Crime (still) in progress (a 2010 article repeated)
News item: British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency. Definition: Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs…
Crime (still) in progress (a 2010 article repeated)
News item:British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency.Definition:Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs without outside help.News…