Is It Really That Hard to Imagine Cities Without Cars?
A blissful infographic of imaginative paradigm mechanics! Probably. That’s why really creative paradigm mechanics are thinking outside the box-y sedans to figure out how we could reorient cities and movement…
New Nature Study Calls Melting Underwater Arctic Permafrost An "Economic Time Bomb"
Three academics walk into a bar. After what must have been the worst happy hour ever, they emerge having discovered that melting oceanic permafrost could come with a hefty $60…
6278…In Ottawa This Weekend?
This is where you want to be. NBA players, European pros, Carleton and other university players plus great streetballers. Seven bucks for the weekend. Cray cray. WFDS
Weiner’s Campaign Falls Limp
Face it, nobody wants a mayor they know won’t be able to keep it in his pants. Anthony Weiner, your weiner has had its last hurrah. It’s time for you…
Joy Smith, Minister of Censorship #cdnpoli #censorship #cpc
Joy Smith, the Conservative Minister for Censorship, has an op-ed up in the Huffington Post continuing her call to filter internet content at the internet service provider level. I won’t…
Band of the Month: Kira May
Friday….What a day! Today’s band is Kira May. A Toronto musician whose hypnotic and soothing loop mastery quiets and captivates entire rooms upon her first breath. Powerful, layered vocal harmonies,…
No general constitutional right to bilingualism across all Provinces
scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia – 2013 SCC 42 holds: However, the Charter also reflects a recognition that Canada is a federation and that each province has…
Premier’s Pan Harper’s Make-Believe "Canada Job Grant" Scheme
If you’ve seen any of the seemingly endless TV ads (paid for out of your pocket) you would assume that the Harper regime has instituted something called the Canada Job…
Harper jumps off the cliff. :)
Will he really? 😉
Lake North Pole – Don’t Forget Your Water Skis
Summer time is boating time. This year you might want to try something a bit different. How about a spin on Lake North Pole. Yeah, that’s right. A lake now…
Wind Farm Opponents Out Six Figures
A group of landowners who unsuccessfully sued a wind power developer and the farm corporation that leased it land have been ordered to pay legal costs of $107,370.78. The 21…
NASA Presents Two Scenarios for Global Warming of North America This Century. This Should Be an Eye Opener for Canadians.
Check out this animation. Notice that the heating our continent will experience is by far greatest in and from the north. (sorry for the horrible embedded ad) Researchers at NASA’s…
Stolen Bunny!
I saw this sign on Percy Street today: “STOLEN!!! WTF? Last seen on washing line in our BACKYARD! The person responsible, who, incidentally, ought to be ashamed (no matter their…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Bill Curry reports on the Cons’ continued refusal to provide accurate information to the PBO – with the end result being that an…
Trudeau, stoned
As pretty much everyone knows by now, Justin Trudeau has this week (re) announced that he supports not just decriminalization of pot, but legalization. I think he’s made a mistake.…
Groceries Gone
The people in the green circle are entering a Food Desert in September, as Sobeys is opting to close the Lakeshore store on 23rd Ave. There will be no grocery…
Profits, government cost cutting before safety equals disaster incubation
The author of this opinion piece in the Citizen was an expert witness at the inquiry into the deaths caused by contaminated drinking water in Walkerton, Ontario. The incubation of…
PC candidate Matt Young = Tory puppet, flip-flopper
My friend, John Fraser, is the Liberal candidate in Ottawa South – former premier Dalton McGuinty’s riding. I’ve known John and his family since arriving in Ottawa in 2002. His…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, July 26, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, July 26, 2013: S.F. cyclist guilty of vehicular manslaughter for running down pedestrian; could be a U.S.…