“It’s not always about you.”
In the many (many) years I was a hockey Dad, the rules were pretty clear: only coaching staff are allowed on the players’ bench. So, um, is he a coach…
2018
Different directions for divided liberals.
Prime minister Justin Trudeau needs to check the direction in which his mob is headed. It is very hard to get out front to lead them when you are headed…
On Entitlement and Unfettered Rage
One of the benefits or downfalls of the internet is that it allows fringe groups to find each other online. When it comes to feeling like nobody in the world…
Jason Kenney joins attack on David Suzuki; complains too many U of A honorary degrees go to progressives
Where is the Globe and Mail, the National Post, federal Opposition leader Andrew Scheer? After all, they were all such convincing defenders of intellectual freedom on campus when the barbs…
Bigots and Hate Groups Lie About Toronto Tragedy
On April 23, 2018, a van swerved onto the sidewalk in Toronto in what appears to have been an intentional act. When the carnage was over, 10 people were dead…
Before David Suzuki there was the William Aberhart honorary degree scandal at the University of Alberta
The decision by the University of Alberta Senate to grant environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki an honorary degree has the university community tied in knots. University President David Turpin…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Couched cats.
Vested interests dictate energy policy
The coming shifts in power distribution is referred to as the democratization of energy. It is resisted at BC Hydro and other utilities but it is inevitable…
Trudeau’s Stacked Deck
Did the Trudeau government rig the approval of Kinder-Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline? Vancouver-based, National Observer, has an 8-part report that the Trudeau government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline was…
Time For a Fix: B.C. Looks at Overhaul of Reviews for Mines, Dams and Pipelines
As pipeline politics dominate headlines, British Columbia is poised to overhaul the process that guides how major resource and development projects proceed. Tags: environmental assessment BC LNG rio tinto New…
April 24: And so the chaos goes on….
http://rabble.ca/news/2018/04/capitalist-god%E2%80%99s-10-commandments________________________________________________________________ http://theantimedia.com/us-backed-coalition-bombs-wedding-yemen-killing-bride/ The story above appeared in the morning of April 23. Will it make the irving press on April 24? I doubt it very much. Now, if this had…
Close to Home
Sometimes something happens that hits pretty close to home, but you can’t describe why it hits close to home and you don’t really understand why it’s hitting as close to…
British Columbia’s Newest Arrivals
Seeing is believing. If you want to realize that climate change is real, that it’s happening now, it can help to live on a coast. That’s where you’ll find the…
More Information On Yahoo/Rogers Email Accounts
Following up on yesterday’s post, a friend of mine sent me the following, one that clearly demonstrates the ultimatum Yahoo and Rogers email account holders are being given. The parts…
Park Board statement on closure of Sunset Beach Park and field
Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin April 23, 2018 The Park Board will attempt to have Sunset Beach park and field open to the public in six weeks, by early June.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Louis Uchitelle discusses how the decline of organized labour in the U.S. has harmed not just workers’ direct interests, but the economic…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 24, 2018. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards…
Prescription for a sad day
I watched this – from exactly one year ago – and it helped. The Mighty Finn:
These Millionaires Want Higher Taxes
When it comes to taxes Americans love not paying them, but now some millionaires want to change that. The Patriotic Millionaires call on the rich to pay their fair share,…
We Don’t Need No Education
That’s the title of Paul Krugman’s column in this morning’s New York Times. This spring, in several states, teacher’s strike are springing up like dandilions. Krugman explains what’s been happening:…