Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Immigrant…
The fields along the CPR track through Mile End was full of dancing blue chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowers this morning. A lovely sight. The plant, of course, is an invasive…
2016
Did Donald Trump rape a child?
Link here. Details about past allegations of rape, including from his wife, here. Who should be under criminal investigation now?
Electoral Reform: A “Road” to nowhere.
If you are old enough, you might remember the Dorothy Lamour, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope series of Road movies that cashed in on Lamour’s looks, Crosby’s crooning and Hope’s…
Why Canada Day Was For Me The Best Canada Day Ever
A year ago I wrote a post about Canada Day and called it Canada Day in Harperland: Between Hope and Despair.Because although I never lost hope that we would defeat…
It May Be Too Late
In his speech to Parliament on Wednesday, Barack Obama called for a version of globalization where the benefits accrued to all, not just the top one percent. A consummation devoutly…
The Corbyn No-Confidence Vote and the Bleeding of the Labour Party
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16644Filed under: Uncategorized
Brexit sends Europe into Political and Economic Crises
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16623Filed under: Uncategorized
French Labor Law, Brexit, and Greek Austerity: Class War Against European Workers
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16638Filed under: Uncategorized
Best Explanation Ever
Out here on Vancouver Island, July and August bring us incredibly clear night skies. I cherish the season, trying to set aside a half hour or more to sky gazing…
Walk # 8
“Musing takes place in a kind of meadowlands of the imagination, a part of the imagination that has not yet been plowed, developed, or put to any immediately practical use…time
G20 ignores global public’s call to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies
G20 energy ministers' meeting in Beijing this week failed to come up with a deadline and concrete plans for eliminating fossil fuel subsidies. The meeting followed last month's commitment by…
Where have all the anti-globalization activists gone?
Over the last decade or so, every time there's a WTO meeting or G8 summit, a lot of protesters show up to bring attention to some very real concerns about…
Where have all the anti-globalization activists gone?
Over the last decade or so, every time there’s a WTO meeting or G8 summit, a lot of protesters show up to bring attention to some very real concerns about…
Where have all the anti-globalization activists gone?
Over the last decade or so, every time there's a WTO meeting or G8 summit, a lot of protesters show up to bring attention to some very real concerns about…
Where have all the anti-globalization activists gone?
Over the last decade or so, every time there's a WTO meeting or G8 summit, a lot of protesters show up to bring attention to some very real concerns about…
Musical interlude
Tame Impala - The Moment
Happy Birthday Canada!
A quick shout out to the best country in the world and to all of the lovely people who call it home! As the day is almost at an end,…
Happy Birthday Canada!
A quick shout out to the best country in the world and to all of the lovely people who call it home!As the day is almost at an end, let…
Happy Birthday Canada!
A quick shout out to the best country in the world and to all of the lovely people who call it home!As the day is almost at an end, let…
June 1: Canada Day does not mean Lying Day
Canada, including New Brunswick, is in the midst of a storm over the building of oil pipelines. One of the disputed ones is proposed to pass through New Brunswick. There's…