Anger Ball
Premier Dwight Ball got angry on Tuesday.He's angry at the suggestion that he approved paying severance to Ed Martin.Well, really he's angry at is how much Martin wound up getting…
2016
Overwhelming Majority Opposed to Proposed Steelhead LNG-Malahat Nation
Nearly 600 people attended North Saanich Council’s Town Hall meeting in Sidney Tuesday afternoon-evening. The overwhelming majority were opposed to the Steelhead LNG-Malahat Nation proposal for Bamberton. Standing applause for…
Dr. Verna Yiu named Alberta Health Services CEO No. 8 in 8 years – can she fix what 7 couldn’t?
PHOTOS: Dr. Verna Yiu, who was officially named yesterday as the eighth president and CEO of Alberta Health Services in as many years. Below: AHS Board Chair Linda Hughes and…
Adult Assembly Required: The NDP and #Elbowgate
It is no surprise that in the past, I have been very NDP friendly throughout my discussions in this blog. While I have many reasons to provide Canada’s third party…
Adult Assembly Required: The NDP and #Elbowgate
It is no surprise that in the past, I have been very NDP friendly throughout my discussions in this blog. While I have many reasons to provide Canada's third party…
Adult Assembly Required: The NDP and #Elbowgate
It is no surprise that in the past, I have been very NDP friendly throughout my discussions in this blog. While I have many reasons to provide Canada's third party…
Leader Brian Jean appears to have violated Wildrose constitution when he tried to suspend Derek Fildebrandt
PHOTO: Now-restored Wildrose Party Finance Critic Derek Fildebrandt and party Leader Brian Jean, photographed in happier times. (Photo grabbed from Mr. Jean’s Facebook page.) Below: A screen capture of the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Huddled cats.
‘Responsible Government’ and how it blocks democracy – Pt.1
Rafe Mair explains how Canadians are governed by a fraudulent charade called a "parliamentary democracy" - based on the flawed principle of "responsible government".The post ‘Responsible Government’ and how it…
Will Rona Ambrose Ever Apologize for Anything?
I still can't quite believe that Rona Ambrose hasn't apologized for calling Justin Trudeau a woman, or a female prime minister.And is denying ever saying that, even though her little…
May31: What a dreary world!
There are very serious issues facing us, issues that reach right down to the local and provincial levels. One of the biggest is the Panama Papers. All over the world…
The 50% Solution
Imagine you want to go out for dinner with a friend. Get some wings and beer. You like mild dry rub wings, and a nice, crisp lager. Your friend likes…
A New Phenomenon "Climate Departure" Arriving All Too Soon.
Science has warned us that climate change isn't going to be linear. It isn't going to be a gradual, steady progression. It will come in sometimes jarring blows.One of these…
Canada’s Dust Bowl
We call it the "prairies" but before long we may be calling it the "dust bowl."The Prairie Climate Centre at the University of Winnipeg has just created a prairie climate…
Tell Me We Have a Plan B. Please, Tell Me.
The business about the immovable object meeting the irresistible force? It's nonsense. The immovable object is just a myth. Nothing is immovable.We like myths. We've built our society on myths…
Ecole Cobble Hill Parents Opposed To CVRD Selling Parkland That Would Block Students Trail Access To School
Parents and concerned residents have raised valid concerns regarding Cobble Hill Director Matteus Clements efforts to convince the CVRD Board to sell off a small piece of parkland that serves…
Wake Up and Smell the Corruption, Canada…….
90 scientists and climate experts call on Trudeau to reject Pacific NorthWest LNG GORDON HOEKSTRA More from Gordon Hoekstra Published on: May 30, 2016 | Last Updated: May 30, 2016…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Greg Jericho is the latest to weigh in on the false promises of neoliberalism:An article in the IMF’s latest issue of is journal…
I Never Thought It Would Come to This. I’m Agreeing with Ibbitson.
In today's column in The Globe and Mail, Tory lapdog John Ibbitson looks at the government's assisted dying law. He concludes the Trudeau Grits are acting just like the Harper…