Karyn Draper, For God’s Sake, Stop Digging!
So a few days ago the media caught wind of Karyn Draper, a candidate for Public School trustee, supporter of such august groups as the Worldwide Coalition Against Islam, Facebook…
2017
TransCanada pulls the plug on Energy East: the fallout in Alberta will be measurable
PHOTOS: Protesters opposed to the Energy East Pipeline project in Montreal last summer (Photo: Radio Canada). Below: United Conservative Party leadership contender Brian Jean, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, Alberta Premier…
Blunders, haste and waste
BC Hydro’s Chris O’Riley may be new to the CEO’s chair, but he’s not new to the management of Site C. So, it is astounding that his letter to BCUC…
Storm Alliance Brags About Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle; Overt Racists Included in Protest
Prior to the September 30 rally in Quebec, Storm Alliance founder and president Dave Tregget was voicing some concerns about people getting involved who had their own agendas: There was…
Hey There Girl by the Hot Nasties!
Coming soon on The Ballad of the Social Blemishes EP on Ugly Pop!
Four days, 86kms, one root fire: fall trip in Algonquin Park
Chatty write-up with photos, GPX file and numbers about the annual Chris-Martin fall canoe trip. Nine years and counting. This year we rambled through main street Algonquin Park on the…
How America Sees Puerto Rico
Enjoy. Unless, that is, you’re Puerto Rican. And, if you are Puerto Rican, well, it sucks to be you. Sorry.
And Now, a Word From Betty Bowers
Mrs. Betty takes a look at America’s prosperous gun industry
INNOVATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT WORKING CAREGIVERS
A couple of weeks ago, an article about a new caregiving technology for families caught my eye. BookJane is a Toronto based app available across Canada. It’s a platform that…
Climate Change Planning At Its Very Worst
Who knew? Miami has a nuclear power plant. Miami has a nuclear power plant that’s right on the waterfront, a few feet at best above normal sea level. Miami’s Turkey…
BREAKING: Site C Dam $600 Million Over Budget, Will Miss River Diversion Timeline, Says BC Hydro CEO
BC Hydro’s new CEO Chris O’Riley has written a letter to the B.C. Utilities Commission stating that the crown corporation will not meet the timeline for river diversion for the…
Thank you to every Canadian MP
Here. The pro-Russia group denies any connection to the Kremlin, but lawmakers say the push fits a pattern of Moscow-backed interference in the West. And they say that the lobbying…
So Many Mass Shootings, So Little Time
Chances are you’re really not up to date on America’s amazing national legacy – mass shootings. Well, good news. Help is on the way. The good folks at the Washington…
Five Ways We’re Killing Our Oceans.
It’s easily done. Most of it is out of sight, out of mind. Some of it happens hundreds, thousands of miles offshore. Some of it simply cannot be seen. When…
Abortion and politics, apparently
Apparently PC MPP Lisa MacLeod invoked my name in a scrum over at Queen’s Park this morning. Apparently it came up because she was denouncing the abortion-related trap the Ontario…
The Most Dangerous Mental Illness
What if Donald Trump genuinely believes his own lies? What if he sincerely believes he’s doing a great job as president, better than any president in the history of the…
Europe First But We’ll All Get There Eventually
When it comes to climate change, Canada’s political caste of all stripes and persuasions, is solidly united. Liberal, Conservative and NDP, they all believe in talking about it as little…
Collingwood’s first postliterate council
At the Corporate & Community Services standing committee meeting this week, the committee discussed the Art on the Street festival, its operation and management to be taken over by the…