The Con Leadership Race and the Day of the Dead
It was just another day in the Con clown leadership race, but before it was over the real face of the Harper Party had been revealed. Again.And it couldn't be…
2020
Nikiforuk Dismembers the LNG Myth
Veteran energy scribe, Andrew Nikiforuk, tackles the lies that our federal and some provincial politicians spin about liquefied natural gas. The Big Lie is that Canadian natural gas will wean…
Stop Clinging to Politicians Who Are Hanging You Out to Dry.
There was an item in the papers about how our federal government will be providing handouts to farmers who need extra fuel to dry out their sodden grain harvests. That’s…
Public consultations, sincere or fake?
Transparent decision making and promises of public engagements have been common in British Columbia. Liberal leader Gordon Campbell’s 2001 platform undertook to: Hold open Cabinet meetings at least once a…
Who Knows? Maybe It Builds Character. But Probably It Just Kills.
No, probably it’s just another lethal toxin or rather a family of persistent toxins. Residents of Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans are most at risk from PFAS or perflouroaylkyl substances…
Is It Time to Mobilize Canada, the Canadian People, and Our Economy?
I know you don’t want to hear this. I know you would rather bury your head in the sand. But you need to know that kind of thinking is about…
Trump’s World Bank Turns Its Back On the World.
It has become an informal protocol that the White House gets to appoint the president of the World Bank while the EU gets to nominate the leadership of the International…
Okay, That’s Not a Good Sign. The Doomsday Clock Gets a Second Hand.
The Doomsday Clock no longer marks our future in minutes. They’re working in seconds now. And, as the venerable Union of Atomic Scientists now sees it, we’re 100 seconds away…
Do They Really Have to Ask? Big Fossil’s "Dine and Dash"
Alberta wants to know how it got so screwed by abandoned oil and gas wells. 3,406 as of today and that may just be the tip of Alberta’s hydrocarbon iceberg.…
Eating off the Hill: Tim Horton’s Dream donuts the real #DonutGate?
While #DonutGate went viral earlier this week when Prime Minister Trudeau bought donuts at a local donut shop in Winnipeg and something something drama, I have been preparing this review…
Climate Justice Means Extremism
George Monbiot writes that, if you’re going to stand for climate justice, the powers that be will label you an extremist: The police have always protected established power against those…
Hole-y: CNN is now covering the stupid doughnut thing
And I’m amazed CNN spelled “doughnut” correctly. Usually they spell it like these guys do. PS: this proves that (a) we’re lucky that this counts as a scandal, when you…
A Day in the Life Under the Big Blue Circus Tent
Well folks we’re getting further along in the beginning stages of the Conservative Leadership race and I think we can politely say that it’s not necessarily going to plan so…
Wild Animals Keep our Cities Clean
CBC’s ecological science show is taking an unorthodox look at the vermin and critters in our cities by showing how they help us. On Jan. 31 The Nature of Things…
Educate Me, Please
I had some revelations about education and the current state of affairs in Ontario doesn’t reflect well on either group of special interests at the table. We have enjoyed unprecedeneted…
Trump’s guilt is not the question.
What kind of trial is this in the U.S. senate chamber, where the rules are controlled by the jurors? Does a trial matter if people have already made up their…
RCMP investigation of ‘Kamikaze Campaign’ moves into new phase; what it means remains to be seen
“Soon, we will find out if breaking the law is illegal.” The line is Stephen Colbert’s and, no, he wasn’t talking about Alberta. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (Photo: David J.…
Great tweets of the day, animal edition
Here’s some tweets that I have been enjoying today: An incorrectly assembled whippet. pic.twitter.com/CVAAOL3efV — Jonathan Best (@jonnnybest) January 18, 2020 No matter the size, cats will be cats? pic.twitter.com/EXaVWGNGaa…
Island Bakery To Close-A Sad Day in Cobble Hill and Beyond
The sad news as it appears on the Island Bakery Facebook Island Bakery We’d like to let our valued customers know that with heavy hearts, Island Bakery will be…
Hopeful change?
Today, Premier Horgan gave Energy Minister Michelle Mungall a new job, replacing her with Bruce Ralston. I am encouraged, anticipating (perhaps naively) that leadership of the department responsible for BC…