He Still Owes the State a Thousand Years
Ariel Castro is no more. Faced with a prison sentence of life plus a millennium, Aerial decided to fly economy, hanging himself in his cell. Given the future that awaited…
Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtroom
Unless the presiding judge orders otherwise, the use of electronic devices in silent mode and in a discreet and unobtrusive manner is permitted in the courtroom by, counsel; paralegals who…
My Little Town Makes the News
We had a wild time last night, for a while at least. It began when Mother Nature made her presence known around 8 p.m. with a barrage of thunder. And…
I never cease urging peace, which, however unfair, is better than the justest war in the world
Equidem ad paceni hortari non desino; quae vel iniusta utilior est quam iustissimum bellum cum civibus. Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum Bk 7 Ltr 14
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Connected cats.
Conspiracies Fuel Climate Change Denial and Belief in Chemtrails
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. I recently wrote about geoengineering as a strategy to deal with climate change and carbon dioxide emissions. That drew comments from people…
a time for being non-partisan
I’ve been meaning to write about why I like being part of a group that is political but non-partisan. I know some people talk about being non-partisan as though they…
A Unique Wireless Option
Everyone is in a panic to create a so-called competitive, corporate option for Canadians as the Conservatives hustle to sell off the last big chunk of wireless airwaves (aka the…
Sept. 2: You can’t go home again…
I was born, and lived most of my life in Montreal. My ancestors from France settled there about 1651. The old road that connected the Decarie farms is still in…
Stand Up for Science Rally – Vancouver (Sept. 16, 2013)
Fed up with the erosion of science in Canada? Want our government to support science in the public interest? Think that decisions should be based on evidence and facts instead…
The Con Mob and the Missing Paper Trail
If and when Stephen Harper and his Con gang are ever hauled before a judge and asked to explain themselves, the first question they're going to have to answer is…
More From The Religiously Unhinged
Oh, he’s back at it again. The perpetually aggrieved and unhinged ‘Reverend’ Gordon Klingenschmitt is still grappling with that old demonic spirit of tyranny and persecution, as the following video…
The G-20, Global Stagnation and the Option of Wage Led Growth
Here is the link to a short piece I wrote for Economy Lab. It borrows from and includes the link to an important paper co-authored by the PEF’s own Marc…
Really, John? Kerry Says "World Wants to Know If U.S. Can Make a Difference."
John, calm down. We know the U.S. can make a difference. We all know that. We know the U.S. makes a difference to just about anything that gets its attention.…
"Frackademia" By Law: Section 999 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Exposed
With the school year starting for many this week, it’s another year of academia for professors across the United States – and another year of “frackademia” for an increasingly large…
80-year-old Woman Tasered in Ontario
I must admit I didn't think that police in Otario could stoop any lower than the public execution of Sammy Yatim. For its senseless brutality stunned me. But then so…
Ms. Corbella Argues That Atheists Are Bad People
In her column in today’s Calgary Herald, Licia Corbella gets on her high horse about atheists. The title of her column is ridiculous enough: “Will Atheism Be Held To Account…
Nobody Talks. Leave No Witnesses. Harper Covers His Tracks.
Nothing says coverup in government than the total absence of the slightest paper trail. When the CBC’s Greg Weston went fishing for documents of the Senate expense scandal he came…
Wars and Refugee Crisis -Syria, Somalia…
Al Zaatri, Jordan (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Hosts about 122,723 Syrian refugees. Almost 5,000 citizens a day on average are flowing out of Syria, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres…