No fake, that Drake
I’m no fan of celebrities, but I thought this story was uniquely Canadian (and Toronto): black, white, Jewish, American, Canadian, and millionaire rapper. Sounds like us.
New blog affiliate
Please welcome Jane Philpott (http://janephilpott.ca/) to Progressive Bloggers.
Youth Still Stuck in the Recession (Dude, where’s my job?)
The real unemployment rate for Canadians over 25 was 8.8% in April. Not great, for sure, but slightly better than it was in 2009. For youth 15-24, it was up…
More on the 2009 Rift #nlpoli
The Kremlinology post on Trevor Taylor, Paul Oram and the apparent policy disagreement in cabinet in 2008/09 generated two contacts (a tweet and an e-mail) that are worth discussing. Let’s…
Stephen Harper’s Scary Roman Nightmare
If you've ever seen the movie The Fall of the Roman Empire, the low budget version, you'll remember that this scene comes pretty close to the end.With the Empire collapsing…
“Valuable Consideration Mutually Given and Received”
This item is written by a regular Northern Insight reader who I’ve known for years. He’s done business regularly with the BC Government but in recent years, it’s been a…
Albertans want election-spending-limit law but are unlikely to get one from Redford PCs
Generous corporate donor drops off cash at Tory headquarters. Actual donors, who may not be exactly as illustrated, will be determined later. Below: Parkland Institute researcher Trevor Harrison and Tory…
ConCalls: No Robo One #RoboCon
I found a very worthwhile campaign to fight misinformation and apathy with robocalls and art by non-political-partiers, and hope you’ll assist with its crowdfunding. If you can’t make a PayPal…
April 2013 Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales
My April update on Canadian plug-in car sales stats in Canada is now up at GreenCarReports. The Volt’s title reign continues — while the Prius Plug-in Prius dropped to fourth…
Canada’s annual protest against women’s rights was…
Canada’s annual protest against women’s rights was held at Parliament Hill on May 9, 2013, drawing thousands of right-wing busybodies who can’t keep their authoritarianism in their pants. The name…
Alberta cities grow: satellite images from 1984 to 2012.
TweetGoogle, working with the United States Geological Survey, NASA and TIME, have released time lapsed satellite maps of the Earth from each year from 1984 to 2012. You can search…
SFH’s new tune, ‘I Love You’
Tried to post it on that Vine thing. Didn’t work. So imagine this on a perpetual loop. Your browser does not support the video tag
EG Radio May 9: the Kalamazoo River oil spill 3 years later
Download: earthgauge-podcast-may9-2013.mp3 Photograph: State of Michigan This week on Earthgauge, we take a look back at what happened in Michigan in 2010 when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling roughly 1…
Abuse of process
Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd. 2013 SCC 26 holds: In Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, 3 S.C.R. 77, Arbour J. wrote for the majority of this…
Keystone XL Pipeline could cost $100 billion per year in health and environmental damages
EPA Asks State Department for Total Cost to Society of KXL, Oil Change International Spells it Out By: Oil Change International | Press Release: WASHINGTON – May 7 – Oil…
Bell’s Back for the Takeover | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: This week we discuss the Bell Astral Takeover, a $3.4 billion deal that would increase concentration of media ownership in Canada. After Bell’s proposal…
Liberal Party open contested nominations: Awesome plan, but Pro-Life is the fly in the ointment.
At great risk to life and limb, I am going to open a can of worms that the Liberal Party is just going to HAVE to deal with soon. Over…
Another Face Of Integrity
This kind of sterling courage and integrity is what keeps me from abandoning hope: H/t Salon.com Recommend this Post
Dr. Tom Insel’s Shameful DSM Retreat
Left – Transforming Diagnosis Insel Right – NIMH Is Not Abandoning the DSM Insel. In Transforming Diagnosis NIMH Director Thomas Insel said that the DSM was invalid, based on an…
Move to Oust Christ Clark- Dubbed 801- Is it Real?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This dull election is becoming closer and meaner and we still 4 days to go. Jas Johal has filed this report on Global. Here it is for…