2017
Even Republicans Are Asking Out Loud, "Is This Guy Off His Nut?"
Somewhere Republicans are measuring Donald Trump for a straitjacket. Republican senator Bob Corker’s mocking of the Trump White House as an “adult day care center” seems to have made it…
This Is What A Complete Absence Of Integrity Looks Like
You can read more about this pathetic example of humanity and avid courter of political favour, William Wehrum, here. Recommend this Post
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feline coverage.
What Kind Of a Monster Is This Guy?
Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie have now joined the ranks of actresses and starlets accusing Hollywood powerhouse producer, Harvey Weinstein, of sexual misconduct. It’s the old story of the lumpy…
It’s Not an IQ Test that Trump Needs
The test that Donald Trump needs is something more along these lines: In response to reports that Trump has fired back at Rex Tillerson for calling the president “a f#@king…
Five Reasons Canada’s Environment Commissioner Gave Ottawa a Failing Grade on Climate
Reading Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand’s report on Canada’s climate action, we’d have to say that the woman sounds … ticked. Here are five reasons Gelfand is wagging a disappointed finger…
B.C.’s First Utility-Owned Solar Project Would Allow Citizens to Rent Solar Panels
If you live in the Okanagan or Kootenays and dream of putting solar panels on your roof, FortisBC has a proposition for you. The private utility is proposing to build…
Rafe Mair says goodbye
As we mourn the passing of a legend and dear friend, Rafe Mair’s own word’s in 2011 at his 80th Birthday Roast serve as a fitting goodbye from a man…
Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act?
You know, that part about how it’s illegal to campaign before you’re a candidate? Nah. Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act – i.e., it's…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 10, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 10, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Dozens of amicus briefs support Christian bakery owner who refused to make…
Ten reasons I will be voting for John Tory
So, Lisa and me are going to this Liberal-ish thing tonight where John Tory will apparently be present. If and when he runs for Toronto’s mayor again, he’s the guy…
Eco-Friendly Jeans and Denim
Millennials are more interested in ethically produced clothing than previous generations, that’s being proven in the rise of ethical fashion lines. Eco-consious clothing can come in many versions from how…
Ministers of the faith #2
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Coming Soon to the Atwater Library: Road through Time
Hope to see you at 12:30 p.m. Thursday October 12 at the Atwater Library when I’ll be talking about Road through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move (University…
On The Petering Out Of Pipelines
While Andrew Sheer’s Conservatives will undoubtedly wring as much political capital as they can out of the cancellation of the Energy East pipeline, less partisan people will see it as…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Asad Abbasi reviews a new book following up on Thomas Piketty’s work on the causes of inequality. – Peter Goodman and Jonathan…
The dogshit dilemma
We have a problem with dogshit. Well, all municipalities do, of course, but ours is increasingly evident: it’s everywhere. And with the growing popularity of pets and our growing population,…
In Crisis
The United States is in crisis. Eugene Robinson writes in today’s Washington Post: The truth can no longer be ignored: Donald Trump is dangerously unfit to be president and could…