Adjectives for the Harper Cons
Cloud, meet silver lining.The Harper Con’s cheap partisan dissing of astronaut and Liberal MP Marc Garneau has produced a very useful set of adjectives which we can all use in…
Last Monday’s #HonourTheApology Event
If you want the federal government to honour the apology you may have taken part in an event, publicly or privately, on Thursday. Either way, last Monday, you may have…
Waterfall and soothing music
Forget about the troubled world and enjoy the relaxing music.
Alberta Tar Sands Blowout Threatens Boreal Forest, Wasn’t Disclosed Until Months Later
Tar sands oil has been spilling in Alberta’s boreal forests for months, and according to a government scientist, neither industry nor government knows how to stop it. Four “oil blowouts”…
Maybe We Shouldn’t Put All our Eggs in One Aerial Basket
Britain did something profoundly stupid in the early 30s. It invested a huge amount of its air force budget in twin-engine, light bombers. These designs were easily capable of out-running…
Egypt in turmoil again
I don’t understand what is going on in Egypt. First Egyptians did not want a military government. There were violent demonstrations until people succeeded to topple Hosni Mubarak. He was…
Responsible loan schemes and speculative riches
“Responsible resource development”. I mean, if it’s not ethical, at least it’s responsible right? They’ve got to sell it as something… NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. – The premiers of British Columbia and…
Letter from a Hunger Striker: “If We Can Do This in Prisons Then Our Barrios and Ghettos Can Also Form United Fronts Out in Society…”
Today marks day nine of our peaceful protest hunger strike/work strike. We have heard on the news that people are being rehoused in an effort to isolate people further! The…
From Paradise to Paradise Lost
If you’ve never experienced the magic of California’s Pacific Coast Highway, you might want to add that to your list of things to see before they’re gone forever. To a…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Marc Lee takes a high-level look at the absurdity of our destructive economic choices: Exhibit one: the North Pole at the moment is…
NOAA Releases New Warming Data – Deniers Flummoxed, Again
Here’s the skinny from the National Climate Data Center of the U.S. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. It’s just boring data but it goes to refute the claim that global…
Climate Change and the Attack of the Cannibal Lobster
It’s kind of funny but it’s really not, anything but.
When Obama Courted Ho Chi Minh
It’s creepy how America’s radical right New Think breezes straight past history to mislead the public. Case in point. The man who struggled against the Japanese, the French and ultimately…
July 27: The ultimate in non-news….
When the front page carries a big story that the CEO of Walmart is all excited about developing sales in Moncton, you know this is going to be a slow…
GOP Elder Statesman George Shultz Urges Strong Action on Climate Change – In Stark Contrast To Current GOP Leadership
George Shultz, who served as Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State from 1980 through 1984, is urging strong action on climate change and urging the US to move away from oil.…
Helping hold on to Hudak.
You realize of course that any win for the Conservatives in these five current by-elections in Ontario is just going to encourage Conservative leader Tiny Tim Hudak. Is that fair?…
Stephen Harper’s Summer activities – summarized
Stephen Harper keeps himself busy. Enjoy the summary of his activities so far. 😉
Look to Quebec courts, not prov gov for disclosure: Marshall #nlpoli
The people of Newfoundland and Labrador won;t get information on Muskrat falls water management from the provincial government or its energy corporation. They should wait to hear about things in…
Toronto Centre, where no one has ever read a history book
Worldly, academic, author, former journalist, Harvard, even a bit of Russia. What could possibly go wrong?