Nobody Has Your Back Any Longer
If you have any faith in government you’re suffering from an affliction, a potentially dangerous malaise. Writing in this month’s Vanity Fair, Todd Purdom addresses the enormous changes underway, some…
The Mound of Sound
The King In the Car Park – Richard III Lost No More
The deformed skeleton recently discovered in a Leicester car park is indeed the earthly remains of King Richard III. Not just the identity of the man in the car park…
Democracy Has Been Hacked
In some circles the preferred term is “captured” but Al Gore chooses to argue that American democracy has been hacked by corporatism. Regardless of terminology, he’s right. And it’s a…
We Need to Make Decisions Based on What Is, Not What Was.
Canada took the hook on the F-35 almost the same day Harper unpacked his bags at Sussex Drive. That’s roughly the same day Harper & Co. began paving Joint Strike…
One Ad You Won’t Be Seeing During Super Bowl and One You Will
Coca Cola and Pepsi weren’t happy with the SodaStream ad that was to have run during the Super Bowl broadcast. And now it’s gone, pulled. Volkswagen seems to have fared…
What If Sun TV Gets on the Public Gravy Train?
What if the CRTC allows FOX North Sun TV a reserved seat at the cablevision banquet table? Does that mean a start-up progressive TV outlet would be entitled to the…
Remembering Peter
Here on the coast we’re gearing up to fight the Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan bitumen pipeline threats. It’s pretty obvious that, Conservative, New Democrat or Liberal, we’ll be standing…
Parting Thoughts from Obama’s Energy Secretary, Steven Chu
Excerpts from a letter by outgoing Obama energy secretary, Steven Chu, to employees of the Department of Energy. “The average temperature of our planet is rising, with majority of the…
C’Mon, Show of Hands. Who Watched the Debate?
If being underwhelming would attract votes, the Liberal Party would be in for a huge majority in the next election. Then again, if they could win elections by courting Bay…
Our Fractional Prime Minister
Surely any responsible policy making process requires that all relevant circumstances be considered. If you omit an important factor then you might come to a false assessment, perhaps even dangerously…
In Britain, They’re Betting on Extinction
British betting shop, Ladbrokes, is taking bets on the extinction of certain fish stocks. The gambling company Ladbrokes has been offering odds on the conservation status of various fish species.…
If Only There Was a Way
Imagine how the world would be different today if our political leadership was liable to criminal sanctions for willful dereliction of duty causing harm to the public. We do it…
How Would You Like Yourself, Roasted, Toasted, Fried or Grilled?
“And to Monsieur Harper, I Can Only Say This” Oh so conservative head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Legard, says the world is staring down the double barrels of…
Must-Read Posts Today
If you want to understand what we’re up against in resisting the Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan plans, you must read Ray Grigg’s expose on Harper in the Common Sense…
What Chuck Hagel Knows
Obama’s Republican nominee for Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, is getting mauled in his confirmation hearings by his former colleagues like Ol’ Grumpy (John McCain). Obama has praised Hagel as a…
Today in Sarah Palin News
By now you probably know that Sarah Palin’s 3-year gig at FOX News is over. Seems she’s now been consigned to GlennBeckistan. But luminaries like Palin don’t “just fade away”…
The Mental Illness of Canada’s Parliament
Anyone who believes that selling the world’s most carbon-intensive petroleum is a good thing must embrace certain irrational beliefs or suffer the pangs of cognitive dissonance. They must have some…
It’s Always the Same Even for the F-35
History is rich with accounts of novel weaponry breakthroughs that changed the battlefield forever, failed miserably, or fell somewhere in between. Regardless of the outcome it seems that, whenever the…
Israel on Notice – Remove Settlements or Face Justice
The United Nations Human Rights Council has told Israel to remove all settlements from the occupied West Bank or else be prepared to be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court…