Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats askew.
2016
Federal Scientist Says Worst Part of Being Muzzled Was Not Being Able to Talk About How Awesome His Job Is
Environment Canada scientist Phil Thomas recently texted me a photo of him working in the field. The image shows him gloved, crouched before a strip of bloodied flesh that is…
Prince Rupert at Risk: LNG tanker danger is the elephant on the water
Plans for LNG terminals near Prince Rupert break all the big international safety rules, putting lives at risk. But you wouldn't know it listening to the government or industry, says…
Trudeau To Rush A Billion Dollars to Wall and Notley
The government is in talks to quickly allocate $1 billion for infrastructure projects in the two provinces — money earmarked by the previous government’s infrastructure fund but not yet delivered,…
Senior editorial heads roll at Edmonton Journal and more may drop soon
PHOTOS: The Edmonton Journal’s headquarters in downtown Edmonton, one of the Postmedia assets that still retains some value. Below: Departing Journal editor-in-chief Margo Goodhand and managing editor Stephanie Coombs. There’s…
Jan. 19: My, the Irving press is awful
The first section has news like a Tim Horton's being closed for a few days. The big headline says that the federal government might agree to help local infrastructure projects.…
The Competition Bureau and Investment Canada are a joke
And the complicity of Canada’s three main political parties – all of them – has led to this. Senator Davey is rolling in his grave. Written for TO's @nationalpost, @calgaryherald…
Beware Really, Really Smart Old Men
If you're not into dystopia you would do well to steer clear of the likes of James Lovelock, Martin Rees and, now, Steven Hawking. They're all looking to our future…
The Uses and Abuses of ‘Civil Society’
Photo by Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung In Memoriam Ellen Meiksins Wood 1942-2016 The death of Ellen Meiksins Wood on January 14, 2016 represents an immense loss for socialists everywhere. As a frequent…
A Declaration of War – On the Future
Just when you thought you had heard all the arguments against oil/gas/bitumen pipelines, Bill McKibben comes up with another that's usually overlooked. What does it mean when outfits like Enbridge…
Just some more mystery fooling around.
Just some more mystery fooling around. I make a mark and don’t know what it means. Then it becomes something. A slab wall appears out of nowhere. Or is it…
Rosie jumps in where soldiers fear to tread.
The Toronto Star’s Rosie DiManno has all the answers about the war against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Her advice to the new Trudeau government…
Preparing Suburbia for Disasters
The suburbs are not resilient places when it comes to disasters or having to quickly change to accommodate new realities. At Nautilus they have dedicated their recent issue to the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Simon Kennedy highlights another key finding in Oxfam's latest study on wealth, as the global 1% now owns as much as the other…
On creating a “brand voice”
One of the things I disliked most in the one “marketing” class I took in college (and quickly dropped) and since then was hearing about brands and creating a brand…
Some People Are Slow Learners. Some People Never Learn.
Rona Ambrose has embarked on a cross country sales tour. But what, exactly, is she selling? The product is not "new and improved." Gerry Caplan writes:They have learned nothing. They…
Joe Oliver and the Con War on Justin Trudeau
You might think that Joe Oliver would have stayed missing after the Cons lost the election, and he lost his seat.Or sought refuge in his private Bay Street Boy's Club...So…
Updating the Alternative Spending Plan #nlpoli
In April 2013, SRBP ran a series of posts about public spending. The goal was to show how the government could have avoided its serious financial problems by having a…
In this week’s Hill Times: Trump North?
Kevin O’Leary wants to be leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. You know Kevin O’Leary, don’t you? In the early days of the new year, he offered up a…