Brace Yourself
Many Canadian municipalities are starting to come to grips with what climate change will mean to their cities and what they need to do, now, to adapt. This item from…
The Mound of Sound
Not White Enough for Canada
The new $100 bill featured the image of a woman peering into a microscope. That is until a focus group decided the woman looked, gasp, “Asian.” So, relax, you’re not…
America Has Wiped Out Its Middle Class. Time for Canada to Follow Suit?
That’s likely the message Harper FinMin and garden gnome Jim Flaherty will get when he gets together with his future employers top Canadian CEOs for his annual summer “policy retreat.”…
That Limbaugh Stain is Hard to Get Out
The protest-driven advertiser revolt against Rush Limbaugh seems deeper than might have been expected. Cumulus Media, a major affiliate of Rush Limbaugh’s show reported millions of dollars in losses attributable…
Someone Was Convicted of Murder, Just Not the Murderer
Someone was convicted of murdering British businessman Neill Heywood in Beijing, only it might not have been the accused, Gu Kailai, the wife of the disgraced politician Bo Xilai. The…
It Was True Then, It’s Just as True Now
“You can have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, or democracy. But you cannot have both.” Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1916-1939)
Will Britain Wage War on Ecuador to Deliver Assange to U.S.?
Ecuador has granted Julian Assange political asylum within its embassy in London. The Brits claim they have some right to attack the Ecuadorian embassy to seize Assange, presumably to facilitate…
Everybody Loves Marineland!
I don’t have many grievances with Ontario but Marineland is a huge exception. For some reason the ads run all summer out here on the coast. They highlight two things…
Climate Change Denialism Hits 2% Among Canadians
Only two per cent of Canadians believe climate change is not happening. Two per cent, just one-in-fifty. The findings are in a survey conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. for IPAC-CO2…
Another Outrage for Coastal British Columbians
This is what you’re up against when Ottawa, Alberta, Big Oil and Enbridge come to play. The pipeline operator, gaming an already rigged system for clearance to build the Northern…
Julian Assange Granted Asylum
The Guardian reports that Ecuador has granted Julian Assange political asylum. Given that the WikiLeaks founder remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, it’s unclear whether asylum will…
Summer Funnies
Ah, takes you back to those great childhood years
Another Glimpse Into the Warfare State
Further evidence that America is being transformed into a genuine “warfare state” comes from a report in Wired magazine that the Pentagon is planning to unleash SEAL teams to attack…
Northern Gateway Hearings a Stacked Deck
Those who suspect that Steve Harper has “fixed” the environmental assessment of the Northern Gateway pipeline initiative won’t be surprised to learn the board reviewing the proposal has ruled the…
In Saudia Arabia, This is Progress?
Saudi women are being given a portal to industry, sort of. The government is building what sounds like a glorified industrial park that will be exclusively women-only. The city, to…
Obama, Spender in Least
Not that it matters much in a society utterly detached from reality, but Forbes has analyzed government spending growth by president since Ronald Reagan and, contrary to the outright lies…
Not Like We Weren’t Warned
“When planning a military expedition into Pashtun tribal areas, the first thing you must plan is your retreat. All expeditions into this area sooner or later end in retreat under…
Taking the Fight to Them
It’s time to do what they fear most – connect the dots. That means linking bitumen trafficking to the plight being inflicted on the poorest and most vulnerable peoples on…
The Bain of Mitt Romney’s Existence
The folks of Freeport, Illinois know what it’s like when Bain Capital comes to town and, pretty soon, so will most Americans. Whether he likes to admit it or not,…
Taking Out the Trash
You can tell when the Radical Right, University of Calgary Bitumen-Boosters go into meltdown. It’s when their august leaders, like Prof. Barry Cooper, write stuff like this in the Calgary…