Toronto needs a mayor: Rob Ford tried to meet secretly with drug dealer in jail
Quote: “At around 7 p.m. on March 25, about three hours after official visiting hours, Mr. Ford arrived unannounced at the Toronto West Detention Centre and asked if he could…
Trudeau The Elder
For the Canadian Right, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is the bogeyman. Stephen Harper, who used to admire Trudeau, came to believe the standard Conservative line, best expressed by Bob Plamondon in…
A record drop in public sector jobs?
Much was made by the media and others in the chattering classes of the “record” drop in public sector employment reported in the July Labour Force survey by Statistics Canada…
Meteor and Aurora
This is my new best meteor photo, and it came with some faint aurora (northern lights) at the bottom of the frame too! CFI had a star party for watching…
Guest Commentary: Why Tim Hudak Has Failed To Catch Fire
Yesterday I wrote an entry offering my opinion on why Ontarians are not embracing Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak as the economic messiah he purports to be. Fellow blogger ThinkingManNeil…
Access denied: CFLCo and Hydro-Quebec version #nlpoli
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation tried but failed in 2012 in an effort to see hundreds of thousands of pages of confidential Hydro-Quebec documents on the 1969 Power Contract between CFLCo…
The Jamaican Zombies and the Con Regime
Lordy. What a blast from the past. I haven't used these guys to illustrate posts about the violent homophobes of Jamaica for YEARS. I thought things were getting better on…
Dirtiest residue from dirtiest oil on earth
Alberta lands may be temporarily disturbed by tar sands activity but a site of extraction undergoes active reclamation and, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, gains new life. At…
MexAmeriCanada? We Are Not Thinking Creatively Enough
MexAmeriCanada doesn’t have to be our future. I think I’m guilty of being a bit slow and uncreative. The bogeyman of deep integration, North American Union, the United States-ification of…
One day in the city
In a gorgeous flooded city, a scavenger discovers that he isn’t alone
If we had PV in 2011, NDP would be in power
Some PR true-believers spread a lot of misinformation about PV ranked ballot, claiming it’s somehow worse than primitive FPP. Is an NDP minority government worse than an unfettered Harper majority?…
What is a false majority?
When there are more than two parties under FPP, vote splitting can allow a 39% minority party to win over 50% of the seats — and 100% of the power.…
Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women Demands Inquiry
The recent visit by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights shows that violence against indigenous women in Canada demands inquiry, says Human Rights Watch. The post Canada: Violence Against Indigenous…
Worker Ownership for the 99%- Press Conference
The corporate model has failed society miserably as far as fairness, democracy, equity and responsibility is concerned. One well established and successful co-op model has been established in Mondragon. Word…
Ingenious lies and little white truths
Everything is ridiculous. Everything. No, seriously, like have you ever just sat back and looked at our stupidity? We’re not ‘technologically stupid’, no, what we are is possibly something much…
Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove covering The Beatles
Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Well they were right!
Twelve Months in Two Minutes; Curiosity’s First Year on Mars
Has it really been a year since all of this
Ed Asner’s Shot at the Rich Crooked Big Business and Wealthy Tax Cheats (Animation)
This is a classic expose of the rich and powerful tax cheats enjoying a free ride in the United States. This applies through Canada as well.