Nov. 14: Damn, damn, damn
Damn. It’s happened again. Ten hours of work just disappeared as I was about to send it. Give me until Saturday for the next one. I want to use Friday…
2019
More Shifting in the Red Chamber
This week in Ottawa all attention has been focused on the various meetings the Prime Minister has been having with Opposition leaders and various provincial premiers before the December 5th…
Let’s do Better than Bike Lanes
In North America bike lanes are afterthoughts slapped on infrastructure meant for heavy metal objects that kill people and the planet. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can…
The Evidence Keeps Piling Up
Yesterday was quite a day in Washington. The evidence to support Donal Trump’s impeachment keeps piling up. Noah Bookbinder writes in The New York Times: Mr. Trump used the immense…
Canada is long overdue for universal dental care
Many Canadians view the perfect smile as a sign of status rather than an indicator of one’s health, as the provision of dental care is based on one’s ability to…
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
It seems that we are dealing totally in the small stuff these days. Imagine getting outraged by that blowhard on Coach’s Corner between the first and second period of Hockey…
Fifty-four forty or what? Is this Wexitopia’s last territorial demand in British Columbia?
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any nuttier out here in Wexitopia, former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith took to the Twittersphere to promote a territorial corridor from Alberta…
We need a Government of National Unity: A prescription for Justin Trudeau, Alberta and the 43rd Parliament
In October of 1995, I was a student at York University. There was a buzz in the air because History was being made every day. By this time in my…
Would It Help To Dump Alberta?
The G20’s Climate Transparency group issued its annual report this week grading all member countries on their climate performance and found them all wanting. The report said only about half…
City-wide street leaf removal begins this week
Look out for temporary “no stopping” signs November 13 2019 With much of our tree canopy now bare, City crews will begin to sweep and clear leaves from streets starting…
You Don’t Have to Like Hillary to Know She’s Right
Hillary Clinton brought a warning to an audience in London today – Britain is at risk of succumbing to authoritarianism and fascism. Speaking to an audience in London, Clinton said…
Nov. 12:Warning – The Last Part of this is v-e-r-y v-e-r-y l-o-n-g
Sorry this one is late.___________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-wildfires-1.5357430 Gee! This is even worse than California as Australian cities are in even greater danger.It makes me so glad to know that our Conservative…
Eating up the Hill: Peri peri makeover for the 43rd Parliament
While the politicians and staffers were off since late June running for re/election, the Parliamentary cateteria staff were busy with lots of little changes here and there. In addition to…
Trump "We’re Keeping the Oil."
Turkish president Recep Erdogan seems to have received a warm welcome to the White House from his American counterpart, Donnie Trump. During the obligatory joint press conference Trump addressed the…
North Cowichan’s Chief Administrative Officer Ted Swabey says he relayed land offer to Cowichan Tribes
Larry Pynn As a journalist over the years, I have discovered in politics that an answer often begets ever more questions. That is certainly the case with a terse one-line…
Bear Attack at Maple Mountain not substantiated: conservation officers
Social media has been abuzz this week with reports of a black bear attack in Maple Bay. Really? That seemed strange to me. I have been roaming the Six Mountains…
GAIN knew from the get-go that the zoning was not correct for what they wanted to do.
Retired former: Chief Administrative Officer Certified Municipal Clerk Registered Professional Planner GAIN knew from the get-go that the Zoning was not correct for what they wanted to do. That…
Travis Patron, Leader and Founder of Neo-Nazi Canadian Nationalist Party, Arrested: Charged With Assaulting Two Women
Samantha Craggs, a journalist for the CBC in Hamilton, ON, has just posted this: The founder & leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party has been arrested in connection with attacks…
The Track: When They Go Low We Go High
Originally published by ‘Where Do We Stand‘ Icil Dobell A year ago, 1,500 citizens of the Cowichan Valley came together to form Where Do We Stand, a public platform to…
Global Condemnation of ‘Appalling’ Coup in Bolivia as Military Forces Socialist President Evo Morales to Resign
“The coup mongers are destroying the rule of law,” Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, tweeted late Sunday. by Jake Johnson, staff writer 81 Comments Evo Morales, president of Bolivia, talks…