More Threats From The Anti-Wind Camp
An anonymous letter sent to The London Free Press threatening every farmer who works on land with wind turbines is sparking alarm on both sides of the debate and prompted…
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A Victory For Local Environmentalists
One of the reasons I can never get too arsed about some of the environmental arguments against putting up wind turbines is that, basically, everything kills birds. Any man-made structure…
Still Betting Against A Spring Election
The Tories came in with 33% support of decided voters while NDP’s attracted 31% and the Liberal’s 30%. The poll of 1,020 people — conducted Feb. 6-8 — found 16%…
Ezra Levant’s Freedom Cruise: I Sense A Disaster Of Hysteric Proportions
Last year, the Sun News Network managed to con a few pathetic souls into forking out $1,050 for a $400 weekend up in Muskoka, the extra money being for the…
Is Sun Media Dumping Even More Small Town Newspapers?
This time, rumors from B.C.: Well, Sunmedia (Crowsnest Promoter) articles are appearing in Black Press owned Fernie Free Press. Draw your own conclusions. Mine is that there’s a bunch of…
Its Only A Forum Poll
…but I like it: Forty-one per cent of poll respondents said they’d vote Liberal in this scenario, granting the party 164 of the 308 seats in the house. The Tories…
In Which Enbridge Admits
…that diluted bitumen can sink, thus acknowledging reality. Getting them to that point was a bit like pulling teeth, however.
Big Or Small, Ezra Smears ‘Em All
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Latest Poll On Northern Gateway
A new poll has found 61 per cent of B.C. residents oppose Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, while support is at 35 per cent. And the Insights West online survey…
The State Of Levant
Glen McGregor of the Ottawa Citizen has some new viewer numbers for the Sun News Network. They are very sad: Who is the Monkey King, you ask? In any case…
Canadian Newspaper Day Gets One Thing Right
From here. Like the picture too. A kind of dazed, deer in the headlights, what will I do when this gig goes down the crapper? look in her eyes.
Jonathon Kay On Junk Science
Jonathon laments: On Jan. 29, Windsor city council voted 8 to 3 to end the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply. Local dentists are appalled. And with good…
A Profound Difference
Applies generally–not just to science blogs–I would say. Journalistic logic is always concluding “It sucks, but its there”. From here.
The Media Is Owed Nothing
Its worth remembering that the last “exciting” race the LPoC ran provided fodder for attack ads against both the leader who emerged that year and in ’08. Star columnist Tim…
Flash! Margaret Wente Makes Error In Column!
I’m shocked! shocked! And I’d forgotten she’s on the BOD of Energy Probe, which is probably where she picks up most of of anti-renewable nonsense in the first place.
More On Obama Delaying Keystone
This story has not had much pickup, esp. in the Canuck Media. But the Omaha World-Herald seems convinced of its provenance: An Obama administration official indicated Friday that no decision…
Obama Delays Keystone XL Decision
“We’re talking the beginning of summer at the earliest,” said the source, who did not want to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the TransCanada Corp project, which…
Marni Soupcoff Leaves National Post
There’s been rumors of axe sharpening over at the National Post in advance of their move to new quarters. It looks as though Marni Soupcoff maybe decided to jump before…
An Oil Spill Will… Pt II
“We had four deaths in first year –two died within two months.” I now have said goodbye to 17 people who I met since the oil spill…” Remember The Kalamazoo.
And ANOTHER Sun Media Publication Bites The Dust
Just got the word that Shopping News in Niagara is done as of today. And indeed the URL either dead-ends or redirects to the Niagara Falls Review. This is all…