Sept. 13: The destructiveness of greed.
My it's hard to get back into form for writing a blog after being off for a week. it's especially hard because I now have such a backlog of material.…
2016
Roadsworth Mural in Little Burgundy.
Stumbled on to this large mural that was apparently completed yesterday in Little Burgundy. The guys you see in the picture are applying anti graffiti coatings to the work and
Trudeau Silent as B.C. First Nations Take Site C Dam Fight to Federal Court
A caravan of Treaty 8 First Nations fighting the Site C dam arrived in Ottawa Tuesday, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to halt the $9-billion project they say violates…
Global Science Excellence in Canada
The Government of Canada, has been accepting proposals from the public on how to promote global science excellence. This is a subject of interest to me; I co-signed a submission…
Global Science Excellence in Canada
The Government of Canada, has been accepting proposals from the public on how to promote global science excellence. This is a subject of interest to me; I co-signed a submission…
Why We Shouldn’t Pay $1-Billion for the Ring of Fire
Photo by Alex Banner Hyped as “Northern Ontario’s oil sands,” the Ring of Fire mineral deposit is inching closer to development. Noront Resources, which now holds 75 per cent of…
Even When It Tries To Be Good, It’s Not
Oh boy, do I have thoughts. pic.twitter.com/lIEkxvT9uY — Steve Ladurantaye (@ladurantaye) September 13, 2016 The Mainstream Media, or MSM, has failed the people. Maybe because the majority is not owned…
Can the NDP be relevant?
Photo by Tomkinsr A little over a year ago NDP elites thought they were heading for a their first ever stint as the federal government under leadership of a former…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Bill Moyers writes about the conflict between the wealthy few seeking to preserve their privilege, and the balance of society seeking fairness for…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday September 13, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 13,…
Joseph Stiglitz On The TPP
A very brief video, but a very important message about the dangers of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism that is a central part of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and something…
What You Do To Lose
Donald Trump should be losing the race for president -- and he should be losing badly. Tom Walkom writes:He is a serial bankrupt who, during his career has left customers…
The Ghastly Hypocrisy of the Demagogue Donald Trump
I don't know how Donald Trump has managed to restrain himself, and not gloat about Hillary Clinton's bout of pneumonia. It must be really difficult.Considering what he was tweeting just…
A no-holds-barred review #nlpoli
Bill Rowe started out with a bright future.Rhodes scholar.Youngest cabinet minister in the province's history.Leader of the Liberal party.And then he imploded in a fireball fuelled by unfettered ego and…
Alexandra Leaving – a short history
This song is based on a poem by the Greek poet, Constantine P. Cavafy. His source material was a story from Plutarch about Mark Anthony, as he watched his allies…
Sept. 12: Not quite back in form yet.
Many years ago, while doing research on the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Canada, I came across a speech by its leader. It was delivered during World War One; and…
Walk # 17 – The Point Part 3
“Her pleasure in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges,
Dramatic Jupiter Exploration Video
It’s done in the style of a fiction/action movie trailer, but this is for real. One of the early results is this compressed/shifted audio depiction of aurora on Jupiter.