Obama’s Ongoing War Crimes
There may be nothing that conveys the degree to which the United States has debased itself in the supposed War on Terror more than the now infamous “Double Tap”. It’s…
The Mound of Sound
Another Harper Myth Shattered
The Harper government has set blue collar Canada on a race to the bottom. It is virulent in seeking to suppress unionism and collective bargaining and has been repeatedly found…
In Texas, a Republican Judge Denounces GOP
A Texas judge, Carlo R. Key, has jumped ship from the Republicans to the Democrats but not before denouncing the GOP as a party that is based on hate, bigotry…
Governance, Harper-Style, a "Potential Threat to all Canadians."
Just as quickly as he could after ascending to power on the promise of transparency and accountability, ‘Sideshow Steve’ Harper moved to sequester the public service and sever lines of…
‘Slackjaw Joe’ Oliver Pisses Off Pipeline Operator
While most news stories focus on Enbridge and the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, Kinder Morgan is working to expand its own pipeline operation straight into Vancouver. The head of Kinder…
Duffy Strikes Back
The game may well and truly be afoot. Senator Mike Duffy, his lawyers (and others) have all the e-mails in the Wright-Duffy affair and they are said to reveal how…
Apres le Deluge
One of the helpful services Google provides is a daily e-mail of news stories on virtually any subject you might specify. They pick out top news stories from around the…
Railcars and Oil Are a Deadly Mix
‘Geriatric Joe’ Oliver thinks trains daily shuttling a million barrels of Athabasca dilbit to the B.C. coast is a dandy idea. Oh, sure, he’s heard about some dustup in Lac…
Duffy Should’a Listened
Beleaguered senator Mike Duffy may be on the ropes. About to get sent to the senate cloakroom for a time out, the cops closing in and his heart giving him…
China’s Scary Warning to America
When the Chinese government has something serious on its mind it often lets the world know through its official news agencies such as Xinhua. As Washington plodded ever closer to…
China is Eating the World’s Food Supply
China’s growing demand for imported grain is expected to strain global food stocks. According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, Chinese grain imports shot up to 22.8…
For This Guy, Smoking is the Answer to Alzheimer’s
He’s Miloš Zeman and he’s president of the Czech Republic. He’s something of a character, fond of cigarettes and booze and known to pull something of a Rob Ford every…
Don’t Say This Question Hasn’t Crossed Your Mind
Is our system of government incapable of meeting the challenges we face? A very simple question raising a point that has been addressed here at length several times. It gets…
Britain Targets Arctic Fossil Fuels
Britain may not have a territorial interest in the Arctic but it wants a major piece of the polar oil and gas action. The government wants the UK to be…
Duffy Taking Medical Leave of Absence from the Senate
Tory senator and Harper appointee, Mike Duffy, is seeking treatment for angina. Your punchline here ____________.
Harper Is Choking Off Canadian Democracy
Never have Canadians been so cut off from their government and that’s just the way Harper Inc. likes it. Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault, has slammed government secrecy and warns that,…
Fossil Fueler Calls "Bullshit" On Fossil Fuelers
Ian Dunlop knows a thing or two about the fossil fuel industry and he thinks we should all know what he knows. A former executive in Australia’s coal, oil and…
No Word on Sasquatch But They May Have the Yeti Figured Out
The abominable snowman? It seems the Yeti may be the descendant of a prehistoric bear. DNA testing of “Yeti” hair samples taken in the Himalayas reportedly came up with a…
America’s Iraqi War Death Toll – Five Hundred Thousand
Who but an American president can inflict mass carnage on such a scale with total impunity? The latest study of Iraqi war dead from the 2003 invasion until 2011 concludes…
Conspiracist Sees Canada Behind America’s Congressional Meltdown
Damn, they figured it out! Last night, I woke up bathed in sweat. Suddenly, it had dawned on me who really is behind this mess in Washington. Canada! As I…