6193…Argonauts Be Clever
That would be the Grey Cup Champion Toronto Argonauts. Their mascot’s name is Jason. That rings a bell, eh? WFDS
Morton’s Musings 2013-06-28 20:32:00
Some can gaze and not be sick, But I could never learn the trick. There’s this to say for blood and breath, They give a man a taste for death.…
Friday night blues blogging
According to Janiva Magness, this is a true story: The Devil is an Angel Too. This is the second piece I’ve posted from this session, whatever it is. There doesn’t…
A Little Uke on the Side
About 20 kilometres from home, while mentally playing the piece I had practiced all week, I asked myself if I had remembered to pack my tuner. I remembered taking it…
6191…Guns, Guns, Guns
As every news source in Canada reported the RCMP went a little Stasi in High River, Alberta today grabbing private people’s legal private guns. When our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s…Another Capitalist Superhero
We are currently witnessing a new golden age of the superhero genre. Since the early 2000s Hollywood has produced over fifty high-profile superhero films that have generated billions at the…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s…Another Capitalist Superhero
We are currently witnessing a new golden age of the superhero genre. Since the early 2000s Hollywood has produced over fifty high-profile superhero films that have generated billions at the…
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Relies on Dubious Coal Tech for Obama Climate Strategy
The key takeaway from President Obama’s major climate change announcement this week was his intent to batten down on coal. But if history is any indication, the man Mr. Obama…
For Those Who Don’t Mind Gov’t Surveillance Because They Have Nothing To Hide
You might want to take a moment to read Rick Salutin’s thoughts on the implications of living in a country where environmentalists and others who oppose the government’s corporate agenda…
New cell phone rules a welcome step – but more work needs to be done!
Industry Canada has created new cell phone rules in response to 56,000+ Canadians who took part in OpenMedia.ca’s Demand Choice campaign. The new rules will help stop Big Telecom from…
Rebutting Raganomics
Today, I had the following commentary posted on The Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab: The loonie is overvalued and the Bank of Canada has room to act On Tuesday, Christopher…
Cowichan Digest-Stolen From the Citizen, News Leader & Times Colonist
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Summer is a lazy time in many ways, well at least it is this morning for me. I will enjoy it for now . An acre of…
OpenMedia.ca calls new Industry Canada framework a welcome step, but clear action required to give Canadians access to affordable mobile service
Squeeze_DemandChoice_200x200_130122.jpg New rules may help address past government policy failures, but much more needs to be done to fix Canada’s broken cell phone market June 28, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is…
In America, the Rules of Empire Trump the Principles of Democracy
Once again the US procedural republic adds another padlock to the door that would lead the nation onward on the road to democracy. As has been the case over the…
Do We Really Need To Punish Her?
Nothing in this world disturbs or terrifies me more than closing my eyes and imagining one of my children dying in a locked car in summer. I have had nightmares…
Do We Really Need To Punish Her?
Nothing in this world disturbs or terrifies me more than closing my eyes and imagining one of my children dying in a locked car in summer. I have had nightmares…
Health Canada “consultation” on paid plasma less than adequate
The issue of paid plasma donations in Canada has taken a new development. It didn’t take long between the publishing of our joint letter in the Hill Times and the…
Right Wing Think Tank Calls On Brad Wall To Privatize Publicly Owned SaskTel
When the Right wing Saskatchewan Party lost the 2003 provincial election, a seismic shift in policy was sparked within its ranks .Common wisdom in 2003 stated that the three term…