May 2016
Spain’s left must unite to steer country on road to recovery
Giles Tremlett for the Guardian In his restaurant overlooking the Med at Mataró, a few miles north of Barcelona, Ricard Jornet declares himself an insumiso, a rebel who refuses to…
Donate to help the good people of Fort McMurray.
It is estimated that between 80,000 and 100,000 Canadians have been impacted or have been evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray after today’s wildfires devastated the city. I have…
Canada cannot fulfill Paris Agreement, call to action on climate change while creating more tar sands pipelines
More tar sands pipelines means going in reverse on the climate action Canada needs to fulfill the Paris Agreement and its call to action on climate change. The post Canada…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Yard cats.
They are so, so screwed
Wow. .@realDonaldTrump will be presumtive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton #NeverClinton — Reince Priebus (@Reince) May 4, 2016
Ten things to know about the 2016-17 Alberta budget
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I have a blog post titled: “Ten things to know about the 2016-17 Alberta budget.” The link to the post…
Images from TingFest opening night
Images from TingfestFiled under: art
On a day when 90,000 people have to be evacuated from their homes
….it’s amazing that some things even need to be said, frankly. Lefties using #ymm as an excuse to preach about global warming – and conservatives using it as a pretext…
Geothermal Could Put Thousands from Alberta’s Oil and Gas Sector Back to Work
Abandoned oil and gas wells in Alberta are on the rise — but where many see a growing liability, Alberta’s fledgling geothermal industry sees massive opportunity. “We’ve got these old…
More Backlog
Some more pictures from over the last 4 or 5 months.
Evacuating Fort Mac
Shot by a lawyer there. Incredible. My harrowing drive evacuating #ymm praying for my friends pic.twitter.com/XGFWfavqR2 — Jordan J Stuffco (@jstuffcocrimlaw) May 3, 2016
New video shows serious dangers posed by LNG tankers
A new, short video illustrates in vivid detail the dangers posed by plans to run LNG tankers through narrow, densely populated coastal waterways in places like Howe Sound, Saanich Inlet,…
Fort McMurray
The fires raging there are truly frightening. Hoping that all are in a safe spot, or on their way to one. Meanwhile, the bloody CBC New Channel is talking about…
Taking On Sarah Palin’s Idiocy
I would say Jimmy Kimmel does a pretty good job:“I have a theory,” Kimmel said. “I think maybe Sarah Palin wants global warming. It’s cold in Alaska. It would be…
Trump Goes Wiggy
Has Donald Trump finally jumped the shark? Today he tried to link Ted Cruz' father to Lee Harvey Oswald and the Kennedy assassination.
KPMG’s Mea Culpa
Guess who's no longer in the tax shelter business? Yes, that's right, KPMG. It seems the accounting giant has done a little of the old "duck and cover" after getting…
Yeah But How Do You Really Feel About Donald Trump?
For years he was senator John McCain's chief aide. Now Mark Salter says Hillary would get his vote over Donald Trump because - because - wait for it - she's…
National Observer Calls Bullshit on Trudeau, Again.
When it comes to climate change and Canada we're awash in talk but marooned when it comes to meaningful action. Cap'n Sunny Ways seems to be focused on blowing smoke…
May 3: The no news for New Brunswick
The Canada&World section never fails to amaze me. One of the big stories is that an RCMP officer had to shoot a bear because it was coming to toward him.…