Divide & Conquer Strikes Again
Well, if there is anything that Sun News is good at, it's sewing the seeds of division. Canadians are now locked in a meaningless battle due to a few comments…
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The Tru(deau)th of the Matter
To follow up my last post, I decided to attend Justin Trudeau's Edmonton event last night with a couple other friends. Muclair hasn't impressed me very much, and Trudeau's charisma,…
A Crisis of Accountability
Emails show Elections Canada raised voter suppression concerns before electionThree days before the last federal election, Elections Canada confronted the Conservatives about suspicious calls directing voters to the wrong polling…
And now for yet another post on the Israeli/Gazan conflict
It's been a tough debate the last few days for me on whether or not I would write a post on this conflict. I have a lot of thoughts and…
Peak Canada? No, it’s still peak oil
Just came across this: Peak Oil? More like Peak CanadaNow, my posts over the last few days on Alberta's financial and energy situation have gotten a lot of reads, and…
Alison Redford: ‘economy changed after election’
Well now, as if you needed any more evidence that the so-called "leaders" we have are completely full of shit and trapped in their own lie:“I think that you have…
Oilsands Prosperity is a Lie
The situation in Alberta continues to worsen and the surrounding lies of promised prosperity continue to expand. Now, following the "internal memo" warning the government that oilsands cost too much…
Contaminated Economic Policy
Scientists confirm results showing contaminants accumulating in the snow near oilsands operationsFederal scientists uncover evidence that oilsands contaminants travel further than expectedThe miraculous Canadian economy continues to get kicked as…
Steady on the course towards a downward recovery
For the last years we've been told bedtime stories about recovery, jobs, and growth. Grandiose bedtime stories of recovery in Europe, fantasy tales about how Fukushima was just a mild…
Occupy Wall Street launches a new kind of collection agency
Typically, the way a credit collection agency works is that they purchase the bad debt at pennies on the dollar as the company who owns it has pretty well written…
Hey! #FIPA supporters! Just who do you think you are?
Hey! FIPA supporters! Just who do you think you are?No, really, who are you to tell the rest of Canadians that it's perhaps perfectly ok for provincial laws (which is…
The G20 asserts it’s sovereign dominance
Hey! Remember all that crazy talk about how the G20 was going to get rid of Canada’s sovereignty? I know, I know.. crazy talk, right? G20 may punish bank capital…
The U.S. Election
I haven’t written about the U.S. election yet, but I figured with only 2 days left I had better get at least one post in. Since this will be my…
Compensating bad decisions with worse solutions
I have to question the motives of those who are proponents of the FIPA deal. Is it just a misunderstanding? An underestimation of the risks? I’ve noticed numerous articles claiming…
"Everyone cares about Manhattan": A recurring theme?
So admist all the praise of a fast response, I’ve noticed a recurring theme. First I saw a report about the horrid conditions on Staten Island and just now I…
Oilsands development at risk as costs soar, memo warns
Oilsands development at risk as costs soar, memo warns A confidential government memorandum obtained by CBC News warns that soaring costs of developing the Alberta oilsands could put the brakes…
The Reality of Real Change
This isn’t really a new topic, but one I feel I must rehash upon as it’s been some time since I covered it. I’ve noticed several comments in response on…
An Open Letter to Canadians: ‘We’re not in Kansas anymore’
The other night, I saw a great documentary on the exploitative economics known as globalization. I really must recommend you watch it, I’ve made it available down below and it’s…
Canada’s ‘October Surprise’
Vrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom. In no time at all Canada’s financial situation has quickly worsened. Naturally, though, everything is going according to plan: Flaherty says falling revenues won’t derail deficit plan Yea, who…
Why are you reading this?
No, really, why? If you’re reading my blog you probably already have an idea WTF is happening around the world, and what you need to do about it to protect…