They That Sow the Wind Shall Reap the Whirlwind
Memo to Recep Erdogan and the House of Saud – it’s beginning to look like whirlwind time. ISIS leader al Baghdadi, his forces being driven back from their stronghold in…
November 2016
New column day
Here, on what we need to do to clean up political funding – and how both the Saskatchewan and federal systems offer painful examples of the problems with big money…
Help Former Political Prisoner Barbara Curzi in Her Fight Against Cancer
October 30, 2016 Dear Friends, Carol Saucier, Ray Luc Levasseur and I write today to ask that you help our dear sister and former co-defendant, Barbara Curzi. Barbara is a…
Obstructionism killing 1,600+ jobs & growth
Just when you thought Collingwood Council couldn’t set the bar any lower, they go and move it down another notch. On Monday, Oct. 31, The Block had a chance to…
QMUNITY responds to B.C. Court of Appeal decision on Trinity Western University
From the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality before and under law and equal protection and benefit of law 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the…
QMUNITY responds to B.C. Court of Appeal decision on Trinity Western University
From the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality before and under law and equal protection and benefit of law 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the…
BC Court of Appeal Overturns BC Supreme Court Regarding Landfill Facility
Duncan, BC – The BC Court of Appeal allowed the appeals of Cobble Hill Holdings (CHH), South Island Aggregates (SIA) and South Island Resource Management (SIRM) finding that the Province…
Oil Is Death – Van Jones
Social and environmental activist, Van Jones, has a pointed message on fossil energy – it’s death. h/t SaskBoy
Are the GOP Planning to Make America (And the World) Even Worse Off If Trump Loses?
Think Vlad Putin is a threat to America? The Russian thug can’t hold a candle to what Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have in store for their Star Spangled Bungle…
Ministry Responds To My Open Letter To Minister Coteau
As many of you may remember I wrote an open letter to the Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services Micheal Coteau regarding some concerns I had with the transition…
“World Class” May Not Mean Much When it Comes to Oil Spill Response
In July, a pipeline leak near Maidstone, Saskatchewan, spilled about 250,000 litres of diluted oil sands bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River, killing wildlife and comprising drinking water for nearby…
Sorry, but You’ve Been Duped into Denial
In the U.S., about 70% believe climate change is real, 35% believe it’s caused by humans, and 16% are worried about it. The 30-minute film, “The Doubt Machine: Inside the…
‘World Class’ May Not Mean Much When it Comes to Oil Spill Response
In July, a pipeline leak near Maidstone, Saskatchewan, spilled about 250,000 litres of diluted oil sands bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River, killing wildlife and compromising drinking water for nearby…
Muskrat Math #nlpoli
Stan Marshall told the province Tuesday that the people of Newfoundland and Labrador can never get their money back on this pig of a project called Muskrat Falls. On Wednesday,…
Do Calgary and Edmonton need more power and resources?
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I’ve written a blog post titled “Do Calgary and Edmonton need more power and resources?” The blog post comes as…
My comment to a commenter
He’s a regular and he asked me what I thought was going on. My answer: All that has happened is the remaining gettable independent vote (mainly Libertarian) has gone to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Community Food Centres Canada highlights the need for social assistance benefits to keep up with the cost of living, while noting that…
Bring Back Subsidies
There has been an outcry lately about political party fundraising. I, for one, am getting tired of all the parties sending me emails asking for a donation. Susan Delacourt writes:…
Little Towns Doing Good Things About Climate Change
Even the tiniest of towns can do good things for the environment and contribute to global efforts to fighting climate change. We usually cover big cities and their efforts of…
Donald Trump’s Creepy and Smutty Novel
In Los Angeles yesterday, a woman who claims that Donald Trump raped her when she was thirteen, was supposed to hold a news conference.But it was cancelled at the last…