A wake-up call for radical communities
Confronting Injustice: Social Activism in the Age of Individualism Umair Muhammed Haymarket, 2014 Drawing on his years of activism and academic research, Umair Muhammed delivers a compelling case for change…
October 2017
Canada is missing its chance to shut the gate on nuclear weapons everywhere
Photo by Phil Schmitten Last month, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (or the Ban Treaty) opened for signatures to all member states at the United Nations. The…
Our Warming World, Another Feedback Loop
26 years of study by researchers from New England have revealed yet another global warming feedback loop underway, the release of CO2 from the warming of soil. Think of it…
Russia-gate’s Shaky Foundation
Photo by Alberto Cabello Anyone who watches the news knows that Russian hackers gave Democratic National Committee documents to WikiLeaks and hacked voter databases in 21 states. Prominent Democrats call…
Rafe Mair, Dead at 85.
He was much loved by many British Columbians. Lawyer, Social Credit cabinet minister, radio host, colossal thorn in the side to Christy Clark and her B.C. Liberal government, and in…
The love of my life, in her modelling days
She’s even more beautiful now.
Oct. 9: Capitalism, Churches, and Us.
The first story is one that should come as no surprise. Big business behaved in the same way – and worse – during the great depression of the 1930s. As…
Good news coming on electoral reform says Andrew Coyne
In a thoughtful article Coyne ranges over the positive news springing up at levels below the federal level, regarding changes to our undemocratic first past the post electoral system (the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Christopher Thompson highlights how the use of monetary policy to fuel economic growth rather than a progressive fiscal policy alternative has served largely…
Eating up the Hill: A hike to Hintonburger
I don’t try to be negative when I do these reviews. I’m generally a pretty easy person to please, cuisine wise. But as I catch up on my food blogging,…
Ministers of the faith #1
More brushwork experimentation. More, make a mark and see what happens drawing. Filed under: art
On This Thanksgiving Day
Clearly, we have much to be grateful for. H/t Greg Perry Recommend this Post
Right Wing Lunacy
There has always been lunacy on the political right. In the 1950’s it found expression in the John Birch Society, which accused President Eisenhower of being a communist agent. William…
Who killed Energy East?
There seems to be a lot of blame going around this weekend. The politicians are roasting each other. The environmentalists are giving heart-felt thanks and the rest of Canadians wonder…
Donald Trump and the Road to World War III
In one of my last posts I asked the following question: Is Donald Trump Now Too Mentally Disturbed To Remain In Office?And I concluded that he definitely was.So I'm glad…
Common Sense?
No one needs policies anymore. Everything can be decided by using good ol’ common sense. A group calling itself Common Sense Calgary is telling Calgarians that “the same unions that…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 38: Trans Canada pulls the plug; Vegas joins the club
Pipeline builder Trans Canada dropped a bomb on the Liberal government on Thursday when it cancelled its $15.7-billion proposed Energy East pipeline, which was designed to carry 1.1-million barrels a…
Tim Hortons in Cancun
Tim Hortons announced they will be opening a Tim Hortons in the country of Mexico. Here are some examples of Canadian and Americans that want the Tim Hortons option during…
Tim Hortons in Cancun
Tim Hortons announced they will be opening a Tim Hortons in the country of Mexico. Here are some examples of Canadian and Americans that want the Tim Hortons option during…