The death of plausibility
“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible.” Tom Flanagan’s unusually candid statement about the Harper Cons’ view of politics received plenty of attention. And rightly…
Harper and Cabinet having fun!
Note: This is my first attempt to make a Gif from a video.
Should We Be Boosting–even Subsidizing– Bitumen Exports to China?
The attached link to the Munk Debate between Michael Byers and Brian Lee Crowley provides a good summary of the opposing views of educated protaganists on the expansion of the…
Former Park Service Ranger Concerned About Fracking Threats To National Parks
This is a guest post by Ellis Richard. It originally appeared at The Huffington Post on June 20, 2013. As a life-long Westerner, and former National Park Service ranger, I’ve…
Standing by in Britain and South Africa.
Watching a network promotion on Global Television the other day, we learned the details of the network’s royal baby watch in England. The watch is orchestrated under the aegis of…
July 6: church and state
I write this dated for Saturday, but I’m writing it late on a sweltering, Friday late afternoon. I shall be posting it on Saturday morning, along with another post for…
The most terrifying book…..
(This was written a week ago. It appears dated for Sunday only because I shall be out of touch with my computer that day.) Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, Deception:…
Portents?
Look for announcements about Sun Media cutting frequency of papers in southwestern Ontario this week and next week.And:…heard a rumour of press room layoffs in London, anyone hear more?And at…
Some Low-Hanging Fruit
Or should I say pork? I have a bit of a busy morning, so I am taking the easy route for now by dedicating this photo to our ‘friends’ in…
It’s Happened Before
Documents released yesterday indicate that, contrary to what Stephen Harper says, there were more people than Nigel Wright involved in the pay off to Mike Duffy. Most interesting of all…
Stephen Harper’s Circle of Ignorance
Evidence from initial investigations into Senate payments indicate that one person should be held accountable for this: Stephen Harper.
Saturday At The Movies
I’m in Fort McMurray Alberta, the heart of tar sands country, to participate in the Healing Walk organized by the Keepers of the Athabasca. Keepers of the Athabasca is a…
The Senate Scandal Closes in on Stephen Harper
Well there he was in High River today, helping to clean-up the town.Throwing out a box of garbage, as the cameras rolled. But reporters were kept at a distance.But sadly…
6216…It Takes An Ex Liberal To Come Clean
Ish. Four Senators have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Only one is paying back the bucks he owes. That information is all over the place and…
Musical interlude
Underworld – Cowgirl
Duane Michals
“Who gives a fuck about what he had for breakfast? These are stylistic ticks. The digital has changed the paradigms of photography. I had an opening in Boston and this…
If You Don’t Secure Your Firearms, Don’t Complain When the Police Take them
Harper’s Redneck Society, High River Branch, is incensed that RCMP officers entered their abandoned homes and recovered unsecured firearms left in plain view. Sideshow Steve wasted no time in bitching…
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was murdered 50 years ago. Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn…
This Vancouver startup wants to bring ultrafast Internet to Canada
A Canadian startup says it will be offering fibre Internet at a speed of one gigabit per second – 60 times faster than the Canadian average – with no bandwidth…