Greater Sudbury at a Crossroads, Part 3: Planning to Get Around in the City of Tomorrow
Here in Greater Sudbury, we know full well that there are a number of things which we must do in order to create a city which will meet our future…
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Naomi Klein’s TED Talk: "Addicted To Risk"
Ms. Klein gives a thoughtful and timely talk about our oil addiction. A whole lot of information you won’t find in your local fishwrap.
The End of the University as We Know It?
The hallowed halls of learning are no longer the place they used to be, exclusive enclaves of learning that allowed those fortunate enough to attend to gain the skill sets…
Interview with Franke James: Environmental Artist (part the first)
My conversation with artist Franke James, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian environmentalism who creates Visual Essays that are informative, spirited and fun! She combines playful and somewhat cheeky…
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In reality I’ve been blacked out for some time simply because I find it hard to write about our political situation without it turning into a hateful expletive filled rant.…
A Repost of an Article by Kevin Grandia
Desmog Video Mordor found in Northern Alberta (via Desmogblog) Following up on an article I wrote last week for Huffington Post Canada, a commenter suggested that the Alberta tar sands…
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Jean Charest fails to silence the Quebec student movement,
As the talks to end the Quebec student strike broke down Thursday (thanks in large part to the Jean Charest Liberal government’s inability to think in a non-partisan manner, thus…
On "The Great Euro Crash" BBC Documentary
The Great Euro Crash with Robert Peston (2012) The BBC has been showing an insightful documentary on the current recession called The Great Euro Crash over the last couple weeks.…
Mexico Subway Flu Ice
Just testing a theory. Yahoo! News, Don’t say ‘flu’ or ‘subway’ online if you want to avoid Homeland Security The list of words used by to monitor online activity for…
Green Cities, Open Data
Toronto is the least bikeable of Canada’s large cities, and we’ve got the numbers to prove it. Released earlier
Oh the Humanities!: Of Language Czars, the Civil Service and Policy-Making
A story about my research being presented today at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Waterloo appears in today’s National Post. I wanted to get this post…
The Inconvenient Truth about Thomas Mulcair’s "Four-Car" Garage Swiftboating
So my dad and “Tom” (Thomas Mulcair) met up at Briarwood Park in Beaconsfield the other day. Yeah, really. Two grandfathers laughing it up with a couple of toddlers. They…
On The Media, Journalism, And The Willingness To Support it
It has been a tough month for journalism. Reports of mass layoffs and (select) publication suspensions at Postmedia engulfed the twitterverse late Monday afternoon, the second such round of job…