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2016
Diversity Versus Conformity
Two pianos. One is modified so that every key plays just one note, middle C. Beethoven's Midnight Sonata.Without diversity there is no music. There is no beauty. Resist the forces…
Why I’m Backing Off on My Call to Boycott March 1 Maley Public Input Meeting
In my blogpost of February 17, 2016 ("Process and Legitimacy: Why Rules Matter," Sudbury Steve May, February 17, 2016), I referred to a public input session scheduled to take place…
Why I’m Backing Off on My Call to Boycott March 1 Maley Public Input Meeting
In my blogpost of February 17, 2016 ("Process and Legitimacy: Why Rules Matter," Sudbury Steve May, February 17, 2016), I referred to a public input session scheduled to take place…
Trudeau promises climate test for LNG…now will he stick to his word?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised a climate test for LNG plants like Petronas's controversial one on Lelu Island. Now, the question is will he follow through?The post Trudeau promises…
Feb. 19: The Irving press has a real story today!
Treasure this moment. It may never come again. Justin Robichaud is an old and close friend of premier Gallant. The also have close political ties. Robichaud is also VP of…
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Budget bashing
Borrow money to pay a dividend that allows government to declare a fake surplus and pro-media applauds. #bcpoli https://t.co/W6PX7AMlb3— Norm Farrell (@Norm_Farrell) February 17, 2016Today's debt by Premier's "singular tough-mindedne...
Shutting out CTF would help Saskatchewan people tackle moral deficit
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation may not seem to consume many resources, but that’s an illusion. They occupy our newspapers. They occupy our newscasts. The amount of public time put into…
Parting Company with Decency and Human Rights for Political Expedience
The CBC's Neil Macdonald writes of the contortions the Liberals are going through to be seen as not agreeing with the Tories even as they support the Tory condemnation of…
LNG
Andrew Coyne: Can Thomas Mulcair admit he might have been his own worst mistake?
Next Time Someone Tells You Global Warming is a Hoax
You might want to send them over to NASA so they can have a look at what's really going on.The chart above shows temperature anomalies for the month of January.…
Quote of the week…
… from the Guardian: Stephen Harper, Canada’s former prime minister, was a vacuous, anodyne nothing, as magnetic on the public stage as the podium he spoke from. His occasional efforts…
Is Enbridge Preparing to Cut and Run from Athabasca?
When it comes to the Athabasca Tar Sands, dilbit and Enbridge have always seemed inseparable. The biggest pipeline company had bold plans to transport diluted bitumen from Alberta to Kitimat,…
Irreconcilable Differences?
What to do, what to do?Our formal ally is a total dick and it's about to go medieval on the bunch we really like, our informal ally. The dick is…
Site C Dam Permits Quietly Issued During Federal Election
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government issued 14 permits for work on the $9 billion Site C dam during the writ period of the last election — a move that…
Site C Dam Permits Quietly Issued During Federal Election
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government issued 14 permits for work on the $9 billion Site C dam during the writ period of the last election — a move that…
It’s Raining Freedom in Libya
If your idea of freedom is a 500 kg. bomb, then it is indeed raining freedom in Libya. Without so much as a by your leave from the UN Security…