WildWings Festival takes flight in October in Cowichan Valley
By Larry Pynn The 10th annual WildWings Nature & Arts Festival is just around the corner, offering unique opportunities to learn about the nature around us as well as the…
September 2019
The Trudeau Liberals and the Monarchy: A Retrospective on Four Years
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canada is well into a federal election and I wanted to take this chance to look back at what the government has done Vis-à-vis the monarchy.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Franklin Foer writes that young climate activists are right to be anxious about the future that’s being imposed on them – and…
Mike Smyth: As Trudeau stumbles, the fight is on in Vancouver-Granville
Former federal justice minister and current Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould embraces supporters after a rally in Vancouver on Sept. 18. JENNIFER GAUTHIER / REUTERS Michael Smyth Justin Trudeau’s personal campaign…
Climate Refugees On The Move
We have been told countless times that one of the mainstays of our troubled future will be climate refugees, those fleeing their homelands due to environmental destruction, be it caused…
And vote!
For all of you who have written to me, depressed and dispirited about the choices in this awful election, don’t forget we have amazing, decent, courageous and principled people like…
Earthgauge Radio – Sept. 17, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/mixdown-19-09-16-forair.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
This Speaks To My Cynical Heart
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Tuned Out
Canadians are turning out this election. Bob Hepburn writes in The Toronto Star: I’ve overheard a woman talking to her 20-something daughter about the election and the daughter responding: “There’s…
The timeless media tempest.
It seems as though this election is taking place just for the benefit of the news media. I am not sure of the right word for it but it is…
There’s Not Much Sunlight Between Them. T-Rex Murphy and ‘Liberal’ Stalwart, the Legend, Warren Kinsella.
Just sayin’ https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/rex-murphy-for-anyone-else-resignation-would-be-unavoidable-and-appropriate?fbclid=IwAR3Zpfrp24ojOxi0HoE4-jtPb_x9sDmyGqxvc_cSLAZ4Njc_SAz7wbrsot4
It will be lonely when the birds are gone
I live deep in the city yet I enjoy visits from a number of our feathered friends. In the winter I am occasionally honoured by the visit of a wee…
Sept. 21: Liar! Liar! Ponts on fire.
https://theantimedia.com/yemen-houthi-halt-attacks-saudi-arabia/ In other words, all the American reports of Iran attacks on Saudi Arabia were lies. Of course. Such an attack by Iran would make no sense at all. The…
Exclusive to Daisy Data™️: Campaign Research on why Trudeau is losing Ontario
CPC not only has a lead in Ontario, but also has significant advantages with their committed base of support compared to the LPC Campaign Research has conducted an public opinion…
It’s Not Extinction, It’s Extermination
It’s all in the eye of the beholder. To environmentally conscious adults it may appear that we’re driving Earth to the point of extinction. Young people can see the deeper…
On the Trail of Ella McLean
As a child growing up in Smoky Lake, I remember my dad, newspaper editor Lorne Taylor, taking me up to the graveyard off Victoria Trail. We pushed through the bushes…
Gee, They Love to Walk in Parades. So, Where Were They Yesterday?
What politician, especially when running for election, can pass up a crowd? Justin loves marching in parades, pressing the flesh. Andy is not as polished but he doesn’t pass up…
picket lines, pupdates, and the 51st parallel: 10 things on my mind
It’s been a while. 1. Mom went home. My mom went home two weeks ago, after spending seven weeks here. I was sad to see her go! We had a…
Canada’s Auto Workers: GM Closure and the Struggle for “Green Energy”
GM’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. Photo by General Motors. In November 2018, Detroit-based General Motors dealt a staggering blow to 2,700 Canadian workers when it announced plans leading…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Initiative on Global Markets finds substantial agreement among economists that inequality poses a threat to democracy. And Paul Krugman writes about the…