Rare Earths and the not so Free Market
I wanted to call your attention to the growing controversy over export restrictions on rare earths from China.I’ve been on about this topic for about 2 years and it seems…
Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade
Child labour should equal a Commonwealth Games boycott
I think its disgusting that India’s Commonwealth game venues have been built in part by child labour. Call me nuts, but I believe that under no circumstances should a 4…
Speculating in Misery
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard brings us an interesting article dealing with the speculation of agricultural land.Speculators like rich hedge funds and billionaires have been buying up large chunks of foreign agricultural land…
Transition Town arrives in York Region
Are you in York Region?Do you believe in peak oil?Are you concerned about the impact of peak oil?If so you’ll be pleased to know Transition (upper) York Region is born..
Random angry disjointed protest thoughts
I can appreciate that people are appalled at the damage done by protesters on the weekend but the vast majority of protesters were well behaved and respectful of authority. Despite…
Welcome to the Green Party, please leave your red shirts at the door
Dear real progressive liberals, the GPC is open and welcomes new members. I know it will be hard actually getting to vote on each policy and voting directly for your…
Abuse of Power
I am so angry these days I find it hard to blog without immediately breaking into a stream hateful profanity so for the most part I’ve just remained silent. Today…
In Praise of Volcanoes
While I know the Icelandic Volcano is spewing out whacks of greenhouse gasses I do see an upside to these disruptive outbursts which might modify human behavior in the region…
Baphomet offered GG job
Baphomet Lord of the Abyss, past patron of Templar's , aka the Sabbatic Goat commented today on rumors that he has been offered the position of Governor General . "I'm…
GPC Policy and Campaign Focus
I’m one of many GPC members who believe we are often too negative and harp too much on Climate Change. It’s not that I don’t believe it’s important but it’s…
Can the Pope be Impeached?
Let's face it, this man has just lost all credibility as the moral authority for the Catholic Church.It's bad enough that he can get away with the stupid claim he…
Iggy at his Stupid, Out of Touch, Americanized best
Once again Iggy adds another issue to the list of things that don't make him progressive, don't differentiates him from a Conservative and just don't make sense.Great talk to the…
Citizens Engaging Democracy – event Videos
On Feb 25 the Newmarket-Aurora members of CAPP held their first event as CEDNA , Citizens Engaging Democracy, Newmarket Aurora. The keynote speaker for the function was Doctor Marco Fonseca,…
Stephen Harper’s New National Anthem
Looking into O Canada's history I've found that the song has had several vastly different variations before it was finally set as the one we know with the National Anthem…
Should Greens consider Thorium reactors?
Debate topic for pragmatic GREENsThanks to a tweet by Enviralment I just read an article on Thorium reactor technology that I think people should read. Thorium reactors have been around…
In honour of Helena Guergis and PEI
Considering her outburst on Feb 19 in Charlottetown I just had to post thisI hope somebody can pull the surveillance tapes for this little hissy fit, that would make a…