Feb. 11: I haven’t checked the spelling…..
...because I'm running late, and I have other exciting things to do - like feeding the cat.For years, the Irving press has been pimping for the privatization of medical care.…
2016
Alberta’s Unprotected Foothills Forest No Longer a Refuge for Threatened Species
By Chris Wood. This article originally appeared on The Tyee. The sound of water is loud in a land muffled by snow. No human sound penetrates this broad valley between…
Alberta’s Unprotected Foothills Forest No Longer a Refuge for Threatened Species
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. By Chris Wood. The sound of water is loud in a land muffled by snow. No human sound penetrates this broad valley between…
LNG plants do kill salmon, Russian scientists warn BC
Russian scientists who studied the severe decline of salmon run, attributed to an LNG plant, warn BC could face a similar disaster with Petronas' proposed Lelu Island LNG plant.The post…
Turning a Fail into a Win…
Mulcair takes responsibility for failed election campaign in letter to NDP supporters Mulcair wants to remain NDP leader promising not to repeat mistakes of 2015 election By Kristy Kirkup, The…
Sexual assault does not require physical contact or even verbal threatening
R. v. Edgar, 2016 ONCA 120: To commit a sexual assault, it was not necessary for the appellant to touch or even verbally threaten the complainant. A person's act or…
Malahat Nation Cleans House- Fires Former Chief Michael Harry’s Insiders
The Malahat Nation is long overdue for some breaks and ownership control of the Bamberton lands would certainly be a good start. I sure hope that they finish the housecleaning…
Speaking Of Hypocrisy
So, the Catholic Church thinks it has something relevant to say about physician assisted death? After reading through the Bishops’ letter to Alberta’s Premier Notley, it’s an amazing piece of…
Speaking Of Hypocrisy
So, the Catholic Church thinks it has something relevant to say about physician assisted death? After reading through the Bishops' letter to Alberta's Premier Notley, it's an amazing piece of…
The death of a newspaper
I have never been the biggest fan of the Ottawa Citizen. Ever. Preaching, self-righteous columnists like David Warren turned me off the paper years ago. Their coverage is usually biased,…
A Unique Canadian Story of Care, Innovation and Refugees
Melissa Campbell, founder of The Refugee Response Group, is a young Edmonton mother with a compassionate heart. When she heard about the plight of Syrian refugees, she wanted to help…
Johnny Depp Channels Donald J. Trump
Well, actually, it's Johnny Depp with , Ron Howard, Alfred Molina, Robert Morse, Patton Oswalt, Jack McBrayer, Michaela Watkins, Henry Winkler, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Lloyd,Kristen Schaal, Andy Richter, Paul Scheer,…
Speaking Of Hypocrisy
So, the Catholic Church thinks it has something relevant to say about physician assisted death? After reading through the Bishops' letter to Alberta's Premier Notley, it's an amazing piece of…
Hillary as Groucho
Grist has a report of how Hillary Clinton now opposes oil drilling in the Atlantic, a bid to siphon some of the environmental vote away from Bernie Sanders.It brought me…
Ban Microbeads Now
Send an email to: ec.produits-products.ec@canada.ca Dear Minister McKenna: There is no need to give pollution a chance to overwhelm our water and enter our food chain. Plastic microbeads are considered…
A Way to Think About Digital Currency Replacing Cash
Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other digital currencies are shaking up how the internet thinks about money. In turn, this has forced countries and large institutions to rethink how money works and…
The Royal Canadian Navy to Begin Refugee Patrols in the Aegean.
South of the Rio Grande they're called La Migra, the U.S. Border Patrol agents who intercept illegal immigrants heading for the States.Europe will soon have its own La Migra only…
The waiting room.
As we get older we spend more and more time in these places. Sometimes the chairs are comfortable. And when you have been called off to the optometrists, there isn’t…
An Idea Gaining Traction
The concept of a guaranteed annual income, a subject I have written about previously on this blog, seems to be gaining traction. A relatively simple way of uplifting countless people…