Stephen Harper and the PMO Monsters
They are without a doubt the most dangerous political gang this country has ever known.Stephen Harper and his collection of ugly monsters in the Con PMO.They are brutish Republican-style operatives,…
Climate Change: President Obama declares war on the Flat Earth Society
The President has a fight on his hands. I wonder if he has been briefed about the Flat Earthers? They are a stubborn and dogmatic lot, forever fighting with those…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Contented cats.
Don’t worry about Vic Toew’s future
He can always make money giving mustache rides to babysitters.
CPC MP John Carmichael Sounds Off
Don’t know if this was issued from Party Central or from straight from The Heart, but John Carmichael’s latest email to supporters says a brisk bye bye to Brent Rathgeber…
Extend EI coverage for all Southern Alberta flood victims: AFL
by: Alberta Federation of Labour | Press Release: EDMONTON, June 25, 2013 – Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan has called on the federal government to extend EI coverage…
Cycling is Smart but some Cyclists need to get Smarter
Despite the many arguments in favour of cycling, increased infrastructure always incites criticism – most of it unwarranted. And the behaviour of some cyclists doesn’t help. Two main criticisms are…
Using Facts To Burst Sask Premier Brad Wall’s Mythology On ‘Record Job Numbers’ ….
Political parties on the Right in Canada do an incredible job of altering reality in the communications they send out to the public. No better example of that exists than…
CRTC to decide whether to allow Bell’s takeover of Astral on Thursday; OpenMedia.ca available to comment
Takeover_460x110_120816.png Decision will determine whether Bell will be given more control over Canada’s already highly-concentrated media system WHO: Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca David Christopher, Communications Coordinator, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: The…
President Obama Pegs Fate of Keystone XL On Climate Change Impact; Slams Climate Denial Flat Earth Society
“I refuse to condemn your generation, and future generations, to a planet that is beyond fixing. And that’s why today I’m announcing a new national climate action plan, and I’m…
Provincial driving suspensions do not constitute any part of a punishment imposed by criminal law but are a form of civil driving disability
R. v. Fernandes, 2013 ONCA 436 holds: It is also important to emphasize that driving prohibition orders under theCode, and provincially-imposed driving suspensions or restrictions are different in character and…
Obama Climate Plan Touts Gas Fracking As "Transition Fuel," Doubling Down on Methane Risk
Today, President Barack Obama announced his administration’s “Climate Action Plan” for cutting carbon pollution in his second term in the Oval Office at Georgetown University and unfortunately, it’s a full-throttle…
Health Canada fiddles while bees burned by pesticides
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Earlier this month, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), an arm of Health Canada that regulates pesticides, released its report into the deaths of honey bees…
Corporate money preventing all-outcampaign to stop global warming
Highly-regarded former Toronto Mayor David Miller says he is “very excited” about becoming the new President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund-Canada in September. “They’ve made such a difference,”…
No Telling Whether Obama’s Okay with Keystone XL
President Obama has said the Keystone XL pipeline can only go ahead if it doesn’t “significantly increase” U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There’s enough wiggle room in there to delight almost…
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Many years ago I read a novel by Jimmy Breslin called The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, which dealt with profound ineptitude within a certain New York mafia family. It…
June 25: mea culpa…
sorry to be late today. I had an appointment with a doctor. (I’m approaching that age at which one’s social circle is made up largely of doctors, undertaker salespeople and…